Text & Data Mining Research Assistant, Health Sci Library

University of Virginia Physicians Group; United States; On-site; USD 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

The Health Sciences Library’s Research and Data Services (RDAS) Department at the University of Virginia invites a graduate student or upper-level undergraduate to join a semester-based project. The position will explore large-scale text and data mining workflows using UVA-licensed tools such as Dimensions and ProQuest TDM Studio.

Reporting to the RDAS Manager and collaborating with the Research Data Scientist, you will document workflows, perform an environmental scan, and demonstrate a pilot

Qualifications

• Resume and Cover Letter required.
• Education: Current undergrad UVA student
• Experience: None
• Licensure: None

Responsibilities

• in collaboration with the RDAS team, explore and document computational text mining workflows in ProQuest TDM Studio, Dimensions, and other bibliometric sources, including data access/export, preprocessing, and analysis
• Conduct an environmental scan of academic health sciences libraries and other research support units in providing TDM services to researchers and staff
• Complete a pilot workflow demonstration for RDAS staff (e.g. with topic modeling as a test case) to assess feasibility, strengths, limitations, and common failure points.

Skills

Interest in text mining

Willingness to learn

Tools

Python

R

Job description

The Health Sciences Library’s Research and Data Services (RDAS) Department at the University of Virginia invites a graduate student or upper-level undergraduate to join a semester-based project. The position will explore large-scale text and data mining workflows using UVA-licensed tools such as Dimensions and ProQuest TDM Studio.

Reporting to the RDAS Manager and collaborating with the Research Data Scientist, you will document workflows, perform an environmental scan, and demonstrate a pilot