The Ball State University Libraries seeks a dynamic, effective, and visionary leader to head up our Digital Scholarship and Scholarly Communication team. The senior director will be responsible for developing and growing the suite of services around open access publishing, scholarly communication, digital scholarship projects, and open educational resources. If you would like to be an essential part of developing and energizing our digital scholarship and scholarly communication programs, we want to talk to you! Apply today!

Destination 2040: Our Flight Path establishes Ball State University’s ambitious goals for our second century:
• We pledge to provide a premier educational experience for every student.
• We pledge to partner with the community to improve the lives of our neighbors.
• We are dedicated to having a lifelong presence in the lives of our alumni.

And when we complement these promises with our commitment to our enduring values, we define that which makes our University and its culture distinctive.

Our faculty are collegial, collaborative, innovative, inclusive, and adaptive, both within and beyond one’s home unit. These attributes include commitments to collaborative discourse, interdisciplinary inquiry, and enterprising learning practices.

Our faculty are expected to be innovative, adaptive, engaging teachers across modalities; producers of impactful creative and/or scholarly work; leaders in meaningful service activities to multiple communities. We seek faculty members who are strategic thinkers, engaging our dynamic communities. We are committed to student and faculty success, impact, and access, within an environment that prioritizes inclusive excellence. We inspire each other to be critical thinkers and responsible citizens, so that we can pursue fulfilling careers and meaningful lives.

Ball State University lives the values of Beneficence. We invite you to be part of our community.

At Ball State University, inclusiveness and freedom of expression are a part of our enduring values and inform all of our efforts. We encourage applicants to familiarize themselves with our Inclusive Excellence Plan to learn more about our commitment and to identify how you might contribute to these efforts.

Duties and Responsibilities: Provide leadership, guidance, and direction to Digital Scholarship and Scholarly Communications personnel, departmental operations, and projects; develop, plan, guide, and assess user-centered services to support digital scholarship, open access scholarly publishing, and research data management services. Provide leadership for copyright activities of the University Libraries, serving as a campus resource regarding fair use and copyright compliance issues; maintain up-to-date knowledge of copyright and intellectual property best practices and provide guidance to University community members in adhering to best practices related to intellectual property, fair use, and copyright. Develop, promote, and assess an inclusive campus-wide program of open access publishing, and digital scholarship to preserve and provide access to student, faculty, and staff scholarship. Explore, envision, and develop a program of research data management for the University Libraries. Provide leadership in planning, implementation, and assessment of effective and strategic use of platforms and technology tools for digital scholarship, open access publishing, institutional repository and open journal publishing platforms, and research data management. Oversee the development, implementation and assessment of educational programming and consultative services for faculty, staff, and students to increase awareness of innovative and evolving digital scholarship methods, and scholarly communications trends and models. Provide consultation services to faculty, students, and staff regarding copyright and fair use best practices in scholarly publishing and classroom teaching. Develop and maintain a broad network of campus and community collaborators around digital scholarship, scholarly communication, and intellectual property issues; foster dialogue and collaboration on copyright-related issues with the Office of General Counsel, Sponsored Projects Administration, and Division of Online and Strategic Learning. Assign and review work, orient and train staff, and make recommendations in all areas related to supervision, including but not limited to interviewing and selection, compensation, discipline, performance appraisal, and training and career development of personnel. Actively participate in and positively contribute to the activities of the University Libraries, university, and profession through such opportunities as related professional organizations, presentations, committee service, publication, etc.; keep abreast of professional literature and scholarly developments in areas of specialization and pursue opportunities for relevant professional development. Perform other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications: ALA-accredited MLS/MLIS/MIS degree or equivalent combination of relevant academic preparation and experience. Two or more years of professional related experience, supervisory experience Demonstrated knowledge of current issues and best practices in copyright law in an academic context; knowledge of scholarly communications issues, practices, and trends in librarianship; knowledge of open access publishing tools and platforms; effective oral and written communication skills; ability to work collaboratively and collegially.

Preferred Qualifications: Additional advanced degrees, ABA-accredited J.D. Academic library experience securing copyright clearance; experience with implementation of scholarly communication and/or digital scholarship programming; experience with project planning in a library or information management setting.

Candidates for searches must have current authorization to be employed in the U.S. without employer sponsorship.

To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by 11/10/2025.

Apply online at: https://bsu.wd12.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Ball-State-University/Senior-Director-of-Digital-Scholarship-and-Scholarly-Communication_R-00776?q=Digital%20Scholarship. Include the following documents with your application: Curriculum Vitae and in support of your application for this position, please prepare and submit a cover letter that describes how your qualifications and experiences align with the elements of the position description (or leadership profile). In your cover letter, please also describe how you have demonstrated a commitment to our University’s enduring values, including inclusiveness, which we define as a commitment ‘to respect and embrace equity, inclusion, and diversity in people, ideas, and opinions.’

The option to upload transcripts is available. Original, official transcripts showing the highest related degree earner is required at the time of hire (even if obtained at BSU). Degree verification will be conducted.

Ball State is a great place to work! In fact, Forbes has ranked Ball State University as the fourth-best midsized employer—and the only recognized education institution—in the State of Indiana.
Ball State University is located in Muncie, Indiana, on an attractive campus 45 miles northeast of Indianapolis. Approximately 20,000 graduate and undergraduate students enroll in one of eight academic colleges that offer 270+ undergraduate and graduate programs. Many of our master’s, doctoral, certificate, and specialist degrees rank among the best in the nation. We engage students in educational, research, and creative endeavors that empower our graduates to have fulfilling careers and meaningful lives enriched by lifelong learning and service, while we enhance the economic, environmental, and social vitality of our community, our state, and our world.

The Ball State way is rooted in the Beneficence Pledge – a commitment to excellence in teaching and scholarship, honesty and integrity, social responsibility, gratitude and valuing the intrinsic worth of each member of our community. Ball State students, faculty and staff are empowered in a culture that believes in them and demands they believe in themselves. They are partners in an innovative, immersive approach to education. They are supported by living and learning facilities that enable intellectual curiosity. We graduate scholars who are changing the world, and we’ve dedicated our University to do the same.

Ball State University is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, genetic information, ethnicity, national origin or ancestry, age, protected veteran status, or any legally protected status.