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Ubiquity Press is more than a publisher – we’re also engineering new technology that will change and improve the future of research communications worldwide. We’re a dynamic and idealistic company, and can offer the excitement and advantages of working for a rapidly-growing company. We have a wide focus: from supporting open access university publishing and infrastructure, including research data and software, to solutions for the developing world. Headquartered in London, with a distributed workforce in North America and Europe, Ubiquity Press offers an open and supportive environment where staff are encouraged to grow and develop.
We look for talented people with broad publishing and/or technical skills, who have a research background and interest, and who genuinely want to have an impact on the world. Applicants are evaluated solely on their ability to contribute to the success of the mission, and the company recognises the strength and insight that diverse teams bring - to this end, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds, life experiences, and perspectives to join our team.
Job Type: Permanent, full-time
Location: London, UK or USA (Hybrid - London office OR remote)
Salary: Basic (depending on experience) + Uncapped Commissions
Please note that most of ]u[ Ubiquity’s staff work in a hybrid model where office space is available in our headquarters in London, but most team members work remotely. The successful candidate based in the UK and will be required to travel to the London office regularly, but not too frequently (on average once or twice a month), in order to attend Team meetings and social events
Description:
As ]u[ Ubiquity is quickly gaining ground in all its segments and gaining lots of interest from academic libraries, societies, consortia, universities and groups of researchers worldwide, we need three passionate open access believers to advise our stakeholders in choosing the best ]u[ Ubiquity services options according to their specific needs.
The Open Access Advisers, who will be reporting to the Chief Commercial Officer, will be representing all of ]u[ Ubiquity’s range of open access solutions (journals, partner presses and institutional repositories) in their allocated territory (dependent on location). They will be the first point of contact for any interested parties and will actively seek new partnerships to promote our services.
If you’re looking for a role where you can actively take part in helping the dissemination of research in all academic fields, please read further.
Main Duties:
About you:
Please send your salary expectations, CV, covering letter summarising how your experience of open access in academic publishing or research libraries can be applied to the role, to marianne.josserand@ubiquitypress.com. Successful applicants will be invited for online interviews, with the aim to make a quick decision.
Job Type: Permanent, full-time
Salary: $35,00-45,000 per year
Location: US-based (remote)
Description
The Repositories Account Manager is the primary customer-facing point-of-contact contact for the Ubiquity Repositories platform, responsible for ensuring all stages of the customer experience proceed efficiently and effectively.
The role includes overseeing a portfolio of repository platform customers as they promote, populate, and develop their own institutional repository services. Contact will be frequent with repository stakeholders (including repository managers, scholarly communication librarians, metadata specialists, and library administrators) and other members of the Ubiquity team (including sales and marketing staff, data migration specialists, and developers). Customer service and project management play a large part of the role, making communication, organization and time management valuable attributes.
Responsibilities
Who We're Looking For
This job suits a communicative, accurate, fast learner with an interest in gaining experience/skills/responsibilities in publishing services environment. The candidate should be able to work fairly independently (after training is complete).
Desired Skills/Knowledge
Personal Attributes
To apply, please send your CV and cover letter to Aaron McCollough (aaron.mccollough@ubiquitypress.com)