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UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
Data Curation Librarian
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Employment: University Libraries -University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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Position: Data Curation Librarian
Appointment Rank: Assistant Professor
Salary: $48,000.00
Available: June 1, 2013
The Data Curation Librarian will build on e-Science training initiatives and support new emphases and
directions in liaison librarian assignments at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. This new position will
lead new initiatives in data curation and work collaboratively on new research initiatives and campus
technology innovation.
Reporting to the Associate Dean for Research and Scholarly Communication, the data curation librarian will:
strengthen the University’s capacity to secure highly competitive grant funding contribute to the
development of long-term data management infrastructure assist faculty in the discovery of relevant
existing data sets and other information serve as a PI, co-PI or grant team member on externally funded
projects and engage in research and professional activity at the national and international level. The
librarian performs data management planning with PIs and researchers, serves as a consultant with
researchers on research data issues, and trains researchers on the use of digital research and publishing
tools, including UT’s Trace digital repository.
The successful candidate will perform outreach and facilitate communication between the Libraries and
research groups at UT. The librarian is a member of the Research and Scholarly Services department and a
Learning, Research, and Collections liaison. As such, the incumbent is responsible for learning and
engagement, research and scholarly communication, and stewardship and collections activities in assigned
liaison areas. The Data Curation Librarian is responsible for building strong relationships with administrators,
faculty, students, and staff on campus, within the Libraries, and beyond the university. Depending on
qualifications and experience, the incumbent may be responsible for supervising library faculty and/or staff.
Responsibilities:
Assist faculty with development of data management plans for grant applications and general data
stewardship
Working closely with other liaison librarians, incorporate support for data management, citation, and
preservation into library services
Maintain an awareness of emerging trends and best practices in e-science, data curation, and e-scholarship
in all disciplines.
Develop services to enhance access to data.
Maintain awareness of subject or disciplinary repositories of potential interest to the UT research
community
Maintain awareness of tools and algorithms for computationally centered, data-driven science (data mining,
visualization, text mining, etc.)
Actively participate in university-wide initiatives to develop and design policies, services, and infrastructure
to enable faculty and students to preserve and make available their research data
Partner with internal units (such as Digital Initiatives, Learning and Outreach, and Agriculture &Veterinary
Medicine Library) and external units (such as Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement,
Office of Information Technology, and Center for Information &Communication Studies) to implement data
management and publishing services and workshops
Required Qualifications:
ALA-accredited Master’s degree in Library and/or Information Science, or doctorate in a relevant field.
Demonstrated knowledge of issues and technical challenges related to the life cycle of research data
Familiarity with two or more commonly used repository platforms (Fedora, DSpace, Dataverse, iRODS, etc.)
Strong commitment to public service and ability to work well with diverse population of faculty, students,
and academic colleagues
Strong communication (oral and writing), interpersonal, and presentation skills
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UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
Data Curation Librarian
http://www.lib.utk.edu/employ/faculty/datacuration.html
Employment: University Libraries -University of Tennessee, Knoxville
http://www.lib.utk.edu/employ/faculty/datacuration.html[7/22/13 12:10:40 PM]
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University Libraries Faculty Vacancy
Libraries Employment
Position: Data Curation Librarian
Appointment Rank: Assistant Professor
Salary: $48,000.00
Available: June 1, 2013
The Data Curation Librarian will build on e-Science training initiatives and support new emphases and
directions in liaison librarian assignments at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. This new position will
lead new initiatives in data curation and work collaboratively on new research initiatives and campus
technology innovation.
Reporting to the Associate Dean for Research and Scholarly Communication, the data curation librarian will:
strengthen the University’s capacity to secure highly competitive grant funding contribute to the
development of long-term data management infrastructure assist faculty in the discovery of relevant
existing data sets and other information serve as a PI, co-PI or grant team member on externally funded
projects and engage in research and professional activity at the national and international level. The
librarian performs data management planning with PIs and researchers, serves as a consultant with
researchers on research data issues, and trains researchers on the use of digital research and publishing
tools, including UT’s Trace digital repository.
The successful candidate will perform outreach and facilitate communication between the Libraries and
research groups at UT. The librarian is a member of the Research and Scholarly Services department and a
Learning, Research, and Collections liaison. As such, the incumbent is responsible for learning and
engagement, research and scholarly communication, and stewardship and collections activities in assigned
liaison areas. The Data Curation Librarian is responsible for building strong relationships with administrators,
faculty, students, and staff on campus, within the Libraries, and beyond the university. Depending on
qualifications and experience, the incumbent may be responsible for supervising library faculty and/or staff.
Responsibilities:
Assist faculty with development of data management plans for grant applications and general data
stewardship
Working closely with other liaison librarians, incorporate support for data management, citation, and
preservation into library services
Maintain an awareness of emerging trends and best practices in e-science, data curation, and e-scholarship
in all disciplines.
Develop services to enhance access to data.
Maintain awareness of subject or disciplinary repositories of potential interest to the UT research
community
Maintain awareness of tools and algorithms for computationally centered, data-driven science (data mining,
visualization, text mining, etc.)
Actively participate in university-wide initiatives to develop and design policies, services, and infrastructure
to enable faculty and students to preserve and make available their research data
Partner with internal units (such as Digital Initiatives, Learning and Outreach, and Agriculture &Veterinary
Medicine Library) and external units (such as Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Engagement,
Office of Information Technology, and Center for Information &Communication Studies) to implement data
management and publishing services and workshops
Required Qualifications:
ALA-accredited Master’s degree in Library and/or Information Science, or doctorate in a relevant field.
Demonstrated knowledge of issues and technical challenges related to the life cycle of research data
Familiarity with two or more commonly used repository platforms (Fedora, DSpace, Dataverse, iRODS, etc.)
Strong commitment to public service and ability to work well with diverse population of faculty, students,
and academic colleagues
Strong communication (oral and writing), interpersonal, and presentation skills
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