Data Services Librarian (Maps, Data and Government Information Centre (MADGIC)) Carleton University Ottawa
The Library at Carleton University invites applications from qualified candidates for the position of DataServices Librarian. This position is a preliminary (tenure track) appointment.As a member of the Maps/GIS, Data and Government Information team, the incumbent is responsiblefor leading the delivery of data services in the library to support teaching, learning and researchactivities at Carleton University. This position works collaboratively with colleagues within the unit and across the Library to providecoordinated support for research and data services and technologies, and coordinates the efforts withregard to support for undergraduate services and programming. Applicants must have an accredited Master of Library and Information Science degree and experience inan academic library; minimum 3 years' experience with techniques and technologies for engaging withdata. Knowledge, Skills & Experience: * Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with common qualitative and quantitative research methodologies, descriptive statistics, including data analysis tools & techniques (e.g., SPSS, Stata, NVivo, SAS, R, ArcGIS) * Expertise with numeric data sources, including published statistics, for one or moredisciplines and willingness/interest in adding others * Demonstrated knowledge of data visualization tools (e.g., Excel, Google Charts,Tableau Public, Google Fusion Tables) and data gathering, managementand delivery systems (e.g. Dataverse, ODESI) * Understanding of issues and trends in the communication and publication ofresearch data * Applied knowledge of issues and technical challenges related to datamanagement/curation, including format migration, preservation, metadata, data retrieval and use issues * Flexibility to work with faculty, staff and researchers across a broad range ofdisciplines * Proven ability to initiate and work in a complex and rapidly changing organizationand to bring projects to conclusion in a timely fashion * Effective analytical, organizational, oral and written communications andinterpersonal skills * Aptitude for teaching and developing instructional content and documentation forinternal and external users * Strong public service orientation. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/23342/ To post a new job please visit http://jobs.code4lib.org/
