[Rdap] Job Posting: Social Sciences Data Librarian at University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Eaker, Chris ceaker at utk.edu
Tue Oct 30 09:39:16 EDT 2018


The University of Tennessee Libraries seeks an enthusiastic, collaborative and highly motivated individual to join our Liaison Programs team. This position advances the teaching and research missions of the University by proactively building partnerships and delivering responsive library expertise.

This position provides in-depth consultation, engagement and instruction to the Department of Psychology and develops specialized expertise in data support to serve interdisciplinary research needs in the social sciences and promotes new forms of scholarship. The Department of Psychology is one of the largest departments on campus, with almost 40 faculty, over 1,000 students, and a variety of interdisciplinary partnerships. The librarian develops instruction and engagement opportunities to reflect inclusive experiences, perspectives, and learning styles. The librarian maintains awareness of research needs and collaborates to deliver services and expertise to support the UT community throughout the research cycle. The successful candidate will be committed to cultivating close working relationships that serve the diverse needs of faculty, students, staff, and connecting them to library resources and services.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the ability to develop expertise in data sources and tools relevant to the social sciences. This position will work collaboratively with other data-related positions to provide specialized support in locating and manipulating data and serve as a resource to other social science subject librarians at UT Libraries.

This liaison will actively participate in team-based and library-wide liaison activities to develop a shared vision for library resources and services which align with the UTK Libraries' Strategic Plan.<https://www.lib.utk.edu/about/files/StrategicPlan_Aug2016.pdf>
Read more: https://www.lib.utk.edu/employment/position/social-sciences-data-librarian/


Christopher Eaker
Assistant Professor & Data Curation Librarian
ORCID: 0000-0001-5881-1680<http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5881-1680>
University of Tennessee Libraries
236 John C. Hodges Library
1015 Volunteer Boulevard
Knoxville, TN 37996
ceaker at utk.edu<mailto:ceaker at utk.edu>
(865) 974-4404
https://www.lib.utk.edu/scholar/

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