Digital Scholarship Librarian: Research Data & Initiatives

University of Texas - Rio Grande Valley; Edinburg (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

University Library at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley seeks a Digital Scholarship Librarian to lead digital initiatives and research data management projects. You will guide students, faculty, and staff in repositories, open data, digital exhibits, and scholarly impact tools.

The role includes education on curation, indexing, and accessibility of digital scholarship, plus outreach to advance scholarly work. Some travel and weekend work are required.

Qualifications

• MLS from ALA-accredited library school.
• MLIS preferred, with research emphasis (GIS/data).
• Experience with Excel and presentation software.

Responsibilities

• Develop digital initiatives and research data projects.
• Guide users in repositories, open data, and scholarly tools.
• Educate on curation, description, indexing, and accessibility.
• Provide outreach and instruction on digital technologies.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Teaching/presentation

Education

MLS (Master's in Library Science)

MLIS

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

bepress

Dataverse

Dryad

Zenodo

Job description

University Library at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley seeks a Digital Scholarship Librarian to lead digital initiatives and research data management projects. You will guide students, faculty, and staff in repositories, open data, digital exhibits, and scholarly impact tools.

The role includes education on curation, indexing, and accessibility of digital scholarship, plus outreach to advance scholarly work. Some travel and weekend work are required.