Data Services Librarian
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- Clemson University
- Location
- Clemson, SC
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Clemson University: University Libraries
Data Services Librarian
Location: Cooper Library
Clemson University Libraries seek an entrepreneurial librarian to lead the Libraries data management initiatives. The Data Services Librarian will develop and provide services that support faculty, researchers, and students in the discovery, use, preservation, and visualization of data. The Data Services librarian will coordinate and teach instruction sessions and programming related to research data management and provide consultations for researchers in collaboration with subject librarians. This is a 12-month tenure track Faculty position and works under the direction of the Head of Library Technology.
Responsibilities include:
- Provides support and instruction in data management tools and techniques required by faculty, researchers, and students to find, describe, preserve, and visualize data
- Assists researchers with the review of data management plans and development of grant proposals
- Analyzes and assesses campus data management needs, current initiatives, and future directions
- Develops and implements plan for the Libraries to provide and sustain data services for the University community
- Works collaboratively across the Libraries to support various initiatives including Open Access, Open Educational Resources, and digital initiatives
- Develops partnerships and works in collaboration with campus offices that provide research data services to support the University's research mission
- Maintains awareness of rapidly evolving best practices and tools/resources related to data management
- Engages in professional development such as attending conferences, workshops, and webinars related to job functions
- Designs and teaches data management instruction sessions, workshops, and programs; creates instructional materials and research guides in a variety of formats
- Participates in outreach to promote library resources and services
- Develops a focused program of high quality research and creative accomplishments, consistent with professional responsibilities and the Libraries' mission and goals
QUALIFICATIONS
Required Qualifications:
- An ALA-accredited graduate degree in librarianship or other relevant graduate degree as deemed appropriate by the Libraries
- Demonstrated knowledge of data management practices, data curation practices, and preservation principles and practices
- Understanding of the research life-cycle as demonstrated by education or work experience • Effective interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience or demonstrated potential supporting researchers with data services, including review of data management plans, data discovery, and data storage
- Familiarity working with common funding agency requirements, such as NSF, USDA, NEH, NIH
- Familiarity with software used for statistical and/or qualitative analysis and data visualization
- Demonstrated understanding of the value of diversity and inclusion in the workplace
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Applicants should electronically submit all applications and related materials via Interfolio: Required materials include a cover letter, professional curriculum vitae, and three (3) reference contacts. Review of materials will begin immediately. Applications received by March 1, 2019 will be guaranteed consideration. The position will remain open until filled.
Clemson University is an AA/EEO employer and does not discriminate against any person or group on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, pregnancy, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status or genetic information. Clemson University is building a culturally diverse faculty and staff committed to working in a multicultural environment and encourages applications from minorities and women.
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Working at Clemson University
Clemson is a dynamic research university located in Upstate South Carolina at the center of the booming I-85 corridor between Charlotte, N.C., and Atlanta, Ga. One of the nation’s most selective public research universities according to U.S. News & World Report and The Princeton Review, Clemson University is the school of choice among top students in South Carolina and is increasingly competitive for the best students in the region and the nation. More than 17,100 students select from 70 undergraduate and 100 graduate degree programs through five academic colleges: Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences; Architecture, Arts and Humanities; Business and Behavioral Science; Engineering and Science; and Health, Education and Human Development.
Clemson’s transformation into a leading research institution — currently attracting in excess of $140 million in externally funded research and sponsored program awards per year — is based upon an academic plan that identifies eight emphasis areas in which the University has opportunities to increase education and research, to align with South Carolina’s economic development needs and to draw upon faculty strengths. Emphasis areas include automotive and transportation technology, advanced materials, biotechnology and biomedical sciences, leadership and entrepreneurship, sustainable environment, information and communication technology, family and community living, and general education.
Major economic development initiatives that have emerged from the academic plan include the Clemson International Center for Automotive Research — a 250-acre campus in Greenville, which has generated more than $225 million in public and private commitments in just four years; an advanced materials initiative at the Clemson Research Park, which includes a new LEED Silver-certified facility; and the South Carolina Health Sciences Collaborative — an initiative of the state’s three research universities and major health-care systems.
As the state’s land-grant university, Clemson reaches out to citizens, communities and businesses all over South Carolina. The Public Service Activities division includes the county-based Cooperative Extension Service, five off-campus research and education centers through the Clemson University Experiment Station and critical regulatory responsibilities for plant and animal health.
The University boasts a 1,400-acre campus on the shores of Lake Hartwell within view of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Surrounding the campus are 18,000 acres of University farms and woodlands devoted to research. A warm campus environment, great weather and recreational activities offered by proximity to both the natural surroundings and large cities are part of the Clemson Experience.
Points of interest at Clemson include the following:
The Clemson Conference Center and Inn is a state-of-the-art facility for symposia, meetings, seminars and special events. The complex includes the Madren Continuing Education and Conference Center, the Walker Golf Course and the Martin Inn.
The South Carolina Botanical Garden, a 295-acre public garden, features several thousand varieties of ornamental plants and a unique collection of nature-based sculptures.
The Robert Howell Brooks Center for the Performing Arts brings an exciting array of concert, theater, dance, comedy and other live performances to the community.
The Robert Campbell Geology Museum at the Botanical Garden displays meteorites, minerals, dinosaur fossils and the largest faceted-stone collection in the Southeast.
The T. Ed Garrison Livestock Arena is a showplace for livestock activities in the state and has hosted horse and livestock shows, rodeos, sales, 4-H activities, educational programs, and industrial and agricultural exhibitions.
Fort Hill, the home of John C. Calhoun and later of his son-in-law, University founder Thomas Green Clemson, is a registered National Historic Landmark located in the center of campus.
The Class of 1944 Visitors Center is the front door to Clemson — a friendly place to get tours, information, assistance and an introduction to this beautiful, historic university and community.
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