Brandeis University
NOTE: All postdoctoral fellowship positions are contingent upon funding. Applications are accepted via CLIR's online application system. Review of applications is already underway, but applications will be accepted until all positions are filled.
Data Analysis and Visualization Postdoctoral Associate
Brandeis University Library and Technology Services (LTS) offer a one-year CLIR postdoctoral Fellowship for a scholar with demonstrated expertise in quantitative methods and data analytics to design programs and services that support data analysis and visualization in the social sciences. The fellow will report to the Associate Director for Academic Technology and also work closely with the Director for Academic Support and User Services.
Responsibilities
- Provide professional leadership in the design and provision of use of library outreach materials.
- Conceptualize and plan a program for library and IT professionals to consult with researchers on quantitative and qualitative methods, tools, and analytics.
- Consult with researchers to identify library and IT partnership opportunities that advance the social science research agenda.
- Lead the planning and implementation of cutting-edge academic technology projects as assigned.
Qualifications
- Ph.D. with demonstrated expertise in quantitative methods and data analytics
- Hands-on experience with relevant tools, standards, and methods
- Demonstrated knowledge of qualitative research goals and methods
- Demonstrated willingness to take chances and persuade others to do the same
- Passion for employing technology to advance research, teaching, and learning
About Library and Technology Services
With a new Chief Information Officer and an emerging new university strategic plan, Library and Technology Services is in an exciting period of growth and change. LTS is responsible for supporting almost everything that faculty, staff, and students do with information and technology. This makes Brandeis an unusually rich environment for a postdoctoral fellow who is interested in designing new configurations of expertise and service in an environment where library and IT are merged.
About Brandeis University
Characterized by academic excellence since its founding in 1948, Brandeis is one of the youngest private research universities, as well as the only nonsectarian Jewish-sponsored college or university in the country. Named for the late Justice Louis Dembitz Brandeis of the U.S. Supreme Court, Brandeis University combines the faculty and resources of a world-class research institution with the intimacy and personal attention of a small liberal arts college. Brandeis is ranked in the top tier of the nation’s universities. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, on a suburban campus, Brandeis is nine miles west of Boston.