Manager : Open Access Scholarship (Post Level 8) / Bestuurder : Ooptoegang Akademieskap (Posvlak 8)

Department Description

Library and Information Service

Manager : Open Access Scholarship (Post Level 8)

(Stellenbosch Campus)

Ref. BIB / 278 / 1025

Biblioteek- en Inligtingsdiens

Bestuurder : Ooptoegang Akademieskap (Posvlak 8)

(Stellenbosch-kampus)

Verw. BIB / 278 / 1025

Duties / Pligte

• Developing and implementing strategic goals and action plans related to open access (OA) scholarship.
• Effectively organising operations within OA scholarship.
• OA administration, including reviewing policies and managing publishers accounts.
• Forging and sustaining collaborations with publishers and other bodies such as SANLiC that operate within OA scholarship.
• Monitoring, evaluating and reporting on OA initiatives.
• Providing client service in terms of assisting researchers, staff and students with issues related to OA publishing.
• Open access advocacy, marketing and training.
• Ontwikkel en implementeer strategiese doelwitte en aksieplanne wat verband hou met die akademieskap van ooptoegang.
• Doeltreffende organisering van bedrywighede binne die akademieskap van ooptoegang.
• Ooptoegangadministrasie, met inbegrip van beleidshersiening en bestuur van uitgewersrekeninge.
• Vestig en handhaaf samewerking met uitgewers en ander instansies soos SANLiC wat binne die akademieskap van ooptoegang funksioneer.
• Moniteer, evalueer en rapporteer oor ooptoeganginisiatiewe.
• Verskaf kliëntediens aan navorsers, personeel en studente met betrekking tot aangeleenthede rakende ooptoegangpublikasie.
• Bevorder ooptoegang deur bemarking, bewusmaking en opleiding.

Job Requirements / Pos Vereistes

Recommendation / Aanbeveling

How To Apply / Hoe Om Aansoek Te Doen

The University is committed to employment equity (EE), and appointments will be made in line with the institutional EE Plan.

Stellenbosch University reserves the right not to make an appointment.

Your application, comprising a comprehensive curriculum vitae (including the names and email addresses of at least three references), must reach the University before or on the closing date in the advertisement.

Apply online at by clicking "Apply now" at the top to the right of the page for the specific vacancy.

The University reserves the right to investigate qualifications and conduct background checks on all candidates.

If you have received no feedback from the University after four to six weeks of the closing date, kindly accept that your application was unsuccessful.

Enquiries / Navrae

Enquiries about this post : Dr Siviwe Bangani on , or at

Enquiries regarding remuneration / benefits, as well as technical assistance with the electronic application process : Human Resources Client Services Centre on (Stellenbosch) / (Tygerberg), or at

Closing Information

Commencement Date : 01-Feb-2026

Closing Date : 14-Nov-2025

Additional Information

Currency ZAR

Work at Home : Yes

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