Careers at CERN | CERN. Take Part.

"CERN is a leader in the Open Access community and the SCOAP3 project is at the cutting edge of Open Access publishing. Join CERN's Scientific Information Service team which provides scientific and technical collaborators with access to the information they need to keep pushing the frontiers of High-Energy Physics. Take Part! ... As a Scientific Information Project Manager in the Open Access Section managing the SCOAP3 consortium you will: [1] Assure the cohesion of the SCOAP3 community of libraries and funding agencies, listening to diverse points of view, valuing each partner's specificity and conveying a sense of common purpose. [2] Ensure the good governance of the consortium, the respect of the Memorandum of Understanding among all partners and the functioning of all governing bodies and volunteer working groups. [3] Manage the overall project budget, organize the payments of partners into the SCOAP3 fund, continuously anticipating and promptly mitigating financial risks. [4] Monitor the financial and technical aspects of the SCOAP3 operation (article delivery and compliance, vendor payments by CERN, added-value services in the SCOAP3 repository) and report to the SCOAP3 financial backers. [5] Organise and oversee the procurement process for the second three-year phase of SCOAP3, harmonizing the SCOAP3 partnership expectations, the evolution of the publishing industry and the role of CERN. [6] Manage a small SCOAP3 office including an IT specialist operating the SCOAP3 repository. [7] Represent SCOAP3 on the international Open Access scene for outreach and knowledge transfer ..."