• Work with a team of key university stakeholders to analyze and assess current campus research data management needs, and to collaboratively develop research data initiatives, services, and future directions.
• Collaborate on the development and implementation of a plan for the Library to provide and sustain data
• services to support the University’s research mission.
• Assist researchers in complying with sponsor-mandated data management and sharing requirements, working together with the Office for Research and Sponsored Programs and other university units as appropriate.
• Advise on repository requirements and infrastructure and assist in the implementation and management of repository systems and services.
• Advocate for the value of responsible data practices and reproducibility, emphasizing considerations of privacy, ethics, attribution, and documentation when working with data.
• Provide guidance, support, and educational programming to assist researchers in data analysis, visualization, and evaluation techniques, working together with other university units as appropriate.
• Educate and inform the campus community about data curation and preservation practices and strategies
• as they relate to scholarly communication endeavors.
• Conduct research and scholarly activities to meet the Hofstra University Library criteria for promotion and tenure.
• Serve on University and department committees, task forces, and teams.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• ALA accredited M.L.S./M.L.I.S degree is required.
• Working knowledge of fundamental research data management and curation best practices, publisher and funder public access requirements, and data preservation principles.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Demonstrated initiative and flexibility, and ability to work both collaboratively and independently.
• Strong commitment to staying current with emerging trends and developments in data management and related research data services.

Preferred Qualifications

• Additional graduate degree preferred (required for initial appointment at the Assistant or Associate Professor rank).
• Experience providing research data services.
• Knowledge of text analysis and/or visualization tools such as Python, R, or Tableau.
• Experience working in an academic or research library, or as part of a research team that has stewarded their research outputs.