Research Impact Librarian

Digital Library Federation; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 58,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative and user-focused position as a Research Impact Librarian awaits you at a leading university library. In this dynamic role, you will collaborate with faculty to enhance their research impact through advanced bibliometric analyses and tailored training sessions. Your expertise will help elevate researcher profiles and optimize scholarly dissemination. Join a forward-thinking institution where your contributions will directly support the research enterprise and foster a collaborative environment. If you are passionate about research support and eager to make a difference, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• MLIS required; relevant experience considered.
• Strong knowledge of bibliometrics and research impact analysis.

Responsibilities

• Support faculty research needs through consultation and training.
• Analyze research metrics data for reporting and grant requirements.

Skills

Bibliometrics

Research Impact Analysis

Data Analysis

Consultation Skills

Training and Development

Education

MLIS from an ALA-accredited program

Another graduate degree

Job description

Education Requirements: MLIS from an ALA-accredited program (or equivalent); another graduate degree and relevant experience will be given equal consideration.

Minimum Compensation: 58,000

Maximum Compensation: 85,000

Hourly or Salary? Salary

Description

The University of South Carolina Libraries is seeking an innovative and user-focused Research Impact Librarian who will work in a collaborative environment to support the research needs of faculty across the university.

The Research Impact Librarian strengthens the USC research enterprise by building knowledge of and fluency with advanced bibliometrics and research impact analyses. This person will develop and promote a suite of services supporting faculty and students’ research impact. The Librarian provides consultation and training for faculty, administrators, and students to elevate researcher profiles in scholarly platforms and optimize the dissemination and publication of scholarly works. Training topics would cover research impact concepts, bibliometrics approaches, citation analysis, finding data sources, and developing researcher profiles. The Librarian also supports programs designed to monitor attribution of USC-produced research in bibliometric data sources and supports researcher disambiguation to attribute USC authorship correctly. The librarian works with large data sets to analyze research metrics data in support of requests for research impact reporting and supports grant reporting requirements around impact metrics. The position complements our research support service areas within the Libraries.