[Rdap] Job announcement - Biosciences Liaison Librarian and Scientific Data Curator - University of Minnesota

Lisa Johnston ljohnsto at umn.edu
Mon Jun 12 17:34:10 EDT 2017


University of Minnesota

Biosciences Liaison Librarian and Scientific Data Curator



The University of Minnesota Libraries invites applications for a creative,
innovative, and enthusiastic science librarian. We seek applicants who
combine skills in outreach, technology, and subject expertise to help shape
the future of library services. Interdisciplinary and collaborative
research and learning figure prominently in the University of Minnesota’s
priorities and are a focus of this position.  The successful candidate will
serve as liaison to designated academic departments and research centers in
the biological sciences, forging new relationships with faculty and
students and creating new services that respond to trends in scientific
research in those disciplines. The incumbent will also serve as Research
Services Coordinator for the ABES department and as a curator for
scientific data in the Data Repository for the University of Minnesota
(DRUM), working closely with the Data Management/Curation Lead, the
Research Data Services Team, and several disciplinary specialists to
provide University Libraries data management and curation services.



Responsibilities of the Biosciences Librarian include contributing to the
development of data-related repository activities, workflows, and policies,
executing technical processes involved in managing the lifecycle of digital
datasets in order to maintain the integrity of and access to archived
datasets; e.g., data transformation projects, serving as functional expert
for consultations with UMN researchers on data issues and services (e.g.,
data management planning) and the development and delivery of training and
instructional materials on data curation, processing submissions for
depositing and archiving datasets in the digital repository, developing
strong connections with a diverse population of faculty and students to
determine and address service needs, seeking opportunities for
collaborative partnerships with designated departments and research
centers, providing research lifecycle support and leadership, including
shared service development in areas such as data management planning,
research networking, and personal information management, supporting
teaching and learning needs of assigned departments, including the Biology
Teaching & Learning program, selecting and managing collections in all
formats for assigned subject areas, providing leadership for and contribute
to library-wide projects, and contributing to the knowledge base of the
profession through research, publication, and professional engagement.



Required qualifications include: a Master’s degree from an American Library
Association accredited library school or equivalent combination of advanced
degree and relevant experience, demonstrated understanding of scientific
research methods and data collection processes, knowledge of data
repositories, preservation, and curation concepts and their application,
facility with technology and its application in academic contexts,
understanding of teaching, learning, and research trends in the sciences,
excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills,
demonstrated creativity, initiative, and self-direction, ability to respond
effectively to changing needs and priorities, and ability to work
collaboratively with colleagues and library users in a service-oriented,
research-intensive environment.



This is a full-time, 12-month, continuous appointment track academic
professional position with probationary appointment at the Assistant
Librarian rank with the potential for appointment at Associate Librarian.



For full description, qualifications and to apply go to
http://z.umn.edu/ulib377

The University of Minnesota is an Equal Opportunity Educator and Employer.


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Lisa Johnston
Research Data Management/Curation Lead
and Co-Director of the University Digital Conservancy

University of Minnesota Libraries
108 Walter Library, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Hangouts: ljohnsto at umn.edu / Skype: ifylawwt

http://lib.umn.edu/datamanagement  |   http://conservancy.umn.edu

ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6908-9240
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