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Research Data Management Librarian

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Interested candidates should visit https://jobs.odu.edu/postings/20340 to apply and include a cover letter, a resume, unofficial graduate transcripts, and contact information for 3 professional references, preferably current and/or former supervisors.

Applications must be submitted by April 12, 2024 for full consideration. The position will remain open until it is filled.

Posting Details

Posting Details

Job Title Research Data Management Librarian
Department LIBRARY PUBLIC SERVICES
Position Number FP598A
Job Description
The Research Data Management (RDM) Librarian will develop and deliver RDM services to faculty and graduate student researchers, be responsible for communicating developments in research data management (RDM) requirements of federal agencies and publishers, provide training and consultations with faculty and students on finding, evaluating, and sharing datasets using data analytics tools and systems, build internal and external partnerships, and participate in other scholarly communication projects as needed. The RDM Librarian will have liaison librarian responsibilities (research consultations, collection development, instruction) for one or more departments, to be assigned based on Libraries needs and the skills and interests of the incumbent.
Position Type FullTime
Type of Recruitment General Public
Type of Recruitment General Public
Minimum Qualifications - knowledge, skills, and abilities
  • Basic familiarity with emerging trends in research data management
  • Basic knowledge of data collection, analysis, organization, and management.
  • Basic familiarity with scholarly communication issues (including open access, copyright, author rights).
  • Considerable ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.
  • Considerable organizational, time management, and project management skills.
  • Considerable ability to work well with diverse groups of people.
  • Basic ability to enter and manipulate data and produce reports in database software, and to create documents in word processing software, specifically the Microsoft Office Suite.
  • Considerable ability to effectively utilize the Internet, content management systems, library databases, and citation management systems.
  • Some research experience.
  • Some experience working in an academic library.
  • Considerable experience teaching, training, or presenting.
  • Some experience working both independently and collaboratively in a demanding and rapidly changing service-oriented environment.
  • Willingness and ability to learn data curation techniques and open science methodologies.
Minimum Qualifications - Education or training
American Library Association accredited Master’s Degree in library and information science.

Minimum Qualifications - Special licenses, registration or certification
Preferred Qualifications
  • Basic knowledge of tools to support data visualization, analysis, and cleanup, such as R, OpenRefine, Python, SPSS, NVivo, and ArcGIS
  • Basic experience in data management and curation.
  • Basic knowledge of publicly available and proprietary data sources.
  • Basic knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methods.
  • Basic knowledge of public data requirements for federal and other research funding agencies.
Conditions of Employment
Location Norfolk, VA
Job Open Date 03/12/2024
Application Review Date 04/12/2024
Open Until Filled Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants / Additional Materials Required
Interested candidates should visit https://jobs.odu.edu/postings/20340 to apply and include a cover letter, a resume, unofficial graduate transcripts, and contact information for 3 professional references, preferably current and/or former supervisors.

Applications must be submitted by April 12, 2024 for full consideration. The position will remain open until it is filled.
Telework Friendly Yes
Equity Statement
It is the policy of Old Dominion University to provide equal employment, educational and social opportunities for all persons, without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists), color, religion, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), national origin, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, political affiliation, sexual orientation or genetic information. Individuals from minoritized communities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Reasonable Accommodation Request
If you are an individual with a disability and require reasonable accommodation, please contact the Office of Institutional Equity & Diversity at (757) 683-3141.
Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or © consistent with contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.
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Applicant Documents

Required Documents
  1. Cover Letter/Letter of Application
  2. Resume
  3. Unofficial Graduate Transcripts
  4. Contact Information for Professional References
Optional Documents