Research Data Librarian & Open Data Steward

Weill Cornell Medicine - Qatar; Doha; On-site; QAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar seeks a data management librarian to guide research data practices across the lifecycle. Influence data curation, metadata standards, and repository workflows while enabling transparent data sharing.

The role includes training, bibliometric analysis, and collaboration with library teams to advance FAIR data and reproducible research in a clinical academic setting.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Library Science (ALA-accredited) or Information Science
• 3-5 years’ experience in an academic library or clinical research environment
• Expert knowledge of ILS, open access tools, and metadata standards (Dublin Core, DataCite, DDI)
• Experience with data management tools and analytical software for reporting

Responsibilities

• Promotes Open Data and interoperable data management practices
• Develops ontologies in metadata for discoverability
• Supports researchers on data visualization and data mining
• Performs bibliometric analysis and assesses research impact
• Ensures data upload into institutional repository per standards
• Analyzes library statistics and taxonomy effectiveness
• Designs trainings on data management, archiving, and dissemination

Skills

Open Data

Data Management

Metadata standards

Data Visualization

Cross-functional communication

Education

Master's degree in Library Science or Information Science

3-5 years in academic library or clinical research

Tools

DMPTool

GitHub

Jupyter Notebooks

Power BI

R/Python

Job description

Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar seeks a data management librarian to guide research data practices across the lifecycle. Influence data curation, metadata standards, and repository workflows while enabling transparent data sharing.

The role includes training, bibliometric analysis, and collaboration with library teams to advance FAIR data and reproducible research in a clinical academic setting.