Research Assistant-Open Repositories Ireland Onboarding Coordinator – Library, University of Galway 011434
Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for a part-time (0.8 FTE), specific purpose position as Open Repositories Ireland Onboarding Coordinator with the Library at University of Galway Library, Ireland.
This position is funded by Ireland’s National Open Research Forum (NORF) under the 2025 Open Research Fund and is available from 2 Jan 2026 to 31 July 2026.
Open Repositories Ireland (ORI) is a network dedicated to advancing open research practices and repository services across Ireland. ORI promotes, supports, and develops open repositories and repository staff through networking, training, and advocacy. By joining ORI, institutions and the repository community will contribute to shaping the future of open research in Ireland and achieving the goal of 100% open access. ORI is an outcome of a two-year project funded by the National Open Research Forum's 2022 Open Research Fund. Led by the University of Galway, the project brings together a consortium of institutional and organisational partners to enhance Ireland’s open repository landscape. See https://www.universityofgalway.ie/openrepositories/ori/.
Salary: Research Assistant salary scale €33,291 - €43,372 per annum, (subject to the project’s funding limitations), and pro rata for shorter and/or part-time contracts. The default position for all new public sector appointments is the 1st point of the salary scale. This may be reviewed, and consideration afforded to appointment at a higher point on the payscale (subject to the project’s funding limitations), where evidence of prior years’ equivalent experience is accepted in determining placement on the scale above point 1, subject to the maximum of the scale. (Research Salary Scales - University of Galway)
Employment permit restrictions apply for this category of post.
Closing date for receipt of applications is 17:00 (Irish Time) on 20 November 2025. It will not be possible to consider applications received after the closing date.
Interviews are planned to be held on 28 November 2025
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