NC State University Libraries Job Location: North Carolina Apply By: Open until filled. Date Created: 02/13/2025
The NC State University Libraries invites applications and nominations for the position of Data Science Teaching Librarian. The Data & Visualization Services (DVS) department (7 librarians, 1 specialist, plus graduate student assistants) helps students and other researchers develop critical data science and visualization skills through expert consultation, workshops, and classroom instruction. The department provides support for a wide range of data lifecycle activities including data collection, discovery, access, evaluation, cleaning, preprocessing, transformation, modeling, analysis, geospatial techniques, and visualization. The department is the service owner for the Dataspace in the Hunt Library and the Data Experience Lab in the Hill Library, community-oriented spaces offering specialized computing, expert assistance, and programs and services supporting data science and visualization. DVS collaborates with others in the Libraries and with NC State’s Data Science and AI Academy (DSA), a university-wide effort to meet the university’s growing needs for data science research, education, and expertise. The DSA is located in the Hill Library and works with library staff on data consultation, instruction, and programs to ensure that at NC State, “data science is for everyone.”
Responsibilities:
The Data Science Teaching Librarian designs, develops, and delivers training sessions on data and visualization topics, as part of an open workshop series offered to the university community and/or as course-integrated instruction sessions. They coordinate the DVS open workshop series and/or instruction program, including: creating and documenting procedures; tracking completion of assessment needs; reviewing and assessing offerings; and developing outreach strategies. They conduct outreach to and engage with faculty, campus groups, and external partners to support the university’s data and visualization needs. They provide training on delivering workshop-style instruction to the graduate student assistants and to other members of DVS. They provide consultative support for students, faculty, and researchers on data science and visualization topics. The position deeply considers how their approach to their daily work reflects and advances the Libraries’ Strategic Plan, creating an environment and community that is welcoming for both patrons and colleagues alike. The position collaborates with colleagues and other university faculty on data-related initiatives and projects, and they contribute to departmental projects and initiatives. The position participates in library planning and serves on library-wide committees, task forces, and teams. Librarians are expected to be active professionally and to contribute to developments in the field. The position reports to the Head, Data & Visualization Services.
This position is based in North Carolina and is eligible for flexible hours with a hybrid work environment. This position will require frequent onsite work.
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