Job Opportunities: Two Research Data positions at Carnegie Mellon University Libraries
Katie Behrman
Please excuse cross postings
The Carnegie Mellon University Libraries is hiring two research-data support positions: AI & Research Data Science Specialist and Data Services Specialist. Together, these full-time staff positions will support the research data lifecycle across CMU’s research communities. CMU Libraries seeks to create a diverse and inclusive environment - we encourage candidates with various backgrounds, types of experience, and across career stages to apply. We will begin reviewing applications November 28th, with a tentative start date in early 2023.
Core responsibilities of the AI & Research Data Science Specialist position will include:
Developing services to support the CMU research community related to areas including computational programming, data modeling, data pipelines, data representation, data preservation, and statistical analysis. This may include partnerships on sponsored research projects.
Offering training, advising, and support to the CMU Library community on the utilization of AI, natural language processing, computer vision, or machine learning tools and related methods to advance library practices.
Working in collaboration with others across the library, offer extended consulting services for researchers on data use/reuse, workflows, reproducibility, and the utilization of computational tools and methods.
Partnering with liaison librarians and staff to assess and support the data needs of specific departments and subject areas.
Acquiring and maintaining expertise in trends with information synthesis, automated science, and data science practices.
Collaborating on sophisticated computational projects with the ability to communicate processes to non-experts.
Core responsibilities of the Data Services Specialist position will include:
Developing and implementing strategies at the library and university levels to champion sustainable approaches to supporting the research life cycle management and public access to products of research including data and software.
Developing innovative services and resources to support research activities and teaching across the areas of research data management, data storage, data transformation, workflows and documentation, data sharing, open data, and open science.
Leading the university’s instance of DMPTool and further developing this resource.
As a member of the Data Services team, jointly providing expert consultations on topics related to research data and methods and assisting in the support of research tools including Open Science Framework, Overleaf, Figshare, Elements, Redivis, and electronic lab notebooks.
Teaching workshops and trainings on research data practices and digital research tools to both the campus and library communities.
Partnering with liaison librarians to assess and support the data needs of specific departments and disciplines.
Acquiring and maintaining expertise in trends with research data, digital curation, and related areas.
Tracking funder and publisher mandates/guidelines for data management, data sharing, and open access
Establishing relationships and collaborations with other units across the university who are involved in research, including the Office of the Vice Provost for Research, Office of Sponsored Programs, Office of Research Integrity and Compliance, Computing Services, Risk Management, the Institutional Review Board, and the Information Security Office.
Carnegie Mellon University offers a wide variety of benefits and programs designed to meet the needs of faculty and staff members. From our health and welfare plan offerings to our tuition benefits and competitive retirement plans, the university is committed to providing benefits that support you through every stage of your career at CMU. We invite you to explore these benefits on our HR website.
Please reach out to Brian Mathews (bria...@andrew.cmu.edu) with any questions related to these positions.