Research Data Librarian: Open Scholarship & Data Discovery

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

Job summary

Indiana University Indianapolis University Library seeks a Research Data Librarian to support research data management, sharing, discovery, and responsible use across the research lifecycle.

The role collaborates with library colleagues, faculty, and partners to advance institutional priorities, including open scholarship and research impact services, and contributes to the Center for Digital Scholarship's initiatives.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree from an ALA‑accredited Library and Information Science program or equivalent graduate degree.
• Interest in research data management, sharing, and reuse.

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 the development and promotion of research data services, repositories, and data discovery systems.
• Assist with the 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 and implement outreach strategies for data and research information services.
• Promote the 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

Oral communication

Written communication

Reference interview

Database search skills

Adapt to evolving practices

Higher education research environment

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Qualitative/quantitative methods

Data curation (FAIR, CARE)

Data repositories/metadata discovery

Reproducible workflows

Education

Master’s degree from an ALA‑accredited Library and Information Science program

Job description

Indiana University Indianapolis University Library seeks a Research Data Librarian to support research data management, sharing, discovery, and responsible use across the research lifecycle.

The role collaborates with library colleagues, faculty, and partners to advance institutional priorities, including open scholarship and research impact services, and contributes to the Center for Digital Scholarship's initiatives.