Remote Position
[Remote] Perma.cc Legal Digital Scholarship Project Manager
🌍 Remote · Ethiopia
💼 Full-time
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Harvard University seeks a Perma.cc Legal Digital Scholarship Project Manager for the Library Innovation Lab. The one-year role will plan and launch a system for preserving and sharing legal scholarship using DOIs, coordinating implementation, stakeholder engagement, and sustainable operating practices.
Responsibilities
- Review current practices at HLSL and Perma.cc and identify requirements for DOI assignment to legal scholarship and web materials
- Track developments in legal citation standards related to DOI and ensure project alignment
- Evaluate options for DOI minting (such as CrossRef membership or other registration methods) and make recommendations
- Develop and document criteria and workflows for DOI assignment, in line with existing standards in other fields
- Lead outreach to law journals, faculty, clinics, and other stakeholders to establish procedures for DOI registration
- Serve as primary liaison to DOI registration agencies to arrange necessary permissions and clarify technical needs
- Collaborate with technical teams at Perma.cc and HLSL to design and pilot the integration of DOI processes into existing systems
- Prepare clear documentation and policy recommendations for the ongoing management of DOIs at HLSL and Perma.cc
- Prepare interim and final reports summarizing actions taken, challenges, and recommendations for future service management
Skills
- Minimum of five years' post-secondary education or relevant work experience
- Experience with scholarly communication, metadata, or digital preservation
- Familiarity with DOI and other persistent identifier systems
- Strong organizational, project management, and communication skills
- Experience in law libraries, legal publishing, or digital repository management
Benefits
- Generous paid time off including parental leave
- Medical, dental, and vision health insurance coverage starting on day one
- Retirement plans with university contributions
- Wellbeing and mental health resources
- Support for families and caregivers
- Professional development opportunities including tuition assistance and reimbursement
- Commuter benefits, discounts and campus perks
- Fully remote work is permitted for applicants living more than 50 miles from Harvard campus, based on business needs and manager approval; remote work must be performed within a state in which Harvard is registered to do business.
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