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The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) is part of the Institute for Social Research (ISR) at the University of Michigan. The consortium maintains the world’s largest archive of social scientific data, with 15,000+ studies relating to education, aging, criminal justice, substance abuse, terrorism, and more. A global leader in data science, ICPSR also supports continuing education in research design, statistics, and data analysis. ICPSR employs 20 research faculty, 130 professional staff, and has an annual operating revenue of more than $15 million. ICPSR’s Metadata and Preservation unit is seeking an Information Resources Technical Specialist to create, enhance, or update data documentation, including variable descriptions and conceptual comparison modules, using Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) specifications. DDI is an international metadata standard for describing data produced by surveys and other observational methods in the social, behavioral, economic, and health sciences. The position combines both the technical and the intellectual aspects of creating state-of-the art metadata to facilitate data discovery and reuse. The ideal candidate presents an inquisitive mind and a creative approach to solving problems. An understanding of quantitative data management and statistical formats and procedures, basic XML knowledge, as well as text processing and Excel skills are desirable. Training will be provided. The application deadline is 11/11/2021, and the posting with a fuller description of the position and a link to the application system is here: https://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/206696/info_resources_technical_spec -- Jay Winkler, MSI he/him Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research Assistant Archivist [log in to unmask]