Data Management Consultant

Description

The Data Management Consultant provides consultative data management planning support to JHU Principal Investigators. The primary duties and responsibilities of the job include:

• Manage inquiries from Principal Investigators for data management planning support.
• Provide consultative support to PIs including
• Evaluate data planning needs, assess short and long term options and benefits, cater planning to specific granting agency requirements, and provide guidance on editing data management plans.
• Track specific scientific domain areas building knowledge and expertise in data types, formats, and needs within domain.
• Identify data standards, metadata standards, best practices for data management, etc. to continuously build expertise to support the JHU data archiving service.
• Maintain knowledge on a broad range of data repositories including their submission, Intellectual Property and use arrangements, and provide guidance on repository selection for deposit.
• Proactively collaborate and coordinate with team to implement data management plans for data being deposited into the JHU Data Archive.
• Collaborate with others in the library to effectively communicate services to faculty, researchers, and departments.
• Manage short and long-term communications and relationships with PIs, including outreach and training in data management best practices.
• Liaise with the Data Conservancy leadership.

Additional information:
The Sheridan Libraries and University Museums encompass the Milton S. Eisenhower Library and its collections at the George Peabody Library, the Albert D. Hutzler Reading Room, the DC Centers, the Evergreen Museum and John Work Garrett Library, and Homewood Museum. Staff from the libraries and museums teach classes, curate exhibitions, produce scholarship and serve as principle investigators for research initiatives. Rich in resources and expertise, the libraries and museums focus on the needs of faculty and students but also serve as ambassadors to communities well beyond the borders of the Hopkins’ campuses. A key partner in the academic enterprise, the library is a leader in the innovative application of information technology and has implemented notable diversity and organizational development programs. The Sheridan Libraries and University Museums are strongly committed to diversity. A strategic goal of the Libraries and Museums is to 'work toward achieving diversity when recruiting new and promoting existing staff.' The Libraries and Museums prize initiative, creativity, professionalism, and teamwork. For information on the Sheridan Libraries, visit www.library.jhu.edu. For information on Evergreen Museum and Library and Homewood Museum, visit www.museums.jhu.edu.

Qualifications:

• Masters of Science, Engineering or Library Science.
• A minimum of three (3) years combined of library, information technology, informatics, and/or scientific research experience.
• Experience working with scientific data management and/or curation preferred.
• Experience with one or more components of the research data life cycle: creation, processing, analyzing, preserving, providing access to, and re-using.
• Must be self motivated, pro-active, willing to take on new challenges and solve problems with minimal supervision.
• Good listener with a high degree of customer orientation.
• Superb people skills, strong team-orientation, and professional attitude.
• Clear and consistent communicator.
• Strong writing skills.
• Strong project planning, management, and execution skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work with and easily adapt to new technology.