Data Services Specialist Position @ Princeton University Library

Princeton University Library seeks a dynamic service-oriented library professional to serve as a Data Services Specialist in the Data and Statistical Services (DSS) unit at Firestone Library. DSS specialists play a critical role in helping world class academic researchers by providing instruction and support to juniors and seniors for independent research, as well as to faculty members and graduate students. Learn more about us at http://library.princeton.edu

The successful candidate will: Provide direct support with statistical methods and software to a diverse community of highly motivated researchers - undergraduates, graduate students and faculty - in an inclusive and welcoming environment. Support researchers engaged in quantitative data analysis in a variety of academic disciplines; primarily in the social sciences, particularly economics, finance, politics, public policy, and sociology. Help shape quantitative research through supporting innovative methods and approaches. Assist in the choice, application, and interpretation of quantitative research methods, and with the use of statistical software. Manage, schedule, mentor and supervise a team of up to six doctoral students who provide one-on-one research consultations. Engage in individual consultation and group instruction. Keep up to date with new methods, software, and approaches. Maintain efficient operation of the DSS Lab. Retrieve and manipulate complex data from a variety of sources, transferring data between platforms for use in multiple computing environments. Create documentation and maintain the DSS unit's web presence. Process data and create metadata for files in the DSS unit's data archive.

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