University Library Specialist, Data Science Services

Posting Number: PG194805SP

Internal Recruitment: No

Working Title: University Library Specialist, Data Science Services

Anticipated Hiring Range: $60,953

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, with flexibility based on departmental and operational needs.

Job Location: Raleigh, NC

Department: Libraries

About the Department: The NC State University Libraries supports and enables research and learning by providing collections, services, spaces, and technologies for the NC State community and its partners. The Libraries’ Strategic Plan describes our mission and goals, which are aligned with those of the university. They include welcoming and engaging the whole university community; empowering students for a lifetime of success and impact;

supporting research, scholarship, innovation, and collaboration; fostering entrepreneurial thinking and problem-solving; and expanding our engagement with individuals and communities across North Carolina. We carry out this work in an atmosphere where all individuals are welcomed, valued, and respected. The library system consists of the

D. H. Hill Jr. Library, the James

B. Hunt Jr. Library, and branch libraries for design, natural resources, and veterinary medicine. For more information about the Libraries, please see (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). The Data Science Services (DSS) department 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 (DXL) in the Hill Library, community-oriented spaces offering specialized computing, expert assistance, and programs and services supporting data science and visualization. DSS 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.

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The Libraries is a central member of the data science community at NC State, and this position will play a critical role in supporting and growing that community. This University Library Specialist will provide technical, administrative, and communication assistance for all service areas associated with the department. They will work with the Department Head and Associate Head to support the operation of the Data Science Consulting Program, operated in partnership with the DSA, which employs graduate students with expertise in data science to offer consulting support to campus affiliates.

This position will facilitate user referral and collaboration across Libraries and campus groups. The position will report to the Department Head of Data Science Services. They will assist with management of the Data Science Consulting Program, help patrons with data-related questions, and assist with program and service management across the department. They will ensure that consultation requests are…