Data Curation Specialist for Humanities and Social Sciences

students and staff to help manage, share and preserve their research data and other content of scholarly value, with a specialized focus on Humanities and Social Sciences. This is a highly collaborative position requiring coordination and negotiation of relationships and responsibilities across the Library and the University. You will be an important member of the Deep Blue Repository & Research Data Services (DBRRDS) team and contribute to all aspects of its work. You will help develop data management and sharing plans, consult with faculty, staff, and students on their scholarly communication needs in collaboration with librarian experts and subject specialists, provide training to librarians and researchers on managing and sharing their scholarship and research data, and help researchers share their scholarship and research data with others through the library's Deep Blue Documents and Deep Blue Data repositories. You will be the primary service contact for DBRRDS with Humanities and Social Sciences faculty, staff and students at U-M's Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses. Other service activities and functions may be negotiated depending upon your knowledge, expertise, and interest. You will report directly to the Director of Deep Blue Repository & Research Data Services under the Associate University Librarian for Publishing. You may supervise student workers. The anticipated hire date is in January 2027. This appointment is subject to the UM/LEO-GLAM collective bargaining agreement. Appointment is anticipated as an Associate Librarian or Senior Associate Librarian. Salary and rank are dependent on the candidate's qualifications and experience. The target salary ranges for this position are $69,000 to $79,000 for the Associate Librarian rank, and $79,000 to $89,000 for the Senior Associate Librarian rank. Librarian appointments carry with them increased expectations regarding professional development, professional engagement, research, and service, in keeping with the library's process for librarian promotion and advancement. The University of Michigan offers a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance, generous time off (24 vacation days per year, and 15 sick leave days a year), matched retirement contributions with immediate vesting, professional development opportunities, and more. TIAA and Fidelity Investments' retirement benefits are available. For questions about this posting or to request accommodations, please contact libraryjobs@umich.edu. This position is covered under the collective bargaining agreement between the U-M and the Lecturers Employee Organization, AFL-CIO, on behalf of their Librarian, Archivists, and Curator bargaining unit (LEO-GLAM), which contains and settles all matters with respect to wages, benefits, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment. It is the policy of the University of Michigan to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and other applicable federal and state laws that prohibit discrimination on the basis of disability. Pursuant to the 2025-2029 UM|LEO-GLAM agreement, each appointing unit will designate an administrative contact ("administrative designee") who is responsible for communicating with the necessary parties about accommodation requests made by Employees in that appointing unit on each campus. The Administrative Designees for Publishing Maria Gonzalez and Richard Schrader. They may be reached at (734) 764-7196 or mariagon@umich.edu. Employees on the Ann Arbor, Flint or Dearborn Campuses[1.1][2.1] may also contact the Disability Equity Office by email at disabilityequity@umich.edu, by phone at (734) 763-0235, or by visiting their website . Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. This job may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended. Applications will be reviewed as received throughout the posting period and continue until the position is filled. The University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.