Data Services Librarian: Empower Data-Driven Research

State; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 82,000 - 103,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston College Libraries seeks a Data Services Librarian to join our Digital Scholarship Group (DSG). The role collaborates across the DSG, Libraries, and campus to grow data gathering, manipulation, management, curation, and training services for faculty and students.

The successful candidate will provide data skills instruction, data consultations, and one-on-one and classroom engagement with undergraduates and graduates, including economics and business audiences, with strong communication

Qualifications

• Master's in Library and Information Science or related data-intensive field.
• Demonstrated experience in providing data skills training and classroom instruction.
• Experience in research support for students and faculty through data consultations and curation, management, cleaning, and mining services.

Responsibilities

• Consult on faculty and student data-driven projects.
• Provide data skills instruction and training on data manipulation and management methods, best practices, and tools.
• Engage one-on-one and in classrooms with undergraduate and graduate students to build data capabilities.
• Collaborate with DSG head and colleagues to grow data services across the BC community.

Skills

Data skills training

Research support

Data manipulation

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Excellent written and oral communica

Python or R coding

Education

Master’s degree in Library and Information Science or related data-intensive field

Tools

WRDS

GIS software

Job description

Boston College Libraries seeks a Data Services Librarian to join our Digital Scholarship Group (DSG). The role collaborates across the DSG, Libraries, and campus to grow data gathering, manipulation, management, curation, and training services for faculty and students.

The successful candidate will provide data skills instruction, data consultations, and one-on-one and classroom engagement with undergraduates and graduates, including economics and business audiences, with strong communication