Open Research Data Coordinator

University of Texas; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 58,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas Libraries at UT Austin seeks a Research Data Coordinator to join the Research and Scholarship team. The role supports researchers in publishing data, offering personalized consultations, building resource guides, and leading instructional sessions to promote open scholarship practices and open access to research outputs.

You will work with the Texas Data Repository, develop scripted tools, and coordinate events to facilitate reproducible research and FAIR data practices

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in library science, data science, information studies, or related data-focused field.
• At least 4 years of research data experience in professional or graduate roles.
• Experience with research data publication, repositories, curation, or reproducibility.
• Strong interest in open scholarship and data management.
• Knowledge of Python, R, or JavaScript; ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
• Willingness for continual learning and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultation sessions and workshops to publish research data and outputs.
• Maintain relationships within UT Libraries and across UT researchers who work with data.
• Review data, metadata, code, and documentation in the UT Dataverse and support curation and reproducibility.
• Develop processes to track researcher data publishing metrics.
• Participate in professional groups and stay current on data sharing tools and methods.
• Other related functions as assigned.

Skills

Python

R

JavaScript

Open scholarship

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Teamwork

Continuous learning

Education

Graduate degree in library science

Tools

Dataverse

TDR

GitHub

Job description

The University of Texas Libraries at UT Austin seeks a Research Data Coordinator to join the Research and Scholarship team. The role supports researchers in publishing data, offering personalized consultations, building resource guides, and leading instructional sessions to promote open scholarship practices and open access to research outputs.

You will work with the Texas Data Repository, develop scripted tools, and coordinate events to facilitate reproducible research and FAIR data practices