Research Impact & Open Scholarship Librarian, Dartmouth College, (Hanover, NH)

Posted June 8, 2026

Description

Dartmouth Libraries is seeking a Research Impact & Open Scholarship Librarian to join our Research Facilitation department. This role will provide expert guidance and strategic support to help Dartmouth researchers navigate evolving funder public access requirements, publish their work effectively, and understand the reach and impact of their scholarship. We are looking for a collaborative professional who brings depth in scholarly communications, copyright, author rights, and open scholarship practices, and who is energized by working directly with faculty, students, and staff across a teaching and research-intensive institution.

The Research Impact & Open Scholarship Librarian will lead and coordinate a program of services, education, and outreach that supports research dissemination and visibility across the full research lifecycle. This role connects public access requirements compliance to the broader goals of effective dissemination and demonstrated impact of Dartmouth scholarship, advising on open access publishing, bibliometrics and research output data, persistent identifiers, and emerging scholarly infrastructure, while contributing to institutional guidance and policy conversations on access, rights, and responsible metrics. The position includes supervisory responsibility, with opportunities to recruit, mentor, and develop staff, and involves analytical work with bibliometric and research output data to help contextualize impact and inform dissemination strategies.

Bring your unique skills, grow them through professional development and engagement, and help us empower students by unlocking their individual potential. If you have experience in scholarly communications, research impact, and open scholarship in an academic or research environment, we encourage you to apply!

As a potential staff member at Dartmouth Libraries, you will be joining our organization at a pivotal moment. After consulting and collaborating with our academic community, campus partners, and library colleagues, Dartmouth Libraries have a new strategic direction – Research Engine, Powering Knowledge. Grounded in our purpose and vision, this strategic framework supports us in achieving our goals and aspirations. Those aspirations are to:

Empower students by unlocking individual potential
Accelerate advanced research
Elevate scholarship with powerful research tools and methods and
Amplify Dartmouth’s impact across the scholarly ecosystem

Responsibilities

Working collaboratively with research-supporting teams across the Libraries and campus partners, develops and advances a coordinated program of services, guidance, and education that strategically supports the dissemination, visibility, and responsible use of research and teaching outputs, including persistent identifiers and responsible metrics. Assesses campus needs and designs consultations, workshops, and programmatic initiatives that promote open scholarship, public access, and effective research dissemination across disciplines. Recruits, supervises, and mentors staff; creates opportunities for their growth and professional development.
Provides expert consultation to faculty, students, and staff on funder public access requirements, copyright, fair use, permissions, and author rights, supporting the ethical and compliant sharing of research and educational materials. Monitors and interprets evolving policy and publishing landscapes, and serves as a liaison to relevant campus partners on issues related to rights and research dissemination. Works in coordination with Research Facilitation colleagues to provide cohesive support for researchers, connecting data, publications, and other research outputs in alignment with institutional and funder expectations.
Supports Libraries’ and campus understanding and responsible use of bibliometric and research output data through consultation, instruction, analysis, and resource development. Develops and applies analytical approaches to bibliometric and research output data to identify patterns, contextualize impact, and inform research dissemination strategies at the individual and programmatic levels. Advises on research visibility and impact, including the use of persistent identifiers (e.g., ORCID, DOI) and emerging scholarly infrastructure, while collaborating with campus partners to assess and contextualize tools and metrics.
Contributes to the development of institutional guidance, best practices, and policy recommendations related to research dissemination, open scholarship practices, copyright, public access, and research impact. Prepares vetted information and strategic insight to library leadership and campus stakeholders to support informed decision-making and consistent messaging. Contributes to the Libraries’ support of open access publishing models and publishing-based license agreements.
Monitors trends and best practices in library and industry-based research facilitation and publishing and participates in focused professional engagement activities geared toward research facilitation, emerging uses of artificial intelligence, and scholarly communications. This may include committee service at the library, campus, state or national levels; publication; continuing education; and professional association activities.
Demonstrates professionalism and collegiality through actions, interactions, and communications with others appropriate to an environment that is welcoming to all.
Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required:

Graduate or professional degree in a relevant field.
5+ years experience with research impact, scholarly communication, copyright, and/or publishing in a collaborative, complex environment.
3+ years experience with education and outreach activities to a campus community
Experience evaluating needs of faculty, students and staff in the areas of scholarly publishing, open access, open education, open data, and copyright.
Knowledge of current copyright practices, laws and guidelines.
Knowledge of current scholarly publishing trends, tools and data sources.
Excellent interpersonal, communication, teaching, and organizational skills
Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a wide variety of small-group and team environments
Demonstrated capacity to foster and manage change in a fast-paced environment.
Willingness to learn new analysis tools or other relevant tools as needed
Commitment to professional growth and development

Preferred:

Advanced degree (Ph.D. or equivalent) in a relevant academic discipline; and/or Master’s degree in Library Science or related field.
Demonstrated ability to initiate, plan, coordinate, implement, and assess complex programs, projects, and services.
3+ years experience supervising and mentoring staff
Experience with preparing data for analysis, visualization, and other procedures, using standard software and tools (Python, R, etc.)
Professional experience working with research publications and/or in an academic library

Hours and Compensation

Schedule: Full-Time, hybrid elligible.

Hiring range: $75,700 – $94,700

How to Apply

Visit the following address to see the full listing and apply: https://searchjobs.dartmouth.edu/postings/85849/

Do you have questions?

Contact Lora Leligdon, Head of Research Facilitation at [email protected]

Review of applications will begin July 17th , and will continue until the position is filled.

Dartmouth College is an equal opportunity employer under federal law. We prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected status. Applications are welcome from all.