Data Services Librarian

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Position Summary

Reporting to the Associate Dean for Scholarly Communication & Collections Services, The Data Services Librarian designs and provides services to scholars in the support of research data management. 

The position will provide support and instruction in data management tools and techniques required by faculty, researchers, and students in line with FAIR Guiding Principles for scientific data management and stewardship: https://www.nature.com/articles/sdata201618. The Data Services Librarian offers workshops and consultation services in the Anderson Academic Commons’ Research Center, partners with the Scholarly Communications Librarian, the Digital Initiatives Librarian, and liaison librarians as appropriate. They will also work with campus partners in IT@DU, the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, and the University of Denver’s Research Data, Services and Ethics Committee. The librarian actively engages in scholarly activities through research and publication and participates in professional organizations, as well as library and campus committees. Appointment will be made at the rank of Assistant Professor, non-tenure track.

Essential Functions

• Support researchers in data management planning aligned with relevant requirements, particularly federal, state, and funder policies.
• Advises campus partners in research data management best-practices and policy matters including working closely with the University’s Research Data, Services and Ethics Committee to ensure that University Libraries data management practices are in line with university policies.
• Support researchers in navigating common funding agency requirements, such as the National Science Foundation, National
• Endowment for the Humanities, or National Institutes of Health.
• Design and deliver workshops on research data management to researchers across multiple disciplines.
• Provide research data consultation services through the Anderson Academic Commons’ Research Center.
• Lead user application support efforts for REDCap, a secure web application for building and managing online surveys and databases.
• Provide expert guidance in tools related to research data management, including DMPTool and software or programming languages for statistical analysis/data cleanup.
• Supervise 1-3 hourly student assistants with responsibilities for supporting data services.
• Works with liaison librarians and directly with researchers to develop understanding of disciplinary needs in research data management.
• Work in accordance with the promotion guidelines and engage in scholarly activities through research and publication, as a library faculty member.
• Participate and engage in service commitments with local, regional, and national professional organizations.

Supervisory Duties:

• Supervision of hourly graduate students

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Understanding of legal and policy requirements related to research data management.
• Ability to articulate role of libraries in research data services.
• Understanding and awareness of the data repository landscape including disciplinary and institutional repositories.
• Ability to build relationships with university partners in research data management efforts, such as the Office of Research and Sponsored Projects and IT@DU.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to reach out to and engage target audiences, effectively communicate in all formats, and adapt communication style to suit different audiences.
• Ability to use knowledge, experience, awareness and skills to advance the Libraries’ commitment to diversity and inclusion and effectively engage with a broad spectrum of culturally diverse groups and communities.
• Ability to organize work and set priorities for yourself and provide leadership for those you supervise.
• Ability to actively engage in the library organization, including leadership and participation in teams, task forces, and committees, working professionally in support of colleagues, and sharing responsibility as a faculty member in the library’s mission, goals, programs, and plans.
• Ability to commit to the standards of professional behavior and responsibility as stated in the university’s Guidelines for Appointment, Promotion, & Tenure: https://www.du.edu/facsen/key-documents-processes/appointment-promotion-and-tenure.

Required Qualifications

• ALA-accredited masters degree in Library and Information Science, or a graduate degree in data science, or other related field such as statistics, data analysis, etc.
• Demonstrated knowledge of data management practices including data curation and preservation principles.
• A successful candidate will demonstrate knowledge, ability, or potential to engage effectively with culturally diverse communities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Certificate, concentration, or advanced coursework in research data management.
• Experience working in an academic or research library.
• Experience supporting researchers, scholars, and/or colleagues through consultation or instruction in data management or other research data services.
• Working knowledge of software, programming languages, and/or other technology often used in collecting, curating, or analyzing research data such as: DMPTool, OpenRefine, SPSS, Git, R, Python, REDCap, or Excel.
• Familiarity with or experience navigating common research data licenses (CC, ODC, public domain, etc.) in the sharing of research data.
• Experience with common metadata standards, schemas, and formats for data (for example: Dublin Core, XML, JSON, and CSV).
• Experience supervising, leading, training, or mentoring staff or students.
• Demonstrated experience or potential to contribute to the profession through research, publication, and service to national and regional professional organizations.

Working Environment

The work environment is an academic library that values a diverse workforce. There are cyclical periods of increased workloads during the academic year, and attention is paid to ergonomics and safety. Library employees collaborate across a flexible hybrid and team-based organization. The University of Denver and University Libraries offer a progressive flexible work policy that permits remote work, which can be negotiated between the employee and their supervisor.

Physical Activities

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Must be able to work for extended periods of time at a computer workstation.

Work Schedule

Flexible, but generally, M-F 8:00am - 4:30pm

While the University's administrative offices are open Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm, faculty schedules vary from term to term and are based on courses taught, service commitments, and research agendas. The University's academic calendars are posted on the registrar's website (the law school is on a semester system and has a different academic calendar).

Application Deadline

For consideration, please submit your application materials by 4:00 p.m. (MST) April 25, 2025.

Special Instructions

Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

Salary Grade Number

The salary grade for the position is UL.

Salary Range

The salary range for this position is $65,000 - $70,000.

The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

Benefits

The University of Denver offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO pass. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver.

Please include the following documents with your application:

1. Resume
2. Cover Letter that addresses how your career has prepared you to meet all required and any preferred experiences for this position. We are seeking candidates who are committed to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts in library services and/or organizations. In your cover letter, please share at least one specific example where you have actively supported and contributed to DEI efforts. This example could come from your job experience, internships, coursework, etc.

The University of Denver is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital, family, or parental status, pregnancy or related conditions, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran. The University of Denver does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, age, religion, creed, disability, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression), marital family, and parental status, pregnancy, genetic information, military enlistment, or veteran status, and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination under federal, state, or local law, regulation, or ordinance in any of the University’s educational programs and activities, and in the employment (including application for employment) and admissions (including application for admission) context, as required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Americans with Disabilities Act; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967; the Equal Pay Act; the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act; the Colorado Protecting Opportunities and Worker's Rights ("POWR") Act; and any other federal, state, and local laws, regulations, or ordinances that prohibit discrimination, harassment, and/or retaliation. For more information, please see the University of Denver's Non‑Discrimination‑Statement.

All offers of employment are contingent upon satisfactory completion of a criminal history background check.