Data Librarian/Specialist
The [Law Library] seeks a Data Librarian/Specialist to join our team as a valued member of the [Law School, University] community. We value and invite qualified candidates who can further advance our community’s diversity of backgrounds, perspectives, and lived experiences, and who will share a willingness to join our efforts to cultivate an environment of diversity, inclusion and belonging. [The Law Library] is committed to stretching ourselves and one another to build inclusion into our work in building inclusive and antiracist curricula, research resources, and services.
In this newly-defined role, the Data Librarian/Specialist will facilitate the Law Library’s efforts to embed data literacies into our services. This person will lead data-related initiatives in the Law Library, but at [Universityl we work together across departments to solve problems, learn new skills, and support each other’s work. No single data professional can specialize in everything. Please apply even if you are not an expert in every facet of data science. The Law Library is committed to facilitating training as necessary to support the growth of this position.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Data Services
- Lead initiatives relating to data literacy within the Law Library;
- Provide support for Law Library services to students, faculty, and administrative stakeholders on data analysis and research;
- Collaborate with other members of the Law Library to promote data-driven decision-making;
- Depending on qualifications and career interests, lead research data management for the Law Library and its constituents.
Instruction / Research Services
- Instruct on data literacy, data analysis, or data sciences, in conjunction with partners across campus, as applied to legal information and law practice;
- Participate in Law Library liaison and outreach programs within the Law School community;
- Select and recommend materials for the Law Library’s collection;
- Depending on qualifications and career interests, instruct on topics related to legal information and research in 1L legal research classes as an adjunct professor of law.
Professional Development / University Service
- Contribute to the intellectual and community life of the Law School and Law Library, including orientation activities;
- Participate in University Library committees;
- Participate in and potentially facilitate peer training in data literacies;
- Promotion to higher librarian ranks will reflect professional service and contributions to scholarship.
Required Qualifications:
- Graduate or professional degree (law, library science, or data-centered disciplines preferred). Completion of degree is necessary by appointment date;
- Demonstrated interest in data literacies, and the initiative to learn advanced data skills;
- Commitment to advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in Law Library and Law School community;
- Demonstrated success in working collaboratively and flexibly;
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills: ability to listen actively, speak and write clearly, and effectively present information and ideas to groups.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Data mining/management experience, potentially including acquisition of datasets via scraping or API; text mining and analysis; data visualization; Python and R (or similar);
- Experience in a law library, academic library, or legal information setting;
- Experience supporting empirical legal research;
- Demonstrated ability to conduct and teach legal research.
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