Data Curation Specialist for Humanities and Social Sciences

Digital Library Federation; Ann Arbor (MI); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Data Curation Specialist for Humanities and Social Sciences supports the Library's mission by helping faculty, students and staff manage, share and preserve their research data and related scholarly content.

Working within the Deep Blue Repository & Research Data Services (DBRRDS) team, you will collaborate across units, coordinate responsibilities, provide data management guidance, and help researchers share their scholarship through the library's Deep Blue Documents and Deep Blue Data

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and negotiate relationships across the Library and the University.
• Consult with faculty, staff and students on data management and sharing needs.
• Provide training to librarians and researchers on managing and sharing scholarship and data.

Job description

The Data Curation Specialist for Humanities and Social Sciences advances the mission of the Library through working with faculty, students and staff to help manage, share and preserve their research data and other content of scholarly value, with a specialized focus on Humanities and Social Sciences. This is a highly collaborative position requiring coordination and negotiation of relationships and responsibilities across the Library and the University.

You will be an important member of the Deep Blue Repository & Research Data Services (DBRRDS) team and contribute to all aspects of its work. You will help develop data management and sharing plans, consult with faculty, staff, and students on their scholarly communication needs in collaboration with librarian experts and subject specialists, provide training to librarians and researchers on managing and sharing their scholarship and research data, and help researchers share their scholarship and research data with others through the library's Deep Blue Documents and Deep Blue Data repositories.

You will be the primary service contact for DBRRDS with Humanities and Social Sciences faculty, staff and students at U-M's Ann Arbor, Dearborn and Flint campuses. Other service activities and functions may be negotiated depending upon your knowledge, expertise, and interest.