Senior Director of Digital Scholarship and Scholarly Communication

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What you'll do and what you'll bring:

Position Function: Provides leadership and direction for the Ball State University Libraries' Digital Scholarship and Scholarly Communication personnel, programs, services, and platforms; identifies, implements, and assesses technology platforms and services to increase adoption and publishing of open access resources on campus; provides campus community with instruction, training, and consultative services and resources related to copyright and fair use in scholarship and teaching and encourages compliance with U.S. Copyright Law and adoption of best practices; explore opportunities and next steps for research data management; support the Ball State strategic plan.

Minimum Requirements:

• ALA-accredited MLS/MLIS/MIS degree or equivalent combination of relevant academic preparation and experience.
• Two or more years of professional related experience, supervisory experience
• Demonstrated knowledge of current issues and best practices in copyright law in an academic context; knowledge of scholarly communications issues, practices, and trends in librarianship; knowledge of open access publishing tools and platforms; effective oral and written communication skills; ability to work collaboratively and collegially.

Preferred Requirements:

• Additional advanced degrees, ABA-accredited J.D.
• Academic library experience securing copyright clearance; experience with implementation of scholarly communication and/or digital scholarship programming; experience with project planning in a library or information management setting.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership, guidance, and direction to Digital Scholarship and Scholarly Communications personnel, departmental operations, and projects; develop, plan, guide, and assess user-centered services to support digital scholarship, open access scholarly publishing, and research data management services.
• Provide leadership for copyright activities of the University Libraries, serving as a campus resource regarding fair use and copyright compliance issues; maintain up-to-date knowledge of copyright and intellectual property best practices and provide guidance to University community members in adhering to best practices related to intellectual property, fair use, and copyright.
• Develop, promote, and assess an inclusive campus-wide program of open access publishing, and digital scholarship to preserve and provide access to student, faculty, and staff scholarship. Explore, envision, and develop a program of research data management for the University Libraries.
• Provide leadership in planning, implementation, and assessment of effective and strategic use of platforms and technology tools for digital scholarship, open access publishing, institutional repository and open journal publishing platforms, and research data management.
• Oversee the development, implementation and assessment of educational programming and consultative services for faculty, staff, and students to increase awareness of innovative and evolving digital scholarship methods, and scholarly communications trends and models.
• Provide consultation services to faculty, students, and staff regarding copyright and fair use best practices in scholarly publishing and classroom teaching.
• Develop and maintain a broad network of campus and community collaborators around digital scholarship, scholarly communication, and intellectual property issues; foster dialogue and collaboration on copyright-related issues with the Office of General Counsel, Sponsored Projects Administration, and Division of Online and Strategic Learning.
• Assign and review work, orient and train staff, and make recommendations in all areas related to supervision, including but not limited to interviewing and selection, compensation, discipline, performance appraisal, and training and career development of personnel.
• Actively participate in and positively contribute to the activities of the University Libraries, university, and profession through such opportunities as related professional organizations, presentations, committee service, publication, etc.; keep abreast of professional literature and scholarly developments in areas of specialization and pursue opportunities for relevant professional development.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Position Title: Senior Director of Digital Scholarship and Scholarly Communication

Reports To: Associate Dean of Research, Access, and Open Education

Positions Supervised: Scholarly Communication and Affordable Learning Librarian, Digital Scholarship Specialist, Open Access Publishing Specialist, Geographic Information Systems Specialist, Graduate Assistant

How to apply:

For inquiries, please contact: University Libraries, Dean's Office at 765-285-5277.

Please follow upload instructions to attach all of the required supporting documents listed below: NOTE: Do not use the Autofill feature for resume:

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Master's Transcripts (optional)

Applications must be received by November 10, 2025, at 12:01 AM.

What we offer:

At Ball State University, we understand the importance of balancing professional responsibilities with personal well-being. That's why we offer paid 24 vacation days, 12 sick days and 10 holidays a year. Plus, our paid parental leave (6 weeks) is there for life's most significant moments. We offer affordable health and dental insurance, robust long-term disability and life insurance plans, as well a range of retirement benefits to provide financial security to you and your family. These benefits ensure that you can focus on your work and personal growth without worrying about the unexpected.

When you work for us, you are family. And to show our support of your family, we will cover 90 percent of your child's (or children's) undergraduate college tuition at Ball State. We do the same for you. In fact, we'll cover 100 percent of the tuition costs for you to earn your undergraduate degree and 80 percent of your graduate tuition. This offer is good from the very first day you start. It's just one way we do our part to uplift you.

Let's fly together toward a secure and prosperous tomorrow.

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