Data & Publications Librarian
Inter-American Development Bank
Washington, D.C.

The Inter-American Development (IDB) Bank Main Library seeks a collaborative,
energetic, innovative and service-oriented Data and Publications Librarian to
join its established team of information professionals.

  
This position contributes advanced understanding and technical knowledge of
IDB's sectoral data curation and visualization, as well as publication
processes and dissemination of publications. The ideal candidate will have a
combination of interpersonal and technical skills that will contribute to the
library stewardship on the curation and dissemination of IDB's data and
publications.

  

Requirements

  
Master's Degree in areas related to Information Sciences, Computer
Sciences, Library Sciences, or similar. A second degree in
a data-oriented social science discipline (such as economics or statistics) is
a definite asset, although comparable expertise will be considered.

  
A minimum of four (4) years of data preservation, curation and dissemination,
(including content description and representation, metadata standards and
workflows) for both socio-economic indicators sets and other datasets.

  
Experience preferable working for libraries, information centers, or other
applied-research oriented settings. Demonstrated subject knowledge in
quantitative methods as employed in the social sciences and economic fields.
Understanding of issues related to scholarly publishing.

  
Languages: Fluent in at least 2 official Bank languages (advanced, writing and
speaking, command of English and Spanish is preferred).

  
Technical skills: Experience with tools for managing data and publications
digital platforms (preferably DSpace and Socrata);
Experience with HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, R, Python and
Java; Experience on the use of data visualization tools
such as Tableau, PowerBI, Google Public Data Explorer, and d3.js; Experience
using statistical software such as Stata, SPSS or RStudio.; Advanced
proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel,
Access, etc.).



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