Librarian - Data Visualization
University of Texas at Arlington Job Location: Texas Apply By: Open until filled Date Created: 08-18-2022
Job Summary:
The Data Visualization Librarian serves as an expert consultant and partner to UTA students, faculty, and staff regarding data analysis and visualization. This librarian will be responsible for providing public-facing services focused on data visualization via the Libraries DataCAVE, course-integrated instruction, workshops, and consultations. The Data Visualization Librarian must demonstrate a commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion initiatives that grow and develop our staff, services, and outreach to our community. This is a non-tenure track position.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Partners with faculty to create and execute course-integrated instruction, with an emphasis on experiential learning pedagogy, that teaches data literacy skills relevant to data analysis and visualization.
- Provides expert consultations, outreach events, and workshops that engage and support the UTA Community with data visualization processes and technologies.
- Partners with colleagues throughout the Libraries as a data visualization specialist utilizing platforms such as ArcGIS, QGIS, and Tableau.
- Supports Libraries’ initiatives related to Open Data.
- Act as subject liaison to an academic department(s).
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in library and/or information science from an ALA-accredited program or a related graduate degree.
- Proficiency with data visualization platforms such as ArcGIS, QGIS, and Tableau.
- Knowledge of the trends currently impacting libraries, data practices, and the research cycle.
- Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so as member of the UTA community.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Two (2) years of experience in the academic research process.
- One (1) year of teaching experience in an academic environment.
- Understanding of common programming languages such as R, Python, JavaScript, PHP, and ability to work with ESRI’s ArcGIS APIs.
- Proficiency with quantitative and qualitative analysis using software and/or programming languages.
- Experience with Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to foster a positive working environment and model the Libraries’ Guiding Principles (https://libraries.uta.edu/about/brand/understanding/mission-vision-guiding-principles) through daily actions and behaviors.
- Ability to innovatively use technology and evidence-based decision-making practices to develop and implement best practices for data services.
- Ability to lead, cultivate, and empower staff.
- Advanced project planning and management skills.
- Effective time management skills.
- Ability to work collegially and collaboratively with people of diverse backgrounds at a Hispanic and AAPI Serving Institution with the third-highest undergraduate diversity index in the country and a long history of focus on disability rights.
- Advanced customer experience skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively, including excellent interpersonal skills as well as verbal and written skills.
- Ability to pay attention to detail.
- Ability to transfer and apply knowledge and experience to new situations.
- Ability to analyze situations and make sound decisions.
- Ability to excel in a “perpetual beta” environment with frequent change and intelligent risk-taking.