General Librarian, Research Data Management Librarian

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Job Posting Title:

General Librarian, Research Data Management Librarian

   

Position Type:

Faculty

   

Department:

LSUAM Lib - Scholarly Publishing and Analytics (Sigrid E Kelsey (00010586))

   

Work Location:

0030 LSU Library

   

Pay Grade:

Academic

   

Job Description:

Reporting to the Director, Scholarly Publications & Analytics, the Research Data Management (RDM) Librarian supports researchers throughout the research data lifecycle to meet their planning, management, analysis, sharing, and archival needs. The RDM Librarian collaborates with peers in other library and campus-wide units to provide a suite of services related to the stewardship of findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable data. This may include advising researchers on the use of disciplinary repositories, LSU’s Scholarly Repository, and other data-sharing and preservation platforms to facilitate discovery, reproducibility, and long-term access; communicating developments in RDM requirements; providing training and consultations with faculty and students; and building internal and external partnerships. The Research Data Management Librarian works at the intersection of existing services and new opportunities for engaging with faculty, staff, and students in research data stewardship. This position holds the faculty rank of General Librarian.

Job Responsibilities:

15% Offer services and programs to support the research data management life cycle across disciplines, including consultations with faculty and other campus partners on the development of data management plans;

15% Develop and extend the library's role in providing expertise on data management methods and standards, open science/research, and data literacy;

15% Work collaboratively with Libraries colleagues and campus partners to develop programming and provide expertise and guidance on fulfilling federal mandates with a specific focus on data management and open data standards and practices;

15% Work with appropriate university colleagues to develop policies and procedures for data curation, sharing, and reuse;

15% Partner with subject librarians to provide library support for data-intensive courses, assignments, research projects, data literacy, and input and guidance to researchers in selecting appropriate data repositories to store and share their data;

10% Work with the institutional repository librarian to make the research data component of the IR more robust, by creating metadata, creating XML transformations, and assigning DOIs to datasets;

15% Engage in relevant professional development within the university and the profession; other duties as assigned. 

Minimum Qualifications:

Master's Degree: MLIS or MLS from ALA accredited institution, or related post graduate degree

   

Additional Job Description:

Special Instructions:

Please provide a cover letter, resume and (3) professional references including name, title, phone number and e-mail address. Attach pdf document(s) under the "Resume/CV" section of your application.

A copy of your transcript(s) may be attached to your application. However, official transcripts are required prior to hire.
For questions or concerns regarding the status of your application or salary ranges, please contact Sigrid Kelsey, skelsey@lsu.edu.

   

Posting Date:

July 8, 2024

   

Closing Date (Open Until Filled if No Date Specified):

  

Additional Position Information:

Background Check - An offer of employment is contingent on a satisfactory pre-employment background check.

Benefits - LSU offers outstanding benefits to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement options; various leave options; paid holidays; wellness benefits; tuition exemption for qualified positions; training and development opportunities; employee discounts; and more!

   

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