Careers Center | Director of Princeton Research Data Service | Princeton University

"...The Director will lead the establishment of a strong collaborative initiative with the campus research community, centered on facilitating access to, managing, stewarding and storing research data. This new position will spearhead the establishment of a highly effective consultation and training service encompassing specialist staffing, value added services and expertise relating to data management, open data, copyright and institutional repositories. It is expected that the Director will be a visible leader, both on campus, nationally, and internationally, and able to continually assess the evolving needs of the campus research community with respect to data management across disciplines, based on trends in the field of practice as well as the requirements of federal funding agencies and publishers.  

Reporting directly to the University Librarian, the Director will work closely with the Dean for Research Office (DFR) and Office of Information Technology (OIT) to develop appropriate policies, data repository and storage infrastructure for the University. A Policy Advisory Committee consisting of senior personnel from OIT, the Library, DFR, and faculty from each division, will provide guidance and make appropriate recommendations on matters related to infrastructure, security, privacy, open access, preservation of codes, sensitive data, inter-institutional collaborations, etc...."