Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 37, No. 65.
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Date: 2023-06-02 13:52:55+00:00
From: Flanders, Julia <j.flanders@northeastern.edu>
Subject: Job posting: Data Engineer, Digital Scholarship Group, Northeastern University
Dear Colleagues,
With apologies for cross-posting: The Digital Scholarship Group at Northeastern
University has another job opening to announce. We have just launched a search
for a Data Engineer, a crucial role in our team which puts high-quality,
critically modeled data at the heart of our projects. Please circulate to
potential candidates and consider applying. The position will remain open until
filled but application review will begin after June 30. Here's the link to apply
and learn more, and I am also happy to answer questions:
https://northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/careers/details/Data-
Engineer_R115532
The full posting is included below for convenience.
Best wishes, Julia
Julia Flanders
Professor of the Practice
Director, Digital Scholarship Group
Northeastern University
Do you love learning the shapes of datasets, and molding them into something
new? The Digital Scholarship Group (DSG) in the Northeastern University Library
is excited to open a search for a Data Engineer. Working within a warm and
collaborative environment dedicated to social justice, the Data Engineer
gathers, organizes, manipulates, transforms, and documents a variety of
humanities research data. The Data Engineer works with colleagues across the
university to create sustainable platforms and data for community-led digital
scholarship.
The Data Engineer position is situated within the DSG, which is part of the
Northeastern University Library. The Library is a vital partner in learning,
teaching, and community-engaged research for a diverse R1 university.
Northeastern is committed to intensive research and experiential learning for
students at all levels.
The Digital Scholarship Group is based on Northeastern’s Boston campus. This
position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement. Specific arrangements can be
negotiated at the time of hire. The position will remain open until filled but
application review will begin after June 30. To apply, please visit
https://northeastern.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/careers/details/Data-
Engineer_R115532. If you have any questions, please contact Julia Flanders
(j.flanders@northeastern.edu).
Responsibilities
The Data Engineer has responsibility for helping DSG work with data in a wide
range of formats, across multiple projects and often in unforeseen contexts. The
Data Engineer develops data dictionaries, mappings between data standards,
transformation routines, and other curatorial systems. This position also
manages projects and engages in high-level needs analysis and project planning.
The DSG is committed to digital approaches that consider the pedagogical,
research, social, and ethical implications of data and its design and use.
Working closely with other DSG and library staff, faculty collaborators, and
students, the Data Engineer contributes to grant-funded and internal projects
including the Boston Research Center; the Civil Rights and Restorative Justice
project; the Digital Archive of Indigenous Language Persistence; the TEI
Archiving, Publishing, and Access Service; Digital Humanities Quarterly; and the
Women Writers Project. They will also take the lead on building DSG’s policies
and practices in working with external data platforms such as Wikidata and
partner project APIs. To support this work, expertise with tools like regular
expressions and OpenRefine, and facility with data including RDF, JSON, XML,
various API responses, and other formats will be important.
We warmly invite people with various skills and levels of expertise to apply to
this position. Candidates who meet some, but not all, of the qualifications
listed below are strongly encouraged to apply. We seek colleagues who are
committed to building an inclusive and diverse working environment and who have
been and remain underrepresented or marginalized in the field of librarianship –
including but not limited to people of color, LGBTQ+ people, individuals with
disabilities and applicants from lower-income and first-generation library or
academic backgrounds. We expect this position to be an ongoing learning
experience and are committed to supporting professional development.
Qualifications
We realize that this is a lengthy list of activities and qualifications. There
are multiple paths toward success in this position, and each may look somewhat
different depending on the successful candidate’s interests and experience.
• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree or similar training in data
science, information science, information design, or other relevant discipline
preferred
• Minimum of 2 years of experience working or studying in a data-intensive
environment, preferably in an academic or non-profit research setting
• Experience working with quantitative and qualitative datasets, especially with
historical and cultural heritage data
• Experience working with structured data formats (for instance, XML, RDF, JSON,
CSV, relational databases) and with data conversion, data enhancement, and data
analysis
• Ability to write code to assist in carrying out these kinds of data-related
work (for instance, using R, Python, SQL, SPARQL, XSLT, Perl, and/or regular
expressions)
• Ability to work on multiple concurrent projects and adapt to the evolving
landscape of digital humanities
• Collaborative problem-solving skills, and the ability to research and
recommend solutions as part of a participatory design process
• Commitment to thoughtful, adaptive engagement with the needs of community
collaborators
• Strong oral and written skills, ability to communicate across expertise levels
and prepare project documentation
• Desire and aptitude to grow skills (especially in technical areas) and learn
new things
The following skills are desirable but are not all essential for applicants to
possess at the outset; we can provide training:
• Knowledge of metadata standards relevant to research data, such as the Data
Documentation Initiative
• Experience creating, manipulating, and querying linked open data
• Experience in open-source development practices and workflows, preferably
within an academic or non-profit environment
• Experience working with databases, data management systems, and APIs
• Experience with developing and leading workshops
• Experience communicating complex ideas about data and how it is used to many
audiences
Salary Range:
$82,725 - $93,000
About the Digital Scholarship Group
A recognized leader in the field, the Digital Scholarship Group supports digital
modes of research, publication, and collaboration through applied research,
systems and tools development, and consultative services. The DSG offers a
friendly and closely collaborative work environment, and actively fosters the
professional and intellectual development of all of our colleagues and
collaborators, including training opportunities and mentorship.
Our team engages with faculty in the digital humanities and quantitative social
sciences from across the university to develop digital research and teaching
projects, organize events, plan grant-funded initiatives and provide training
and mentorship. We also work in close partnership with Northeastern’s Archives
and Special Collections, the NULab for Maps, Texts, and Networks, and with
cultural heritage partners in Boston including the Massachusetts Historical
Society and the Boston Public Library.
We develop tools and platforms for working with digital artifacts and data, for
querying and publishing them. We also provide workshops, mentorship
opportunities, and pedagogical frameworks to the Northeastern community. Some of
our major projects include the Boston Research Center, the Civil Rights and
Restorative Justice Project, and the Digital Archive of Indigenous Language
Persistence, as well as a number of digital archiving projects from the
Library’s Archives and Special Collections. In all of our projects, we are
attentive to inclusive and anti-racist approaches to data modeling, platform
development, and collaborative working processes.
About the Library
The Northeastern University Library supports the mission of the University by
working in partnership with the University community to develop and disseminate
new scholarship. The Library fosters intellectual and professional growth,
enriches the research, teaching, and learning environment, and promotes the
effective use of knowledge by managing and delivering information resources and
services to library users.
Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and
support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values
and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive
culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.
All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration
for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age,
sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic
protected by applicable law.
To learn more about Northeastern University’s commitment and support of
diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.
About Northeastern
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized
leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Our world-renowned experiential
approach empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create impact
far beyond the confines of discipline, degree, and campus.
Our locations—in Boston; Charlotte, North Carolina; London; Portland, Maine; San
Francisco Bay area; Seattle; Silicon Valley; Toronto; Vancouver; and the
Massachusetts communities of Burlington and Nahant—are nodes in our growing
global university system. Through this network, we expand opportunities for
flexible, student-centered learning and collaborative, solutions-focused
research.
Northeastern’s comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate programs— in a
variety of on-campus and online formats—lead to degrees through the doctorate in
nine colleges and schools. Among these, we offer more than 195 multi-discipline
majors and degrees designed to prepare students for purposeful lives and
careers.
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