Data Curation Assistant

Company: Penn State University
Location: State College
Posted on: April 18, 2024

Job Description:

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• CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.
  • CURRENT PENN STATE STUDENT (not employed previously at the university) and seeking employment with Penn State, please login to Workday to complete the student application process. Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.
    • If you are NOT a current employee or student, please click "Apply" and complete the application process for external applicants. Approval of remote and hybrid work is not guaranteed regardless of work location. For additional information on remote work at Penn State, see Notice to Out of State Applicants.
      
      JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
      
      The Pennsylvania State University Libraries Research Informatics and Publishing Department seeks collaborative, inquisitive and diligent applicants for the position of Data Curation Assistant. The successful candidate will have a strong work ethic, attention to detail, interest in data curation, and a desire to learn and explore new technologies. The Data Curation Assistant will support Data Learning Center efforts related to data curation for a Penn State institutional repository, ScholarSphere.
      
      More specifically, the Data Curation Assistant will be responsible for:
      
      (1) Working both independently and collaboratively within a team to provide data curation support such as:
      • examining submissions and evaluating their quality
        • assessing metadata quality to ensure completeness and correctness of submissions
        • performing remediation for submissions to ScholarSphere to facilitate better discovery
        • working with depositors to resolve any identified issues to help maintain high-quality deposits in ScholarSphere
          
          (2) Documenting curatorial actions within our data curation workflow.
          
          (3) Responding to inquiries regarding the use of ScholarSphere.
          
          This position will not exceed 20 hours per work week. Remote work is possible. This position is open to students or others at Penn State Campuses and to external applicants.
          
          Required Qualifications: Ability to share knowledge with others through sufficient oral and written communication skills; Interpersonal skills that will enable successful collaborations; Positive attitude and the ability to work well with a team; Aptitude to learn new skills independently as well as through instruction.
          
          Preferred Qualifications: Familiarity with research data, data management, or curation. Familiarity with the following file types is a plus: docx, pdf, xlsx. Experience with sensitive data and/or file extensions associated with Python, R, Matlab, and Stata applications or the interest in learning about them is a plus.
          
          Application Instructions: Applications and all supporting materials must be submitted online. To be considered for the position, interested candidates should upload (1) a cover letter, (2) a resume or CV, and (3) the name and contact information (including email address) of one reference. Review of applications will begin immediatelyand continue until the position is filled.
          
          The Research Informatics and Publishing Department (RePub) is a collaborative and innovative department within the Penn State University Libraries. RePub enhances the technology driven teaching and research capacity of the Penn State community. The Penn State University Libraries are a strategic asset to Penn State University, advancing intellectual discovery, information literacy, and lifelong learning, all in support of the University's strategic goals in teaching, research, service, and outreach.
          
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