"Research Data Librarian"

Position Title:

Research Data Librarian

School/Division:

Library Operations

Office:

Department of Technical and Digital Library Services

Full Time/Part Time:

Full-Time

Description:

The Hofstra University Library is pleased to invite applications for the appointment of a tenure-track Research Data Librarian in the Department of Technical and Digital Library Services. The successful candidate will help develop and implement Library services that support Hofstra researchers with data management, organization, analysis, preservation, and sharing.
The University Library supports Hofstra University's mission of providing a quality education to its students in an environment that encourages and nurtures learning through the free and open exchange of ideas, sharing the University's commitment to academic freedom and to the transmission, advancement, and preservation of knowledge. The University Library supports the curricular offerings of the University, fulfilling the research and instructional needs of university students, faculty, and administrators through collaboration with these constituents. 

In this position, the successful candidate will be expected to:

• Work with a team of key university stakeholders to analyze and assess current campus research data management needs, and to collaboratively develop research data initiatives, services, and future directions.
• Collaborate on the development and implementation of a plan for the Library to provide and sustain data services to support the University's research mission.
• Assist researchers in complying with sponsor-mandated data management and sharing requirements, working together with the Office for Research and Sponsored Programs and other university units as appropriate.
• Advise on repository requirements and infrastructure and assist in the implementation and management of repository systems and services.
• Advocate for the value of responsible data practices and reproducibility, emphasizing considerations of privacy, ethics, attribution, and documentation when working with data.
• Provide guidance, support, and educational programming to assist researchers in data analysis, visualization, and evaluation techniques, working together with other university units as appropriate.
• Educate and inform the campus community about data curation and preservation practices and strategies as they relate to scholarly communication endeavors.
• Conduct research and scholarly activities to meet the Hofstra University Library criteria for promotion and tenure.
• Serve on University and department committees, task forces, and teams.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• ALA accredited M.L.S/M.L.I.S. degree is required.
• Working knowledge of fundamental research data management and curation best practices, publisher and funder public access requirements, and data preservation principles.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Demonstrated initiative and flexibility, and ability to work both collaboratively and independently.
• Strong commitment to staying current with emerging trends and developments in data management and related research data services.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Additional graduate degree preferred (required for initial appointment at the Assistant or Associate Professor rank).
• Experience providing research data services.
• Knowledge of text analysis and/or visualization tools such as Python, R, or Tableau.
• Experience working in an academic or research library, or as part of a research team that has stewarded their research outputs.