Salary range:
$65,000 - $80,000 (depending upon years of professional experience and
incoming rank of Assistant Librarian or Associate Librarian)
The
Research Data Librarian supports a range of services related to
accessing, using, and managing quantitative and other types of
scientific data. This position works with student, faculty, and staff
users and producers of data, and helps to identify, develop, implement,
and assess data services to meet the needs of the Tufts community. The
Research Data Librarian will:
Provide
outreach, consultation, and instruction in various modalities on topics
such as finding and accessing particular types of data, using software
and tools for working with data (e.g., Python, R, OpenRefine), preparing
data for analysis, and managing and publishing data.
Foster
relationships with departments, research institutes or centers, and
laboratories in order to maximize support across campus, including for
the creation of data management plans for grant proposals.
Actively contribute to and promotes data curation services in Tufts repositories, as well as in disciplinary data repositories.
Basic Requirements:
Knowledge
and skills as typically acquired by a Master’s degree with significant
academic experience in use and analysis of quantitative or scientific
data, OR a Master's degree in Library/Information Science from an
ALA-accredited program, or equivalent.
Demonstrated
knowledge of foundational research data management principles and best
practices, with a particular focus on the research data lifecycle.
Demonstrated knowledge of emerging trends in research data.
Familiarity with one or more applications for working with data (e.g., Python, R, OpenRefine, or others).
Instructional experience with a range of constituents.
Demonstrated experience in project management and teamwork facilitation.
Ability to communicate with a variety of partners, including technical experts, and those with limited technical knowledge.
Ability to thrive in a collaborative environment as well as take initiative on independent projects.
Desire
to learn about patron needs, recommend solutions to continuously
improve library service, and create a compelling, holistic experience of
the library.
Interest in and
willingness to adopt the Tisch Library values of Community, Curiosity
& Learning, Openness, and Social Justice.
Preferred Qualifications (Not Required):
Two
or more years of demonstrated experience developing and/or implementing
policies, procedures, or best practices for research data management
services.
Experience providing instruction to others in data curation.
Academic
and/or professional experience with data analysis, data visualization,
or computational approaches to the humanities or social sciences.
We
welcome applications from candidates that meet our minimum
requirements, and we encourage you to speak to your experience and
knowledge — including in positions outside of libraries — and tell us
how it may connect to the qualifications for this position.
Candidates
who are invited to interview with the search committee will be asked to
provide a diversity statement in advance of that meeting.
Reporting:
This position will report to the Head of Digital Scholarship.
Work Location:
This full-time, full-year position is hybrid
and includes work that can be done remotely as well as work that must
be done on-site (e.g., classroom instruction and other programming,
training, and collaboration). The person in this role is expected to
commute to campus as needed.
About Tufts University:
Tufts
is a student-centered research university dedicated to the creation and
application of knowledge. We are committed to providing
transformational experiences for students and faculty in an inclusive
and collaborative environment where creative scholars generate bold
ideas, innovate in the face of complex challenges, and distinguish
themselves as active citizens of the world. Tufts is striving to become an anti-racist institution.
About Tisch Library:
Tisch
Library supports three Tufts’ Schools — Arts & Sciences,
Engineering, and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts — providing
collections, expertise, and technology-rich environments to assist the
Tufts community in teaching, learning, research, and the creation and
dissemination of scholarship. See our strategic framework.
About the library division:
The
Research & Learning division consists of the Collections &
Liaison Services, Digital Scholarship, and User Experience & Student
Success departments.
About the library department:
The
Digital Scholarship department facilitates creating and sharing
scholarship in different mediums — from podcasts to information
visualizations, to story maps, and beyond. Our staff have expertise in
digital projects, media and critical making, data, copyright, and
publishing. The department is also home to the Digital Design Studio (DDS), a creative space and community of practice for critical approaches to media and making.