[Rdap] The Data Curation Network is hiring

[Lisa Johnston]

*Data Curation Network Project Coordinator*

 *University of Minnesota Libraries*

The Data Curation Network (DCN) project seeks applications for a proactive
and enthusiastic Project Coordinator. This is a three-year project designed
to expand and launch a cross-institutional staffing model for curating
research data across a network of partner institutions and general data
repositories.

With support from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the Data Curation Network
will provide data curators an opportunity to share their specialized
expertise across institutional boundaries and enable data repositories to
professionally curate a wider variety of data at a greater depth than
previously possible. Visit the project web site for more information at
http://DataCurationNetwork.org <http://datacurationnetwork.org/>. The
Project Coordinator will bring combined skills in data curation, project
management, and team-building to help shape the future of the DCN. This
position, based at the University of Minnesota Libraries, will coordinate
all aspects of the Data Curation Network and report to the project’s
principal investigator and Director of the Data Repository for the
University of Minnesota (DRUM).

The Project Coordinator will work with a distributed network of data
curators across eight institutions: University of Minnesota Libraries,
Sheridan Libraries at Johns Hopkins University, University of Michigan
Library, Duke University Libraries, University Library at University of
Illinois at Urbana­-Champaign, Cornell University Library, Penn State
University Libraries, and Dryad Digital Repository. Specifically, the
Coordinator will oversee the daily operations of the Network, assign data
sets to the appropriate DCN Curator, and track/monitor a dataset’s progress
through the Network to ensure consistent and high quality service. The
Project Coordinator will engage in business and planning aspects of the
project along with a team of 10 dedicated data repository managers and
project Co-PIs who are committed to the success of the DCN. Dependent on
disciplinary background and expertise, the Coordinator may also take on
data curation duties as needed.

Qualifications

Required

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   Master’s degree from an American Library Association accredited library
   school or equivalent combination of advanced degree and relevant experience.
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   Demonstrated understanding of scientific research methods and data
   collection processes.
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   Knowledge of data repositories, preservation, and curation concepts and
   their application.
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   Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
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   Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues in a service-oriented,
   virtual, and collaboration-intensive environment.
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   Demonstrated knowledge of and commitment to the benefits of diversity
   and inclusion throughout an organization.


Preferred:

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   Experience working with data in a research setting.
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   Demonstrated project management skills.
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   Demonstrated creativity, initiative and self-direction.
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   Familiarity with metadata standards, creation, schemas, or management.
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   Knowledge of software packages and file formats for collecting and
   analyzing scientific data, such as R, MATLAB, Python, as well as tools and
   workflows for supporting reproducible research.
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   Understanding of trends in academic research support and expertise in
   providing research lifecycle support.
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   Demonstrated experience working collaboratively and effectively to
   support remote and/or virtual users.


This is a full-time, 12-month, annual renewable, academic professional
position with an appointment at the assistant or associate librarian level.
The University of Minnesota Libraries offers excellent benefits and the
Twin Cities provide an exciting urban center surrounded by outdoor
adventure.

*For more information and to apply, go to http://z.umn.edu/ulib392
<http://z.umn.edu/ulib392>. Applications will be accepted until position is
filled; first review of applications will be May 24, 2018. *


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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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