SPRINGER NATURE

Open Research Intern

Location
London (Central), London (Greater)
Salary
Competitive Salary + Benefits Package
Posted
21 Feb 2018
Closing date
07 Mar 2018
Job function
Administration
Job level
Entry level
Hours
Full time
Contract
Contract
Listing type
Job vacancy

Open Research Intern

Fixed Term placement for 12 months

London, Kings Cross

The Open Research Group (ORG) is part of Springer Nature, the world’s largest academic book publisher, publisher of the world’s highest impact journals and a pioneer in the field of open research. We are in a unique position to think differently about what publishing should mean today. By using our combined expertise, scale and the reach of our brands, we aim to grow and innovate in order to better serve academic researchers, institutions and the wider public by helping them to access, share, use and apply the very best research and information available.

The Business Development & Policy team is a horizontal function supporting the wider Open Research Group publishing units. It is responsible for driving business strategy through business model development, pricing, policy and commercial oversight, as well as supporting new product growth.

The role of Open Research Intern is a fantastic opportunity to work for one of the world’s leading academic publishers, and to learn more about the rapidly evolving area of open research. In this role, you will be supporting the Open Research Business Development & Policy team in preparing data to support industry-leading open access agreements with funders and institutions, monitoring developments in open access policy and funding, updating our websites and documentation, and performing additional project work as required.

Responsibilities

  • Prepare datasets to support open access (OA) publication agreements with research funders and institutions, including standardising funder and affiliation details for journal and book content, and assisting with data analysis
  • Perform online research, including identifying OA policy and funding information on funder and institutional websites
  • Check and update records in Springer Nature’s OA funding and policy database
  • Check and update content on Springer Nature’s websites
  • Update documentation used by Springer Nature authors and staff
  • Support the Business Development & Policy team with additional project work and data preparation as required

Experience, skills and qualifications

Essential

  • Undergraduate degree
  • Numerate and computer-literate, with a sharp eye for detail and a working knowledge of Excel
  • Strong communication skills, including a good standard of written English
  • Able to learn quickly and adapt to different tasks

Desirable

  • Knowledge and understanding of open access publishing and open research

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