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Job ID : 2024-19512
Type : Full-Time
of Openings : 1
Category : Library
Overview
Princeton University Library seeks an innovative and forward-thinking Digital Scholarship Specialist to support its growing Digital Scholarship Services (DiScho). Reporting to the Assistant Director of Research Data and Open Scholarship (RDOS), the Digital Scholarship Specialist collaborates closely with colleagues in the Maps and Geospatial Information Center, Scholarly Communications Office, Princeton Research Data Service, and Center for Digital Humanities to train, support, and collaborate with Princeton researchers on emerging digital research and interactive scholarship.
Responsibilities
The Digital Scholarship Specialist develops educational programming and consults on research projects leveraging programming languages like Python, databases, APIs, large language models, and text analysis. They will assess different tools and methods for projects, develop sustainable project plans, and identify and partner with experts across the library and university. The Specialist will engage actively with the digital scholarship field, exploring and evaluating technologies and workflows that facilitate new ways to analyze, present, and teach digital research.
- Designs and hosts programming and modules to raise awareness of and build skill sets in digital scholarship tools and methods.
- Provides values-based consulting and project planning on individual digital scholarship projects.
- Collaborates with researchers on digital scholarship projects that leverage supported digital scholarship applications and / or library collections.
- Partners with library and university stakeholders to identify and develop related resources and programming.
- Stays up-to-date regarding digital scholarship skill sets, technology trends, and emerging tools.
- Identifies and integrates new digital scholarship technologies to strengthen library services and expertise.
- Contributes to library committees and initiatives in support of digital and open scholarship.
- Contributes actively to the digital scholarship field through participation in committees, conferences, workshops, and / or publications.
Qualifications
Essential Qualifications
Princeton University is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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