Duke university:
Duke university was created in 1924 through an indenture of trust by james buchanan dukeToday, duke is regarded as one of america’s leading research universitiesLocated in durham, north carolina, duke is positioned in the heart of the research triangle, which is ranked annually as one of the best places in the country to work and liveDuke has more than 15,000 students who study and conduct research in its 10 undergraduate, graduate and professional schoolsWith about 40,000 employees, duke is the third largest private employer in north carolina, and it now has international programs in more than 150 countries.
Senior data curator
The office of faculty data systems & analysis supports the operational use of academic data and open scholarship at all levels across the institutionWe coordinate the processes, standards, and systems that make this evolving data easier to collect, maintain, and analyzeThe data sets we work with include, but are not limited to, person affiliations, scholarly outputs, geographic and external relationships, funding, professional activities, and awardsOur services include business analysis, data curation, application development & testing, self-service reporting, and community engagement.
Position summary
Reporting to the director of faculty data systems & analysis, the senior data curator will help to create data-driven efficiencies and research intelligence capabilities by ensuring that aggregated data elements are made available across various institutional platformsThe senior data curator will combine a librarian`s understanding of metadata and knowledge mapping with a programmer`s ability to write and refactor queries and implement new data solutionsThis position will become proficient in the data lifecycle and will be in frequent communications with data owners and data consumersThis position will work with a cross-functional team including the project manager, application developers, librarians, and domain experts to maintain continuous streams of dataThe senior data curator must be able to multitask, learn quickly, prioritize, and think creatively
The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of information architecture along with working experience in higher-education or a research settingExcellent verbal and written communication skills are required.
Primary responsibilities
Collaborate on all aspects of the etl process, including the data warehouse and application layerThis includes supporting production systems and participating in weekly development meetings.
Translate the logic from data queries and code into plain language that can be more easily understood and communicated.
Perform data integrity audits, propose data cleanup processes, and write test plans to ensure data is validated.
Explore and pilot new and insightful modes of data sharing, including standard reports, data visualizations, interactive dashboards, and recommendation engines.
Serve as the liaison to data consumers across the universityThis includes maintaining training documentation, data dictionaries, schematics, etcThis position will also participate in user groups.
Work with domain experts across the university to assess potential new data sources
Rotate on-call duties to help resolve technical support questions that come through the help desk.
Required experience
Work requires a bachelor’s degree.
At least three years of experience working in metadata standards, databases, analytics, or business intelligence.
Knowledge of information architecture
Demonstrated experience with sql
Demonstrated experience with tableau or a similar visualization tool
Demonstrated experience supporting and testing a production-level application
Willingness to learn new technologies and query languages
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Preferred experience
Master`s degree in library science, information science, computer science or information technology
Demonstrated experience with sparql, r, cypher, graphql, or python
Experience working with digital repositories
Experience working with semantic web technologies, linked open data, ontologies
Experience with web services is a plus
Familiarity with solr or elasticsearch
This position may have an opportunity to work remotelyAll duke university remote workers must reside in one of the following states or districts: california; florida; georgia; maryland; new york; north carolina; south carolina; tennessee; texas; virginia or washington, dc.
Duke is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual`s age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.
Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belongingOur collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishesTo achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heardAll members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.
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