Research Data Librarian for Open Scholarship

Indiana University; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 52,200 - 63,800; Full time

Job summary

Indiana University Indianapolis University Library is seeking a Research Data Librarian to support management, sharing, discovery, and responsible use of data throughout the research lifecycle. The role collaborates with library colleagues, faculty, and IU partners to advance institutional priorities.

The position contributes to research information management and to the Center for Digital Scholarship, reporting to the Director.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Library and Information Science or equivalent.
• Strong interest in research data management, sharing, and reuse.
• Experience or interest in supporting faculty and student researchers.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to adapt to evolving research practices and technologies.
• Strong library reference interview and database search skills.
• Knowledge of the higher education research environment, preferably in social sciences, sciences, or biomedical fields.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultations on research data management, including data management plans, metadata, storage, sharing, preservation, and repository selection.
• Support researchers in meeting funder, publisher, and institutional requirements for data sharing and public access.
• Assist researchers with qualitative and quantitative data discovery and use.
• Contribute to development and promotion of research data services, repositories, and data discovery systems.
• Assist with ingestion, curation, and management of datasets within an institutional repository.
• Design and deliver workshops on research data management, data sharing, discovery, and research metrics.
• Develop outreach strategies for data and research information services.
• Promote responsible use of research data, including AI-related considerations.
• Support faculty and administrators in interpreting research impact data for reporting and planning.
• Collaborate with liaison librarians and campus partners to integrate research impact and data services into faculty support programs.
• Advance open scholarship and responsible research practices through participation in library and university initiatives.

Skills

Communication

Research support

Oral & written comms

Research data management

Adaptability

Library reference skills

Higher-ed research knowledge

Education

MLIS (ALA-accredited)

Job description

Indiana University Indianapolis University Library is seeking a Research Data Librarian to support management, sharing, discovery, and responsible use of data throughout the research lifecycle. The role collaborates with library colleagues, faculty, and IU partners to advance institutional priorities.

The position contributes to research information management and to the Center for Digital Scholarship, reporting to the Director.