Research Data Librarian (Medical Asst Professor)

Job Summary

The City University of New York (CUNY) School of Medicine (SoM) seeks a Research Data Librarian to provide expertise and support for research data management, data-related scholarly communications, and evidence synthesis activities.

About the Role

The Research Data Librarian serves as a key member of the library's research support team, partnering with faculty, researchers, staff, and students throughout the research lifecycle. The position includes providing instruction, reference services, and collaborating on systematic and scoping reviews.

Responsibilities

• Consult with faculty, researchers, staff, and students on research data management best practices throughout the research lifecycle.
• Assist researchers in developing data management and sharing plans for grant proposals and sponsored research projects.
• Advise researchers on data organization, documentation, metadata standards, storage, preservation, sharing, and reuse.
• Promote best practices for research data stewardship and compliance with funder and institutional requirements.
• Develop instructional materials, workshops, and online resources related to research data management and data literacy.
• Collaborate with institutional stakeholders to promote responsible data stewardship and open science practices.
• Maintain researcher profile platform (Pure or another similar system).
• Monitor emerging trends, technologies, policies, and standards related to research data services.
• Partners with faculty, clinicians, researchers, and students on systematic reviews, scoping reviews, and other evidence synthesis projects.
• Contribute to review methodology, search reproducibility, citation management, and reporting standards.
• Serve as a co-author on systematic reviews and other scholarly publications when contributions meet accepted authorship criteria.
• Provide bibliographic instruction, reference and research consultation services.
• Create guides, tutorials, and instructional materials supporting evidence-based practice and information literacy.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Library Science, Master’s in Library and Information Studies, or closely related discipline from an ALA-accredited institution; a second graduate degree is required.
• Experience conducting advanced literature searches in biomedical and health sciences databases.
• Knowledge of research data management principles and practices.
• Demonstrated ability to provide instruction and consultation services.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders in a research-intensive environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting grant-funded research and developing data management and sharing plans.
• Experience participating in systematic reviews, scoping reviews, or other evidence synthesis projects.
• Familiarity with NIH Data Management and Sharing Policy and other federal funding agency requirements.
• Knowledge of data repositories, metadata standards, and data sharing practices.
• Experience with implementation of the Elsevier Pure product or a similar researcher profile system.
• Experience with citation management software and evidence synthesis tools.
• Experience in academic health sciences or medical libraries.
• Record of scholarly activity, including presentations, publications, or professional service.

Compensation and Benefits

Salary commensurate with education and experience. CUNY offers a competitive compensation and benefits package covering health insurance, pension and retirement benefits, paid parental leave, and savings programs. We also provide mentoring and support for research, scholarship, and publication as part of our commitment to ongoing faculty professional development.