Applications are invited for a position of Senior Project Assistant (on contract basis only) for
‘Scaling up the Digital Repository, Managing and Promoting Research Publications’ created and
managed by the Library at IIT Gandhinagar for a period of one year.
Name of Post: Senior Project Assistant
Number of Posts: One
Consolidated Monthly Pay: 30,000 -35,000 per month (Consolidated)
Age Limit: Not more than 32 years (as on 12th March, 2021)
Qualification & Experience:
Essential:
Candidate must have First Class Masters in Library & Information Science (M.L.I.Sc) or equivalent
degree from a recognized university with consistent good academic record. Should have valid
score of UGC NET/JRF and a minimum of one year experience in developing and managing digital
repository for Institution Research Publications and knowledge of entire range of activities
carried out at each stage of scholarly communication. The experience in collection, management
and analysis of research publications using various bibliometric, scientometric, altmetric and
other recent and widely accepted tools used for measuring the impact of research work will be
an added advantage. Also, the candidate having experience in promoting research output of an
organization using various platforms, tools, technologies etc. to give a required visibility to the
research work will be preferred. Candidates should have a proven expertise in using DSpace- an
open-source software and the workflow for creating and managing digital content.
Desirable:
Basic knowledge of copyright, licensing, Creative Commons
Good written and oral communication skills
Knowledge of Open Access publishing
Knowledge of digital marketing/promotion of information