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ICPSR Associate Research Scientist

The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) in the Institute for Social Research (ISR) at the University of Michigan invites applications for a full-time position for a geospatial information scientist to serve as the software architect for ICPSR's data platform.

Applicants may initiate the process by submitting a letter describing their scholarly activities and interests in the project. Please include a CV, three letters of reference or names of three references, and up to two recent publications.

The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) of the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan maintains a number of long-standing research and data archiving projects. ICPSR is currently searching for an Associate Research Scientist to serve as the software architect to support continuous improvements to the design and implementation of ICPSR's data platform. The platform supports large, production scale ingest, curation, and dissemination of public and restricted data. Among other things, the architect will design and implement tools to improve the discovery of geospatial data on the ICPSR platform.

The associate research scientist will join the ICPSR research faculty, conduct a program of research, and contribute to the mission of ICPSR to advance and expand social and behavioral research. In particular, we are seeking someone who can contribute to scientific innovation to keep ICPSR at the forefront of providing access to FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable) social science data.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Ph.D. in Geospatial Information Science;
  • experience with writing grants and contracts;
  • strong leadership and communication skills;
  • experience with software development and architecture, including relevant software and research tools, and an understanding of the data pipeline.

The ideal candidate will start immediately.

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