Data Management Coordinator (University of Texas Libraries, Texas)
University of Texas at Austin
Austin

Responsible for coordinating data management program at UT Libraries.
Collaborates with staff, Texas Advanced Computing Center, Information
Technology Services and other campus partners to ensure the UT community is
making the best use of the services available to them. Reports to Scholary
Communications Librarian.

  
Essential Functions

Develop and deliver data management training; including workshops, drop-in
classes, one-on-one sessions, and the creation and management of online
resources. Coordinate with others in the library to effectively communicate
services within the library and across campus. Keep the university community
informed about policies and activities related to data management. Provide
consultative services to UT Austin researchers including evaluating data
management plans, assessing and advising on data sharing platforms, and
providing information about specific funder/publisher requirements. Maintain
knowledge on a range of data repositories including their submission, IP, and
use policies, and provide guidance on repository selection. Work with UT
Austin staff and administrators to support continued development and
visibility of data management services available to researchers. Monitor and
help improve university compliance with funder policies, procedures, and
guidelines. Stay informed of data standards, metadata standards, best
practices for data management, funder requirements, etc. to continuously build
expertise and improve services. Contribute to informational materials and
programming about open data and open access. Engage in ongoing professional
development and scholarship through attending and/or presenting at conferences
and workshops. Maintain awareness and engagement with national and
international trends in data management and scholarly communication.

  
Marginal/Incidental functions

Other related functions as assigned.

  
Required qualifications

Masters degree. A minimum of two years of experience in informatics,
scientific research, and/or managing research data in libraries. Experience
developing and delivering training or workshop presentations. Experience with
assigning metadata, transforming metadata, and/or batch metadata editing. Have
or be able to develop a deep working knowledge of the data management
practices and requirements of researchers and external funding bodies (NSF,
NIH, etc.). Experience with one or more components of the research data life
cycle: creation, processing, analyzing, preserving, providing access to, and
re-using. Familiarity with research methodology, tools, and data sources.
Ability to communicate with faculty, librarians, and students in a range of
disciplines. Excellent analytical, organizational, oral and written
communication, and interpersonal skills. Ability to be proactive and work
independently with varied user groups within a complex organization.
Equivalent combination of relevant education and experience may be substituted
as appropriate.

  
Preferred Qualifications

Masters degree in a data intensive research field and/or library and
information science. Experience working with researchers on data management
planning. Experience with a programming language such as Python, Perl, or PHP.
Experience with GIS software and geospatial data. Familiarity with multiple
metadata standards. Familiarity with technologies used in high performance
computing. Experience with Dataverse, Dspace, and/or Drupal. Experience with
the manipulation of datasets and data visualization tools. Knowledge of
quantitative data analysis applications such as Stata, R, SPSS, etc., and
qualitative research tools such as Nvivo, Atlas.ti, etc. Demonstrated
familiarity with issues and trends in scholarly communication.



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