Open Science Data Steward for PSDI

STFC; East Hagbourne; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days holiday

Employee discounts (shopping/travel)

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Science and Technology Facilities Council is seeking a Data Steward to support PSDI within the Open Science theme. You will work with STFC partners and the PSDI user community to maintain data resources, repositories, and curated datasets, guiding governance and best practices in data management.

The role requires collaboration with project teams and external partners, applying FAIR principles and Open Science values while developing technical and domain expertise across PSDI data communities.

Qualifications

• Experience of research data management practices and tools, including repositories and catalogues, to support data curation and sharing.
• Knowledge of FAIR principles and experience in delivering solutions, including translating principles into practice.
• Ability to work collaboratively and as part of team, both in-person and remotely.
• Experience of working with technical and scientific metadata.
• Track record in responsibility for the delivery of project outputs.
• Familiarity with and commitment to the aims of Open Science.
• A degree or equivalent in information science, computer science, chemical sciences or a related field OR relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

• Working with PSDI partners to encourage and embed the adoption of best practice data management techniques, metadata standards, FAIR data principles, and Open Science values.
• Liaising with stakeholders to ensure the data communities are developed to meet the needs of the physical sciences community and demonstrate best practice in data management.
• Developing and maintaining technical and domain specialisms to further develop the PSDI data communities.
• On-boarding new data communities and managing relationships and community needs.
• Participating in community forums to share best practices and standards; e.g., setting up a PSDI data community user forum.

Skills

Data management

FAIR data

Open Science

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Degree in information science or related field

Tools

Metadata standards

Repositories

Catalogues

Job description

Science and Technology Facilities Council is seeking a Data Steward to support PSDI within the Open Science theme. You will work with STFC partners and the PSDI user community to maintain data resources, repositories, and curated datasets, guiding governance and best practices in data management.

The role requires collaboration with project teams and external partners, applying FAIR principles and Open Science values while developing technical and domain expertise across PSDI data communities.