[Rdap] Data Services L:ibrarian - posted by request

[Richard Hill]

Data Services Librarian


Description


New York University Libraries is seeking an energetic, creative, and
knowledgeable librarian to support the needs of data-intensive research and
teaching at NYU and to provide vision and leadership as we continue to grow
our data services.



The Data Services Librarian position is a tenure-track position based in the
NYU Data Services. Data Services offers access to specialty software
packages; statistical, geospatial, and qualitative data analysis training
and support; and consulting expertise in the use of numeric, qualitative,
and spatial data for research, including data access, analysis, collection,
data management, and preservation. This position reports to the Social
Sciences Coordinator/Co-Coordinator of Data Services in the Collections and
Research Services Division of New York University Libraries.



The Data Services Librarian will bring substantive experience and leadership
to the NYU Data Services as we chart a course in creating and sustaining a
rapidly evolving set of services that meet our users’ needs. She/he will
select, acquire, manage, and deliver licensed, free, and
researcher-generated numeric data collections to support campus research and
scholarship; work with subject specialists and technologists to facilitate
access to data resources across the disciplines; and play an instrumental
role in the library's efforts to design, implement, and optimize systems for
management, discovery, and access to data resources.



The incumbent will promulgate awareness of our resources and services among
faculty and students through outreach and liaison activities and in
partnership with other service providers; work closely with the Data
Services team and the Librarian for Geospatial Services to design and
deliver data-focused instruction, reference, and consultation activities;
and serve as NYU's official representative to ICPSR, the Roper Center, and
others. In collaboration with the Research Data Management Librarian, she/he
will also develop a service framework for working with researchers to manage
their data throughout the lifecycle, including preparation for archiving and
preservation. Depending upon the background of the candidate, she/he may
also serve as liaison librarian to one or more programs or departments,
selecting materials and providing services to support the research and
teaching of faculty, graduate, and undergraduate students in said areas.



The Data Services Librarian will participate in library-wide committees,
activities, and special projects, especially those involving new
technologies and data. The incumbent will develop and maintain awareness of
data-centered initiatives across the sciences, attending professional
meetings, workshops and conferences for training and continuing professional
development.



Qualifications:

●       Minimum one graduate degree (master’s level or higher) for
consideration. A second graduate degree will be required for tenure review.
One of the two graduate degrees must be an ALA-accredited MLS or equivalent.

●       Minimum 3-5 years of Data Services experience, including intensive
involvement with quantitative and/or geospatial data products and processes.

●       Ability to articulate a vision of the services, infrastructure, and
skills required to support the data needs of researchers in an academic
setting.

●       Knowledge of public and proprietary resources for national and
international numeric data.

●       Understanding of trends in data management throughout the research
lifecycle, including creating, processing, analysis, preservation, access,
and reuse of research data.

●       Ability to work courteously and effectively with patrons and
colleagues in a collaborative team environment.

●       Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communications skills.

●       Candidates must possess a strong public service orientation,
demonstrate a high degree of facility with technologies and systems germane
to the 21st century library, and be well versed in the issues surrounding
scholarly communications.



Preferred:

●       Academic or professional experience in the social sciences,
sciences, and/or other fields utilizing quantitative methodologies.

●       Demonstrated experience working across organizational boundaries
and managing complex stakeholder groups to move projects forward.

●       Reference/consultation, teaching, and outreach experience in an
academic library.

●       Working knowledge of metadata standards related to the description,
access, and preservation of numeric data, such as the Data Documentation
Initiative (DDI) specification.

●       Experience acquiring data resources for a library collection.

●       Experience helping researchers with data management planning.

●       Basic familiarity with software for statistical, geospatial, and/or
qualitative analysis (e.g. SAS, SPSS, Stata, R, ArcGIS, Atlas.ti, NVivo).

New York University Libraries:

Libraries at New York University serve the school’s 40,000 students and
faculty and contain more than 5 million volumes. The Libraries supports
NYU’s vision to become the first true Global Network University by
collaborating and providing services to our 11 global academic centers and
“portal campuses” in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai.   New York University
Libraries is a member of the Association of Research Libraries, the OCLC
Research Library Partnership, and the HathiTrust. The Libraries participates
in a variety of consortia and collaborates closely with Columbia University
Libraries and the New York Public Library through the Manhattan Research
Library Consortium. For the NYU Libraries Mission and Strategic Plan go to
<http://library.nyu.edu/about/Strategic_Plan.pdf>
http://library.nyu.edu/about/Strategic_Plan.pdf .


Salary/Benefits:  Attractive benefits package, including five weeks annual
vacation. Salary is commensurate with experience and background.



To Apply:  To ensure consideration, send CV and letter of application,
including the name, address, and telephone number of three references to:
Enrique Yanez, Director of Human Resources, New York University Libraries,
70 Washington Square South, New York, NY 10012 or via email to jobs at library.
nyu.edu.  CVs will be considered until the position is filled.





Richard B. Hill

Executive Director

ASIS&T

8555 16th Street, Suite 850

Silver Spring, MD  20910

v. (301) 495-0900

f. (301) 495-0810



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