Research Data Librarian: Open Science & Data Stewardship

The City University of New York

New York (NY)

On-site

USD 81,000 - 129,000

Full time

11 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension benefits

Parental leave

Savings programs

Mentoring and research support

Job summary

The City University of New York School of Medicine is seeking a Research Data Librarian to support data management, data-related scholarly communications, and evidence synthesis across the research lifecycle.

Reporting to the Chief Librarian, the role collaborates with faculty, researchers, staff, and students, develops data management plans for grants, promotes open science practices, and maintains researcher profiles in Pure. Salary and benefits are competitive.

Qualifications

Master’s degree in Library Science or closely related discipline from an ALA-accredited program.
A second graduate degree is required.
Experience conducting advanced literature searches in biomedical and health sciences databases.
Knowledge of research data management principles and practices.
Demonstrated ability to provide instruction and consultation services.
Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
Ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders in a research-intensive environment.

Responsibilities

Consult with faculty, researchers, staff, and students on research data management best practices throughout the research lifecycle; assist researchers in developing data management and sharing plans for grant proposals and sponsored research projects.
Advise researchers on data organization, documentation, metadata standards, storage, preservation, sharing, and reuse; provide guidance regarding compliance with federal, institutional, and publisher requirements related to data management and data sharing.
Develop instructional materials, workshops, and online resources related to research data management and data literacy; collaborate with institutional stakeholders to promote responsible data stewardship and open science practices.
Monitor emerging trends, technologies, policies, and standards related to research data services.
Administer and maintain researcher profile platform (Pure or another similar system); configure system settings, workflows, integrations, and user permissions; monitor platform performance and coordinate upgrades, testing, and troubleshooting.