[Air-L] ICPSR hiring data curators

[Libby Hemphill]

A unit of the Institute for Social Research (ISR) at the University of
Michigan, the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
(ICPSR) <https://www.icpsr.umich.edu/> is an international membership
organization, with over 700 institutions from around the world, providing
access to empirical social science data for research and teaching. The
atmosphere is collegial with a work environment that fosters communication
and networking, incorporates a diverse staff with varying skills and
experiences and offers family-friendly flexibility with work hours.

We are family-friendly, offering flexible work hours, and we have a diverse
staff that enriches the workplace with their experience. The atmosphere is
collegial with a work environment that fosters communication and
networking, incorporates a diverse staff with varying skills and
experiences, and offers flexibility with work hours.
Job Summary

The core charge of a Data Curator is to gain a functional understanding of
research studies using the data and documentation deposited and convey that
understanding to secondary researchers through the creation of summary
descriptions, metadata and other study documents. The Data Curator reports
to the Data Curation Supervisor.
Responsibilities*

Specific responsibilities for this entry-level position involve:

Prepare social science research data and related materials for permanent
archiving and sharing by:

   - Reviewing data for issues related to respondent confidentiality
   - Using SPSS, SAS or Stata to review, clean, recode, and verify research
   data
   - Compiling and editing research documentation
   - Structuring data and documentation files into ICPSR archival products
   for release and cataloging through the ICPSR Web site
   - Writing study-level metadata descriptions
   - Preparing data and documentation for use with online data analysis
   tools
   - Working with team members and conducting peer work reviews
   - Communicating with ICPSR staff and external partners
   - Communicating with ICPSR staff in other units, data producers, and
   depositors to resolve issues of incompleteness
   - Communicating project status and discussing project priorities with
   supervisor
   - Answering data users' questions about the data collections as needed

Required Qualifications*

   - Bachelor’s degree in social science or a related field
   - Knowledge of social science research methods and survey design
   - Experience in data management including cleaning, recoding, merging or
   subsetting data, and performing descriptive statistical procedures
   - Experience with any of the following programs: SAS, SPSS (PSPP),
   Stata, R, SQL, Excel (for data management, i.e., can perform complex
   functions, can write advanced macros, etc.)
   - Experience reading and summarizing technical documents
   - Experience organizing and prioritizing assignments, and applying oral
   and written instructions and procedures Additional Information

Additional InformationWork Schedule

Monday-Friday, days.
Benefits

In addition to a career filled with purpose and opportunity, The University
of Michigan offers a comprehensive benefits package to help you stay well,
protect yourself, and your family and plan for a secure future. Benefits
include: generous time off; a retirement plan that provides two-for-one
matching contributions with immediate vesting; many choices for
comprehensive health insurance; life insurance; and long-term disability
coverage; and flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care
expenses.

The Institute for Social Research (ISR) at the University of Michigan seeks
to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment
to serve the diverse people of Michigan, to maintain the excellence of the
university, and to ground our research in varied disciplines, perspectives,
and ways of knowing and learning.
Salary

$38,000

If you would like to apply for this position please visit the University of
Michigan of Michigan Careers
<http://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/179603/data_curator> website.

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action
employer.

Libby Hemphill
pronouns: she/her/hers
Director, Resource Center for Minority Data
<http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/RCMD>, ICPSR
<http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/>
Research Associate Professor, Institute for Social Research
<http://home.isr.umich.edu/>
Associate Professor, School of Information <https://www.si.umich.edu/>
University of Michigan