Head of Research Services

Organisation
University College Cork
Contact Email
library@ucc.ie
FTE staff per library service
60 - 74
Sector
Higher Education
Job role area
research, open research, and scholarly communications
senior management and/or leadership team
Starting salary
€70,000 to €79,999
Last uploaded
12/08/2026
Last reviewed
3 Year

Job Description

Summary

Reporting to the University Librarian, the Head of Research Services - Library will lead the UCC Library Research Services team in developing and delivering a range of innovative services in support of robust, reproducible, and open research practices. This new portfolio is designed to meet the rapidly developing and increasingly complex needs of researchers operating in a digital research and scholarship environment. It is intricately connected to the University’s strategic goals to strengthen UCC’s research impact, and the role holder will directly support University-level initiatives in this area. The role holder will become the chief authority in the University on Open Science and by developing expertise in all aspects of OS will lead on the adoption of best practice in all research-related activity.