Data Curator job opportunity at UNC!

[CA Thompson]

UNC is hiring 2 temporary early-career data curators! This is a great opportunity for a recent graduate or LIS professional wanting to gain hands-on experience with research data and data services. We will consider hybrid and remote work. In the future, we would like to hire permanent data curators. Please help us share this announcement.

Research Data Curation Technicians 
The UNC Research Data Management Core (RDMC) is hiring 2 temporary Research Data Curation Technicians to help our team with: 1) executing data curation workflows in accordance with archival standards and best practices; 2) performing quality checks on data repository records; 3) developing and maintaining documentation for data curation procedures; and 4) providing other support for RDMC data stewardship and repository operations.

This is a unique opportunity to engage in research data management and repository services within an academic environment, gaining hands-on experience in curating research data. If you're interested in this position, please apply at

 https://unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/307036

Hours per week: 30
Hiring Range: $26.00/per hour

Application deadline: 10/7/2025
 
As a Research Data Curation Technician at RDMC, you will be part of a talented and nimble team with big ideas on how to sustain and enhance the value of research data.

If you have any questions, please get in touch with me (Cheryl Thompson at catho...@unc.edu)

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Cheryl A. Thompson, PhD
Data Preservation Archivist
Research Data Management Core (RDMC)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
https://researchdata.unc.edu/