at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States
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Job ID50435
LocationEvanston, Illinois
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Librarian Faculty Position
Title: Research Data Management Librarian
Reports to: Head of Digital Scholarship & Research Data Management
Work Group: Digital Scholarship & Research Data Management
Summary
Northwestern University Libraries seeks a Data Management Librarian to provide support, instruction, and assistance with research data management for faculty, students and staff of the Northwestern community. The Research Data Management Librarian assists researchers with data management planning, finding relevant datasets, data organization, curating and sharing their research data, and complying with relevant data management requirements and policies. This individual must have a strong commitment to making data as open as possible This support consists of teaching workshops, conducting individualized consultations, and providing services that advance research at Northwestern University.
The Data Management Librarian works within the Digital Scholarship department and collaborates with staff in the Libraries, Northwestern Information Technology, the Galter Health Sciences Library, the Office for Research, and Northwestern Schools and colleges to support data management initiatives across the Northwestern campuses including outreach efforts to researchers.
Key Responsibilities
Lead and oversee the development and delivery of data management services, ensuring delivery of support to researchers and recommend improvements to services based on Northwestern research requirements.Oversee and maintain related documentation, including internal and user-facing guides and service information.
Understand data management plan and public access compliance with federal funding requirements, specifically requirements outlined by the National Institute of the Health (NIH) and National Science Foundation (NSF).
Understand appropriate discipline-specific repositories for the curation of data sets to assure compliance with federal mandates.
Provide training, consultation, and outreach related to research data management policies and best practices to the Northwestern research community. Specifically, guidance and discussion on the best practices surrounding data management plans (DMPs), finding data for reuse (both open and licensed), data documentation and organization, sharing research data openly to increase collaboration and reproducibility of research results.
Seek out opportunities to make data accessible to low-code and less-technical audiences.
Meet with researchers to identify their data management needs; provide recommendations and assistance to meet those needs. Communicate unmet needs to Libraries leadership and Libraries partners.
Facilitate use and promotion of existing resources for data storage, movement, organization, analysis and management such as Research Data Storage Service (RDSS), DMPTool, SharePoint, and Dryad data repository and other related technologies.
Integrate good practices from library sciences (including library analytics, digital collections) and related fields to help guide the standardization of datasets, models and documentation.
Provide guidance and instruction on choosing and using appropriate data management tools and platforms and data management policies and initiatives as they pertain to the Northwestern research community.
Work as part of a collaborative effort across departments to design, update, and implement data management services. Clearly communicate project status and updates project team as appropriate.
Act as the as the primary contact for subject specialists within the Libraries and research community on questions of data management; contribute to data repository development and related work in the Research Services workgroup; and work collaboratively with service units in the libraries, other University units, and schools.
Identify and develop relationships with the Northwestern research community and peers at other institutions to facilitate collaborations, understand new research trends, and improve existing support. Represent Northwestern in consortia and national initiatives related to data management, Big Ten Academic Alliance (BTAA)and others.
Competencies
Ability to understand a user's goals and translate those goals and objectives into actionable plans.
Knowledge of best practices, policies, procedures, and standards relating to database management with commitment to ongoing enhancements.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including demonstrated ability to write documentation and communicate to non-technical... For full info follow application link.
Northwestern University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer of all protected classes, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.
