Job: Public Digital Scholarship Librarian at University of Pennsylvania

Posted Job Title
Public Digital Scholarship Librarian

Job Profile Title
Librarian C

Job Description Summary
The University of Pennsylvania Libraries seeks a public digital scholarship librarian who will support, train, and partner with faculty, students, and research centers in digital research and scholarship, and digital research communication, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. The ideal candidate will bring expertise in public scholarship, data visualization, and digital publication for academic and public audiences to a Research Data and Digital Scholarship team that balances process and product, technical infrastructure and social infrastructure, open principles and privacy concerns, and is committed to meeting people where they are and accompanying them on a mutually edifying digital scholarship journey.

Job Description

The University of Pennsylvania Libraries seeks a public digital scholarship librarian who will support, train, and partners with faculty, students, and research centers in digital research and scholarship, and digital research communication, primarily in the humanities and social sciences. The ideal candidate will bring expertise in public scholarship, data visualization, and digital publication for academic and public audiences to a Research Data and Digital Scholarship team that balances process and product, technical infrastructure and social infrastructure, open principles and privacy concerns, and is committed to meeting people where they are and accompanying them on a mutually edifying digital scholarship journey.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Required:
Experience planning, managing, and delivering digital scholarship projects
Interest in public, community-engaged digital work
Proficiency in one or more programming languages (Python, R, etc.)
Familiarity with data visualization tools and techniques
An advanced degree (master’s or above) and experience providing/planning digital scholarship services
In-depth knowledge of the digital scholarship lifecycle
Experience building and maintaining cross-campus connections and initiatives
Excellent communication skills
Commitment to anti-racist, inclusive, ethical praxis

Preferred:
Demonstrated experience/interest in linked open data and/or collections as data
Advanced degree in the humanities or social sciences
Experience with post-custodial practices for digital objects

Please see the complete job description for full details and to apply from the UPenn site.