[Asis-l] Data Management Librarian position at Auburn

[Smith, Plato]

Please pardon the cross-post and contact Patricia Hartman for more information via pjh0011 at auburn.edu<mailto:pjh0011 at auburn.edu>. Thanks. - Plato


Auburn University Libraries Research Data Management Librarian
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The Auburn University Libraries invite applications for a new full-time, 12-month, tenure track, library faculty position.

Auburn is one of the nation's premier land, sea, and space grant institutions. In U.S. News and World Report, it has been ranked in the top 50 public universities for the last 23 consecutive years. The institution is both highly research-active and committed to maintaining teaching excellence, offering bachelor, master, educational specialist and doctoral degrees. Its fall of 2015 enrollment of 27,287 students includes 21,786 undergraduates and 4,398 graduate students, and 1,103 professional-doctoral students.  There are 1216 full time academic faculty members distributed across nine colleges and three schools with degrees offered in 200 academic programs. Auburn University is nationally recognized for its commitment to academic excellence, positive work environment, exciting student life, and the beauty of its campus. It is geographically located in a moderate climate with easy access to both beach and mountain recreational facilities and is situated along the rapidly developing I-85 corridor between Atlanta, Georgia and Montgomery, Alabama.

Reporting to the Associate Dean for Public Services/Head of Reference and Instruction Services, the Research Data Management Librarian (Data Librarian) is responsible for leading a campus-wide effort to build a research data management infrastructure at Auburn University, including the development  and provision of services to support the organization, dissemination, and preservation of data generated by the University's research enterprise. The Data Librarian collaborates with the Libraries' Assistant Dean for Research, the Libraries' IT department, and the Libraries' subject specialist faculty to establish working relationships with faculty, staff, students, the Office of Information Technology (OIT), the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) and Proposal Services and Faculty Support (PSFS) in the Office of the Vice President for Research and Economic Development (OVPRED), and the University administration. The Data Librarian assists faculty, staff, and students in managing research data throughout the research lifecycle, including assisting with data management planning, research data best practices, data documentation, and ingest of data into discipline-specific or generalist data repositories. Specifically, the Data Librarian will be responsible for developing and implementing a research data services needs assessment, taking the lead in drafting library and University policies for research data management, and helping to build a campus infrastructure for identifying, managing, describing, preserving, and making research data discoverable and accessible.

The Data Librarian's duties include:


*         Working with administrative and academic units outside of the Libraries to develop and sustain services for managing research data produced at Auburn University. This includes:

o   Consulting with researchers about data management, reuse, preservation, and accessibility.

o   Assisting researchers with creating documentation and metadata aimed at preparing data for deposit in digital repositories, including AUrora (Auburn's institutional repository) and the Alabama Digital Preservation Network (ADPNet).

o   Working with Proposal Services and Faculty Support (PSFS) in helping faculty to write data management plans.

o   Assisting faculty in meeting funder requirements for providing public access to research results, including data.

*         Participating in campus initiatives, committees, and task forces related to research data management and storage in order to build capacity for addressing the University's RDM needs.

*         Tracking national and international developments in data management and participating in library, campus, regional, and national discussions regarding cooperative data management activities and services.

*         Promoting the role of the Libraries in supporting University research endeavors. Example: the Data Librarian will work with subject specialists to identify and plan for the disposition of data generated by the five recently established Cluster Hire research teams (see http://www.auburn.edu/academic/provost/strategic_hire.html).

*         Developing and maintaining Web pages that describe campus and funding agency data policies, guidelines, best practices and library services.

Library faculty members engage in the formal and informal teaching of internal and external audiences, including other library departments. The Data Librarian develops and delivers training and instruction related to the Libraries' institutional repository and data management in visiting lectures, workshops, and forums. The Data Librarian will be expected to design and produce training documents, self-guided tutorials, user guides and other print and web-based instructional materials.

This tenure-track faculty position is being offered at the beginning rank of Librarian II (equivalent to Assistant Professor). The Data Librarian is a member of the University Libraries faculty. Library faculty serve on committees and task forces both at the library and university level and take a leadership role in local, state and national/international library and academic societies and organizations. Librarians are expected to share expertise and results of research with other information professionals via development of new technologies, publication in refereed journals, and poster sessions and presentations at professional meetings. Librarians are expected to align their work with the University's and Libraries' mission of supporting student success and research productivity.

Requirements


*         A Master's degree by date of appointment from an ALA-accredited program or equivalent

*         Ability to connect with a wide range of people on campus, from undergraduate students to associate deans, with a clear and relevant data-related message to each population segment

*         Ability to work through groups and committees to implement new technology services and technology capacity on campus

*         Ability to advocate and promote data services to all segments, e.g. through a Data Information Literacy program

*         Ability to keep up with new developments in the field

*         Demonstrated knowledge of the issues and technical challenges related to research data management

*         Demonstrated understanding of the research process from conception to completion (i.e. conception, data collection, analysis, synthesis, and publication)

*         Familiarity with current best practices for research data management

*         Familiarity with one or more of the current metadata standards and formats for describing research data

*         Ability to work effectively and collegially with a diverse population

*         Ability to develop and execute a personal research agenda and to contribute to published research in data management and curation

*         Flexibility and the ability to deliver quickly on desired products and services

*         Strong technical and problem-solving skills

*         Excellent written and oral communication skills

Preferred Qualifications


*         At least one year of relevant data management experience in an academic, scientific, or corporate setting

*         Experience working with data and researchers across a wide range of disciplines

*         Experience collaborating with many types of professionals, from engineers to IT people to lawyers

*         Familiarity or experience with software programs used in data-intensive research, such as visualization or statistical software

*         Experience working with DMPTool (or similar tools) to prepare data management plans (DMPs)

*         Project management experience

*         Experience teaching or doing academic outreach

*         Advanced degree in a data-intensive research field

*         Experience with one or more commonly used data repository platforms

*         Experience working in an academic library environment

*         Grant-writing experience and/or experience with being included as a data management specialist in sponsored research proposals

*         Familiarity with federal funding requirements for data management

*         Evidence of participation in professional societies and organizations

Salary/Benefits: Minimum salary $54,025 at the rank of Librarian II, higher with experience or appointment as a Librarian III. Rank will be commensurate with experience/qualifications. This is a twelve month tenure-track position.  Benefits include 20 days' vacation leave/12 days' sick leave per year; participation in State Teachers' Retirement System (mandatory); other additional voluntary retirement plans available; health/dental/life/disability insurance.

The application review process begins September 16, 2016 and will continue until a qualified candidate is selected and recommended for appointment. Complete applications must include letter of interest, resume or curriculum vitae, and the names and full addresses of three current, professional references. The candidate selected for this position must be able to meet eligibility requirements to work in the United States at the time appointment is scheduled to begin and continue working legally for the proposed term of employment.

Apply To: http://aufacultypositions.peopleadmin.com/postings/1826

"Auburn University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.  It is our policy to provide equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, sex, religion, color, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by applicable law."


Kim Conner
Executive Assistant/Business Manager
Auburn University Libraries
231 Mell Street
Auburn, AL 36849-5606
334.844.7421
334.844.4424 (Fax)