Librarian, Data Services
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Role summary
Responsible for a comprehensive data management program that serves the needs of faculty and students. Works in collaboration with subject librarians to build liaisons with faculty, students, and staff in the collection, description, curation, and reuse of data. Provides training and support in the discovery, use, and management of locally created and externally available data. Common job specialties include but are not limited to: data curation, data visualization, management of institutional repositories and disciplinary specializations in STEM, geographic information systems (GIS), social sciences, or humanities. Job titles include Data Librarian, Research Data Librarian, Research Data Management Librarian, or Data Curation Librarian. Degree requirement: ALA Accredited Masters or other graduate degree with experience.
Job summary sourced from the Empsight benchmark job library.
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