Research & Development Co-ordinator

Location
London, GB-LND
Salary
Competitive Salary
Posted
14 Sep 2017
Closes
28 Sep 2017
Ref
21262
Job function
Administration
Hours
Full time
Contract
Permanent
Listing type
Job vacancy

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Springer Nature is one of the world’s leading global research, educational and professional publishers. It is home to an array of respected and trusted brands and imprints, with more than 170 years of combined history behind them, providing quality content through a range of innovative products and services. Every day, around the globe, our imprints, books, journals and resources reach millions of people, helping researchers and scientists to discover, students to learn and professionals to achieve their goals and ambitions. The company has almost 13,000 staff in over 50 countries.

Springer Nature

Research & Development Coordinator

London

Closing Date: 28th September 2017

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 Commercial & 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 Research & Development Coordinator 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 varied role, you will be supporting the Open Research Commercial & Policy team in monitoring developments in open access policy and funding, contributing to research and project work, and providing author care and administrative support as required.

Responsibilities

Open access funding and policy

  • Maintain and develop Springer Nature’s database of funders' and institutions' OA policies and available OA funding.
  • Produce reports on open access funding and policies.
  • Support authors in finding and applying for funding for their open access publications.
  • Work with the OR customer services team as appropriate to respond to more complex internal and external queries about our open access policies and compliance with the OA policies of institutions and research funders.
  • Work with the OR customer services team to ensure the Open Research Group is informed about external queries and concerns relating to open access funding and policy.

Research and project work

  • Conduct desk research and competitor tracking relating to open research.
  • Ensure the wider business is kept up-to-date with external developments in the OR market, including funding, policy, and competitor initiatives.
  • Contribute to projects to improve OA funding, compliance, and admin support for authors publishing open access.
  • Work with the wider team to support Springer Nature’s open access partnership initiatives.
  • Assist on other open research projects as required.

Administrative tasks

  • Co-ordinate and minute meetings, as required.

Experience, skills and qualifications

Qualifications:

  • Undergraduate degree.

Skills/knowledge:

  • Excellent communication skills, including a high standard of written English, to deal with people at all levels within the company and externally within the academic community
  • Resourceful and proactive in dealing with problems and queries and suggesting new approaches.
  • Able to learn quickly and organise and prioritise numerous tasks
  • Numerate and computer-literate, with a sharp eye for detail and good working knowledge of Excel.
  • An interest in open access / open research.

Experience:

  • Experience in an academic research environment or academic publishing role is desirable but not required.

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