Provide data curation services to students, faculty, and staff, and advocate for research data management best practices over the whole data lifecycle. As a library liaison, teaches information literacy skills, provides outreach, and builds on-going relationships with students, faculty, and staff, contributing knowledge and creativity to the library, the college, and the profession. The application review period for this position will begin mid-September with an expected start date in January 2025. Only applications with complete cover letter and resumes will be considered.

Contact Alyssa Wright, Director of Research, Instruction and Data Services, if you have questions about this posting: alyssaw@middlebury.edu

This is a full time, benefits eligible, salaried position with a hiring range of $63,009 - $78,787 per year.

Core Responsibilities:
Manage institutional repository, including workflows/procedures, policies, documentation, and metadata management, and provide curation services for scholarly and research assets. Teach workshops on data curation, processing, analysis, and visualization, giving researchers and students the tools necessary to further research activities. Guide research data management planning for researchers and sponsored research office to support grant applications and subsequent fulfillment of funding agency requirements. Contribute to institutional planning on research data related initiatives and advocate for best practices over the whole data lifecycle. Build relationships with students, faculty, and staff by providing discipline-specific research advice, proactively communicating about relevant resources, and making decisions about library collections and spaces that are informed by curricular needs. Teach research and information literacy skills in the classroom and in one-on-one meetings, modeling best practices from instructional design and the science of learning. Develop web guides and other learning and outreach materials that highlight library resources and exhibit universal design principles for accessibility. Contribute knowledge and creativity to the library, the college, and the profession by supporting principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion, working cooperatively, participating in campus initiatives, and engaging in scholarly and professional service activities.

Middlebury College is an equal-opportunity employer where diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. To this end, the College recruits talented and diverse faculty, staff, and students from across the United States and around the world. Middlebury College encourages applications from women, people of color, people with disabilities, and members of other protected classes and historically underrepresented communities. The College also invites applications from individuals who demonstrate an ongoing commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace.