Research Data Management Librarian

Position Focus :

This position works with a team to facilitate access to the data services and collections of a complex, multifaceted research / academic library through direct contact with researchers and the development and promotion of services and collections.

The Research Data Management Librarian is a member of the Computational Methods and Data department and participates in Yale University Library programs and committees.

The incumbent supports the discovery, use, and management of locally created and externally available data and reports to the Head of Data Services.

cumbent participates in Yale Library planning, committees, and task forces; and engages in campus, regional, national, and international organizations and collaborative activities.

The incumbent is expected to participate in professional activities outside of Yale and to monitor developments and best practices elsewhere to help ensure the excellence of Yale’s research and learning program.

Yale Library serves a diverse staff, campus, local, and global community and is deeply committed to advancing its goals for equity, inclusion, and accessibility.

This commitment is reflected in our mission, strategic directions, staff values, initiatives, and scholarly activity. To support our goals for staff recruitment, retention, and development, Yale Library invites applications from candidates whose philosophies align with these commitments and who have demonstrated success with supporting diversity and inclusion through their work, service, research, and / or teaching.

Data services : Engages with Library IT, electronic resources, cataloging, and preservation departments on receiving data resources, hosting, and preserving collection content, and preparing content for discovery and availability to users, including advising on descriptive metadata and other finding tools.

Works with the Head of Data Services to manage data storage infrastructure to ensure access to Yale researchers including handling requests for data access and receiving data from vendors.

The position will be assigned a rank of Librarian 2 or 3 based on a combination of professional experience and qualifications.

Librarian ranking information can be found here :

Essential Duties

1. Services to provide access, troubleshooting, and support to researchers for successful use of data collections including reformatting and documentation.

2. Provides support to researchers in depositing data to the Yale Dataverse instance including developing metadata standards and documentation.

3. Manage, actively contribute to, and promote data curation services in Yale Dataverse and other repositories, as well as in disciplinary data repositories.

4. Advises on and implements scalable, sustainable, and domain-appropriate data services in support of research at Yale.

5. Increases the visibility and usability of data resources through research consultations, workshops and course-integrated instruction, online research guides, and outreach efforts.

6. Collaborates with subject librarians, Geospatial specialists, and staff from the StatLab, the Digital Humanities Lab, and the Yale Center for Research Computing to support the research data and data science needs of Yale researchers.

7. Assists researchers in data management planning. 8. Provides instruction in data management issues and best practices to diverse audiences, including researchers, University staff, and Library colleagues.

9. Collaborates with campus partners, including the Office of the Deputy Provost for Research, the Office of Research Administration, the Yale Center for Research Computing, Yale Center for Geospatial Solutions, and the Yale Data-Intensive Social Science Center, concerning issues of managing, curating, sharing, and preserving research data.

10. Participates in outreach and research / instruction program planning and implementation for Computational Methods and Data.

11. Participates in Yale Library planning, committees, and task forces, and engages in campus, regional, and national professional organizations, and collaborative activities.

12. Participates in professional activities outside of Yale and monitors developments and best practices elsewhere to help ensure the excellence of Yale’s research support services and collections.

13. May represent Yale to state, national, and international data organizations.

Required Education and Experience

Master’s degree from an ALA-accredited library school. In selected instances, a post-graduate degree in a related discipline may be substituted for an MLS.

Required Skill / Ability 1 :

Demonstrated ability with data management processes, technologies, standards, and best practices and familiarity with trends in data management requirements from funding agencies and scholarly publishers.

Required Skill / Ability 2 :

Demonstrated excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communications and analytical ability.

Required Skill / Ability 3 :

Demonstrated ability in designing projects, leading if appropriate, and bringing them to a conclusion in a timely fashion.

Required Skill / Ability 4 :

Demonstrated ability in working collegially and cooperatively within and across organizations.

Required Skill / Ability 5 :

Demonstrated ability in working collaboratively and independently with varied groups within a complex organization and a rapidly changing team environment.

Preferred Education, Experience and Skills :

Degree in engineering, math, science, or social science. Familiarity with quantitative, qualitative, and geospatial data analysis applications.

Knowledge of metadata standards for quantitative and qualitative data. Demonstrated experience providing public service and instruction in an academic research library setting.

Proven experience with research data repositories such as Dataverse.

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Background Check Requirements

All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks based on the position description and job requirements.

All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website.

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The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific duties and responsibilities of the particular position.

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