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The George A. Smathers Libraries seeks a Data Management Services Librarian
to serve the University of Florida (UF), a major, comprehensive,
land-grant, research university, which is among the nation’s most
academically diverse public universities. The successful candidate will, as
part of a dynamic and collaborative team, pioneer the development of a data
management services program through new initiatives in data curation and
will forge new collaborations and relationships that extend the Libraries’
capacity to support the University’s interdisciplinary research and
technology initiatives – building upon a foundation of library-campus
collaboration to date and work of the library-led Data Management and
Curation Task Force.


The Data Management Services Librarian will serve as the primary liaison
for and provide consulting support to identify, store, describe (curate),
retrieve, and re-use data, particularly data not available in public or
government repositories. The Data Management Services Librarian will be
part of a team to build a full system (with training, outreach, liaison
duties, policies, procedures, technologies, tools, workflows, etc.) of data
curation to support faculty in fulfilling federal mandates and enhancing
curation and accessibility of their research product and the even further
integrated role of the Smathers Libraries with all research and teaching on
campus.

Reporting to the Associate Dean, George A. Smathers Libraries and Fackler
Director, Health Science Center Libraries, the Data Management Services
Librarian will strengthen the University’s capacity to secure highly
competitive grant funding; contribute to the development of long-term data
management infrastructure; and guide faculty in the discovery of relevant
existing data sets and other information. The librarian will perform data
management planning with PIs and researchers, serve as a consultant with
researchers on research data issues, and train researchers on the use of
digital research and publishing tools, including IR@UF, UF Digital
Collections, and related digital repository services.

The successful candidate will perform outreach and facilitate communication
between the Libraries and research groups at UF. The Data Management
Services Librarian is responsible for building strong relationships with
administrators, faculty, students, and staff on campus, within the
Libraries, and beyond the university. The Data Management Services
Librarian will be expected to engage individuals of diverse backgrounds,
experiences, races, ethnicities, genders, and perspectives in work
activities.
The Data Management Services Librarian will pursue professional development
opportunities, including research, publication, and professional service
activities in order to meet library-wide criteria for tenure and promotion;
serve as a Principal Investigator (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 search will remain open until September 15, 2014, and review of
applications will begin on August 25, 2014. Interested candidates should
follow the application procedures outlined on the Position Vacancy
Announcement at: http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/pers/FacultyPositions.html.

The University of Florida is an equal opportunity employer and is strongly
committed to the diversity of our faculty and staff. Applicants from a
broad spectrum of people, including members of ethnic minorities and
disabled persons, are especially encouraged to apply.

All inquiries and submissions of required application materials should be
sent to Bonnie J. Smith, Smathers Libraries Human Resources Office, at:
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the Position Vacancy Announcement.


Best wishes,
Laurie N. Taylor, Ph.D.
Digital Scholarship Librarian
George A. Smathers Libraries
University of Florida
528 Library West
P.O. Box 117000
Gainesville, FL 32611

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352.273.2902 (office)
352.871.5113 (cell)
352.392.7251 (fax)
http://library.ufl.edu/DataMgmt
http://library.ufl.edu/DigitalHumanities