Research Services Librarian for Business and Data

Summary

The George Washington University Libraries and Academic Innovation (GWLAI) enriches the academic experience of scholars and students and sparks innovation at GW. We enable research and teaching through access to the latest scholarship and rich archival resources, tailored support for researchers at all levels, guidance for faculty who want to explore new teaching methods and technologies in the classroom, and robust support for online education. Through innovative partnerships, dynamic workshops, and team-based approaches to project management and problem solving, GWLAI fosters collaboration and provides leadership across the university to support the shared mission of generating, making accessible, and preserving new knowledge. Having joined the Association of American Universities (AAU) in 2023, GW is at an exciting moment in its history and trajectory, and GWLAI is a key partner in supporting the university’s research and scholarly advancements and promoting discoveries and innovations made by the research community.

GWLAI seeks a collaborative and service-oriented Research Services Librarian for Business and Data to join the Research and User Services (RUS) department. RUS is a highly collaborative unit where librarians work together to meet student, faculty, and researcher needs across disciplines. The Research Services Librarian for Business and Data will provide research support, instruction, and collection development services focused on–but not exclusively–business, economics, finance, and data-related fields. The ideal candidate will have expertise or a strong interest in business intelligence, financial research, data literacy, and analytical tools used in business and economics research. This position will play a vital role in helping students and faculty navigate business and economics datasets, data visualization tools, and statistical software. LAI staff and librarians are champions of open access and support open scholarly communication and publishing practices, including the adoption and creation of open educational resources. We also contribute to the scholarly community through our own research, professional engagement, and service.

Description
  • Support the needs of researchers in business, economics, and finance departments, and related disciplines providing research assistance and instruction.
  • Develop and deliver instruction sessions and workshops on topics such as business intelligence, market research, financial data analysis, and economics data sources.
  • Provide consultations on data discovery, management, analysis, and visualization for business and economics research.
  • Assist students, staff, and faculty in finding, analyzing, and managing business and financial data, including databases such as Bloomberg, WRDS, S&P Capital IQ, and IBISWorld.
  • Support qualitative and quantitative research through statistical and data analysis tools such as R, Python, Stata, SPSS, and Tableau.
  • Collaborate on collection development efforts to ensure resources meet the needs of business and economics researchers.
  • Support open data, open educational resources (OERs), and scholarly communication initiatives in business and economics research.
  • Conduct library instruction for undergraduate and graduate level courses in partnership with faculty, including partnering with GW’s first-year University Writing Program.
  • Support workshops and other programming to engage faculty, students, and other researchers in advancing data literacy and coding skills.
  • Participate in collaborative collection development, building relationships and supporting faculty and departments through active engagement.
  • Contribute to strategic services or teams in GWLAI. Current areas of focus include supporting scholarly communications, increasing college affordability through the adoption of Open Educational Resources (OERs), and data and computational fluency.
  • Contribute to the broader professional community by sharing knowledge in scholarly/professional venues and through service to the University and the profession
Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

  • ALA-accredited Master’s degree in library or information science OR an advanced degree in business, economics, data science, or a related field with relevant experience by date of appointment
  • Demonstrated ability to support researchers in business, finance, economics and data analysis
  • Knowledge of or experience with specialized business and financial data resources (e.g. Datastream, Compustat, and WRDS)
  • Demonstrated collaboration skills, with a commitment to supporting an inclusive research community
  • Strong initiative and results-driven approach in previous roles
  • Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Knowledge of current trends, issues, and challenges facing researchers

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience or coursework in data analysis, visualization, or business intelligence tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, R, Python, Stata, SPSS)
  • Familiarity with economic and financial modeling, forecasting, or data management best practices
  • Knowledge of scholarly publishing trends and current research data management practices

Data Services Librarian

Summary

The George Washington University Libraries and Academic Innovation (GWLAI) enriches the academic experience of scholars and students and sparks innovation at GW. We enable research and teaching through access to the latest scholarship and rich archival resources, tailored support for researchers at all levels, guidance for faculty who want to explore new teaching methods and technologies in the classroom, and robust support for online education. Through innovative partnerships, dynamic workshops, and team-based approaches to project management and problem solving, GWLAI fosters collaboration and provides leadership across the university to support the shared mission of generating, making accessible, and preserving new knowledge. Having joined the Association of American Universities (AAU) in 2023, GW is at an exciting moment in its history and trajectory, and GWLAI is a key partner in supporting the university’s research and scholarly advancements and promoting discoveries and innovations made by the research community.

GWLAI is seeking a collaborative and service-oriented Data Services Librarian to join the Research and User Services (RUS) department. RUS is a highly collaborative unit where librarians work together to meet student, faculty, and researcher needs across disciplines. The Data Services Librarian will provide research support, instruction, and collection development services focused on data-related fields. The ideal candidate will have expertise or a strong interest in emerging trends in technology, data literacy, and analytical tools used in research. This position will play a vital role in helping students and faculty navigate cross-disciplinary datasets, data visualization tools, and statistical software. GWLAI staff and librarians are champions of open access and support open scholarly communication and publishing practices, including the adoption and creation of open educational resources. We also contribute to the scholarly community through our own research, professional engagement, and service.

Description
  • Collaborate with campus units including the Office of the Vice Provost for Research (OVPR), GW Information Technology (GWIT), Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library and more in order to support research data management at GW; help researchers address relevant management issues related to the research data lifecycle, including advising on: the creation of data management plans, the development of preservation and storage plans for research data, selecting and using data repositories for archiving and sharing, and on meeting funding requirements for data integrity and access.
  • Develop and provide services to support researchers in the discovery, access, analysis, management, preservation, and publication of data; help meet the needs of data-intensive research and teaching in a wide range of disciplines in the social sciences, humanities, and sciences; help GWLAI meet curricular needs by increasing the visibility of available data-related resources and services.
  • Help to create and cultivate an institutional culture that values openness across the university by understanding and communicating about issues related to scientific research and scholarly publishing, including workflows, transparency, and reproducibility.
  • Deepen our data-related workshop offerings while contributing to a robust curriculum that currently includes topics such as programming in a number of languages and packages; working with data markup and encoding; using APIs and other techniques to retrieve data from online data sources and websites; and data cleaning and manipulation.
  • Provide leadership among GWLAI staff to ensure that colleagues are aware of current research about data trends and activities, including available research tools and resources.
  • Sustain and expand intellectual partnerships with faculty and students across the university.
  • Conduct library instruction for undergraduate and graduate level courses across a range of academic disciplines, including partnering with GW’s first-year University Writing Program .
  • Support open data, open educational resources (OERs), and scholarly communication initiatives.
  • Help GWLAI grow its support of computational literacy and thinking and contribute to a portfolio of research and data consultations.
  • Participate in collaborative collection development, building relationships and supporting faculty and departments through active engagement.
  • Demonstrate a desire and ability to learn new skills as well as the potential to work with researchers, librarians, and campus partners to support increased visibility into GW scholarship.
  • Contribute to the broader professional community by sharing knowledge in scholarly/professional venues and through service to the University and the profession.
Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

  • ALA-accredited Master’s degree in library or information science or other advanced degree with relevant experience by date of appointment
  • Demonstrated ability to support faculty and student researchers in data management and/or data analysis
  • Familiarity with software for statistical, geospatial, qualitative, and/or text analysis, such as SPSS, Stata, SAS, R, Python, ArcGIS, Atlas.ti, NVivo, GIS, or data visualization tools
  • Demonstrated collaboration skills, with a commitment to supporting an inclusive research community
  • Strong initiative and results-driven approach in previous roles
  • Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Knowledge of current and emerging trends, issues, and challenges facing researchers

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Project management experience or interest in project management, including planning, communication, and assessment
  • Experience or coursework in data management
  • Familiarity with current research data management best practices
  • Knowledge of scholarly publishing trends and current research data management practices

Collections Strategist

Summary

he George Washington University Libraries and Academic Innovation (GWLAI) enriches the academic experience of scholars and students and sparks innovation at GW. We enable research and teaching through access to the latest scholarship and rich archival resources, tailored support for researchers at all levels, guidance for faculty who want to explore new teaching methods and technologies in the classroom, and robust support for online education. Through innovative partnerships, dynamic workshops, and team-based approaches to project management and problem solving, GWLAI fosters collaboration and provides leadership across the university to support the shared mission of generating, making accessible, and preserving new knowledge. Having joined the Association of American Universities (AAU) in 2023, GW is at an exciting moment in its history and trajectory, and GWLAI is a key partner in supporting the university’s research and scholarly advancements and promoting discoveries and innovations made by the research community.

 

GWLAI is seeking a collaborative and service-oriented Collections Strategist to join the Research and User Services (RUS) department. RUS is a highly collaborative unit where librarians work together to meet student, faculty, and researcher needs across disciplines. Critical to this work is the development, management, assessment, and discovery of our research collections. As an active member of RUS, the Collections Strategist will lead our team-based collection development and maintenance efforts that are responsive to user need; steward university resources to acquire collections that provide this highest possible value to the GW community; and make data-driven decisions that align collections strategy and investments with ever-evolving research, teaching, and scholarly communications needs and aspirations. LAI staff and librarians are champions of open access and support open scholarly communication and publishing practices, including the adoption and creation of open educational resources. We also contribute to the scholarly community through our own research, professional engagement, and service.

Description

Develop and Assess Collections

  • Lead a collaborative and strategic process for prioritizing and acquiring resources across disciplinary areas to support scholarship and creative work in an R1 university setting.
  • Collaborate across institutions, including the GWU Health Sciences and Law Libraries, and our partner institutions within the Washington Research Library Consortium (WRLC), to develop shared collections and to explore issues, challenges, and opportunities to advance cooperative collection development.
  • Collaborate with colleagues in Finance, Electronic Resources, Research and User Services, and other stakeholders in articulating negotiation priorities for the Libraries and negotiating license terms with vendors.
  • Coordinate cross-departmental engagement and communication with vendors.
  • Engage with Finance Director and other stakeholders in planning and monitoring collections spending, including regular budget updates with respect to fiscal-year targets.
  • Pilot and assess new collection development approaches using knowledge of the scholarly publishing landscape and emerging trends in publisher agreements.
  • Work with colleagues in Acquisitions and Financial Operations to maintain an efficient workflow for orders and subscription renewals in accordance with spending priorities.
  • Take the lead in proposing collections workflow modifications to continuously improve internal communication and strengthen processes.
  • Develop and lead collection assessment efforts to ensure alignment with research, teaching, and learning priorities at GW, leveraging user-driven access models such as demand-driven and evidence-based acquisitions.
  • Produce analyses, data visualizations, and reports to inform collection development.
  • Use computational assessment techniques and data analytics tools (e.g. Tableau or similar software) to support collection development activities and lead, develop, and complete projects.

 


Collaborate in support of Research

  • Support open data, open educational resources (OERs), and scholarly communication initiatives.
  • Conduct library instruction for undergraduate and graduate level courses in partnership with faculty, including partnering with GW’s first-year University Writing Program.
  • Support students, staff, and faculty via research consultations, library instruction, and workshops across disciplines.
  • Contribute to strategic services or teams in GWLAI. Current areas of focus include supporting scholarly communications, increasing college affordability through the adoption of Open Educational Resources (OERs), and data and computational fluency.
  • Contribute to the broader professional community by sharing knowledge in scholarly/professional venues and through service to the University and the profession
Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

  • ALA-accredited Master’s degree in library or information science or other advanced degree with relevant experience by date of appointment
  • Experience with collection development and assessment in an academic or research library setting
  • Demonstrated experience or interest in data analysis using tools like Excel, Tableau, or other data visualization software
  • Demonstrated collaboration skills, with a commitment to supporting an inclusive research community
  • Strong initiative and results-driven approach in previous roles
  • Demonstrated excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Knowledge of current and emerging trends, issues, and challenges facing researchers

Preferred Qualifications:
 

  • Knowledge of scholarly publishing trends, library licensing models, and electronic resource management
  • Strong experience in data analysis using tools like Excel, Tableau, or other data visualization software
  • Experience negotiating license agreements and managing vendor relationships
  • Familiarity with budget management and financial planning for collections
  • Experience with bibliometrics, citation analysis, or other research impact assessments
  • Knowledge of open access, OER, and scholarly communication trends
About

We recognize that strong candidates may not meet every qualification. If you are passionate about this role, we encourage you to apply and highlight how your experiences align with the position.

This position reports to a Director of Research Services and is eligible for partial telework

The University and GWLAI have a strong commitment to recruiting librarians of the highest caliber who have thrived in different environments and would enrich the University with different experiences and perspectives. We offer a work environment that values and supports collaboration, teamwork, and professional growth and development 

A virtual information session for interested candidates will be offered in the coming weeks. Please visit https://go.gwu.edu/librarianjobs for details.


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