Data Management and Curation Consultant
Virginia Tech · Blacksburg, VA · Virginia
- Role
- Data scientist
- First seen
- Aug 20, 2026
- Closes
- Not listed
- Salary
- $63,000 minimum dependent on qualifications and experience
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Summary
The Data Management and Curation Consultant at Virginia Tech provides expert guidance to researchers and students on data management planning, curation, and sharing. This Library position designs and implements data curation and preservation strategies, consults with research teams on data management needs including AI applications, and delivers specialized services to support federal and private funding efforts. The role engages in scholarly activities related to data stewardship and research support.
Key qualifications
- Terminal degree (Masters in Library and/or Information Science from ALA-accredited program) or related field
- Demonstrated experience in service provision and working with clients
- Coursework or experience using data in a disciplinary research setting
- Demonstrated experience reading, executing, and troubleshooting code
- Demonstrated experience in research data documentation, archiving, publication, or secondary use
- Demonstrated experience in public presentation and oral/written communication
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