There is still time to apply for our Data Services Librarian position!  Review of applications will be starting soon and will continue until position is filled.  Please pass this along if you know of a good candidate who might be interested.

The Data Services Librarian leads the library's efforts to support digital scholarship and data science research and teaching. They lead the management and use of the Federal Depository documents collection. They act as a library liaison, teach information literacy skills, provide outreach, and build relationships with students, faculty, and staff, contributing knowledge and creativity to the library, the college, and the profession.

This is a full time, salaried position with a hiring range of $60,954 - $76,207 annually and highly competitive benefits.

Core Responsibilities:

- Develop strong working relationships with faculty, staff, and students who use (or support the use of) quantitative and qualitative data in their research, teaching, and scholarship.
- Provide expert instruction to students, faculty, and staff regarding the discovery, acquisition, management, manipulation, interpretation, analysis, and visualization of data (e.g. infographics, charts, maps, and interactive media) using specialty software and coding languages (e.g. R, Python, Stata, ArcGIS, QGIS); provide expert instruction in specialized methods (e.g. statistical techniques, text/data mining, sentiment analysis, network analysis, GIS).
- Provide proactive leadership, direction, and vision for the support of digital scholarship and data science research and teaching in the libraries; collaborate with faculty and staff from all Middlebury campuses.
- Lead the collection, management, and use of internal library data and the Federal Depository documents collection; create analyses, visualizations, and reports using internal data sources, and regional, national, and international data sources; support of assessment, collection management, research and instruction, and user experience research; advise other library staff on these practices.
- Build relationships with students, faculty, and staff by providing discipline-specific research advice, proactively communicating about relevant resources, and making decisions about library collections and spaces that are informed by curricular needs.
- Teach research and information literacy skills in the classroom and in one-on-one meetings, modeling best practices from instructional design and the science of learning.
- Develop web guides and other learning and outreach materials that highlight library resources and exhibit universal design principles for accessibility.
- Contribute knowledge and creativity to the library, the college, and the profession by supporting principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion, working cooperatively, participating in campus initiatives, and engaging in scholarly and professional service activities.

Middlebury College is an equal-opportunity employer where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. To this end, the College recruits talented and diverse faculty, staff, and students from across the United States and around the world. Middlebury College encourages applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, and members of other protected classes and historically underrepresented communities. The College also invites applications from individuals who demonstrate an ongoing commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.

Requirements

- Knowledge of and some experience with data science and digital scholarship tools (e.g. Python, R, Stata, NVivo, GIS tools, etc.) and techniques (e.g. web scraping, APIs, statistical analysis, text/data mining), as well as ability and interest in learning new tools and techniques, required.
- Knowledge of established and cutting-edge tools and methods for scholarship, research and data management, and publication (including open access, open data, and preservation), especially in the social sciences and humanities, required.
- Understanding of government information sources and their use, preferred.
- Three to five years of progressively responsible experience in data science and digital scholarship services at an institution of higher education or research library, preferred.
- Graduate degree in library or information science from an accredited institution, or its equivalent in education and experience, required.
- Technical aptitude, including proficiency with web authoring tools, communication tools, and citation tools, along with a willingness to develop new competencies, required.
- Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills, including the ability to work collaboratively in a team-oriented environment, a passion for providing empathetic research support, a strong sense of accountability, and excellent attention to detail, required.
- Learner-centered teaching skills and outstanding oral and written communication skills required; foreign language skills preferred, but not required.

We encourage candidates who meet the minimum requirements to apply. There are multiple paths to success, and we are committed to supporting professional development and growth in this position.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions:

- This is a full-time, on-campus position. 1-2 days of remote work per week is a possibility most of the year.
- Shared participation in evening and weekend hours may be required.
- The work is mostly sedentary and includes no special physical demands. It may involve some walking, standing, bending, or carrying light items. 

For more information on our generous benefits and to apply,

See our full job description https://apply.workable.com/middleburycollege/j/7B3068308E/?utm_medium=social_share_link

Thanks!


Patrick R. Wallace,
Digital Projects & Archives Librarian,
Middlebury College Special Collections.

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