Data Steward Librarian — Open Research Data & Analytics

Weill Cornell Medicine; Doha; On-site; QAR 134,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar is seeking a data management specialist to guide library users across the research lifecycle, focusing on data curation, metadata standards, and repository selection. The role emphasizes Open Data practices and FAIR data workflows to improve transparency and reuse.

You will support researchers with data visualization and analysis, perform bibliometric assessments, and publish library guides and policies.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Library Science or related quantitative field.
• 3-5 years’ experience in an academic library or clinical research environment.
• Expert knowledge of ILS, Dublin Core, DataCite, and DDI.
• Experience with research data management tools (DMPTool, GitHub, Jupyter, Power BI, R, Python).
• Ability to manage multiple projects within demanding timeframes.
• Strong customer-focused service with excellent organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Guides, promotes, and encourages Open Data and interoperable data management practices amongst library users.
• Develops, assigns, and verifies ontologies in metadata to enable discovery and tracking of research data.
• Supports researchers on data visualization and data mining techniques.
• Conducts bibliometric analysis and provides insights to improve research impact.
• Ensures data uploads to the institutional repository following archival standards and FAIR principles.
• Collaborates with library teams to support library mission and strategic goals.

Skills

Data management

Data visualization

Bibliometrics

Open data advocacy

Communication

Education

Master's Degree in Library Science

Tools

DMPTool

GitHub

Jupyter Notebooks

Power BI

R

Python

Job description

Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar is seeking a data management specialist to guide library users across the research lifecycle, focusing on data curation, metadata standards, and repository selection. The role emphasizes Open Data practices and FAIR data workflows to improve transparency and reuse.

You will support researchers with data visualization and analysis, perform bibliometric assessments, and publish library guides and policies.