Job Classification & Official Title: 8352P2, Research Professional 2

Working Title: Special Programs Manager
Location: Remote, with occasionally travel for in-person events
Appointment Term: 24 months (approximately)

Appointment Time: 100% (40 hours/week)

Employee Class: Civil Service 

The University of Minnesota Libraries, in partnership with the Association of Research Libraries, invites applications for a collaborative and partner-oriented Special Programs Manager, to work closely with the Data Curation Network (DCN) and the Realities of Academic Data Sharing  (RADS) teams. Through generous funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (LG-254930-OLS-23), the Special Programs Manager will be funded until July 31, 2026.

We welcome applications from information or research support professionals that have experience working in an academic library, research environment, or higher education setting. Applicants should demonstrate experience in communication, collaboration, and knowledge of research data services. We encourage applications from individuals with diverse educational and work experience, and we invite you to envision the way your unique background and perspective brings value to our organization. The successful candidate will clearly articulate the connection between this position and their unique work, education, and lived experience. They will serve as key members of the DCN and RADS teams, reporting to the Director of the DCN. They will work closely with collaborators in the RADS research, particularly a cohort of 7 institutions that are geographically distributed across the United States.

Environment

This position will be fully-remote and based out of the University of Minnesota Libraries, the fiscal home of the Data Curation Network. The DCN is a membership organization of institutional and non-profit data repositories whose vision is to advance open research by making data more ethical, reusable, and understandable.

The incumbent will be expected to maintain work hours in central time.

Responsibilities

The DCN Special Programs Manager will draw from their experience providing support in a research environment, higher education setting, library, or association, and will have demonstrated experience working collaboratively with cross-functional teams and a variety of stakeholders. They will split their time between the RADS research and the operations of the DCN. 

The individual will also promote the work of RADS and the DCN through research, publication, and professional engagement.

The successful candidate will:

• Support the Realities of Academic Data Sharing (RADS) IMLS-funded research at ARL
• Support Data Curation Network Operations
  • Promote and communicate the DCNâ™s accomplishments and initiatives by hosting webinars, contributing to website content, and updating the website. 
  • Support DCN committees with outputs and implementation of strategic goals.
  • Participate in the development and delivery of training and instructional materials. 
  • Coordinate distributed data curation services across a network of institutions.
  • Monitor new data curation submissions, assign submissions to curators using appropriate triage techniques. 

Required:

• BA/BS with at least 2 years of experience or a combination of related education and work experience to equal 6 years, including experience comparing, verifying and reconciling data to help achieve overall objectives. Experience working in an association, library, research environment, or higher education setting.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively on projects across a wide range of roles and/or organizations.
• Demonstrated initiative, self-direction, and creativity in problem solving.
• Knowledge of data repositories, preservation, and curation concepts and their application.

Preferred:

• BA/BS with six yearsâ™ experience, or an advanced degree with four years experience, or a combination of related education and work experience to equal ten years. Note that education and experience may be concurrent.
• Advanced degree in library or information science, related field, or other relevant degree by the time of appointment/position start.
• Demonstrated knowledge of and commitment to the benefits of diversity and inclusion throughout an organization.
• Demonstrated ability to foster and sustain relationships with people from a variety of backgrounds, communities, and identities.
• Experience with project management, including communication across different roles.
• Experience with research data management and sharing and/or data curation.

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