Data Curator

University Of Michigan • Ann Arbor, MI

377d • $41,000 - $48,000 • Remote

About The Position

The Data Curator position at the University of Michigan involves developing a functional understanding of research studies using deposited data and documentation. The role focuses on preparing social science research data for permanent archiving and sharing, ensuring data quality, and creating metadata and documentation for secondary researchers. The position is part of a diverse team within the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR), which is the world's largest archive of social science data.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in social science or a related field.
• Knowledge of social science research methods and survey design.
• 2+ years of work experience or 2 semesters of educational experience cleaning, recoding, merging, or subsetting data, or other data management tasks, and performing descriptive statistical procedures.
• 2+ years of experience or 2 semesters of educational experience with SAS, SPSS (PSPP), Stata, R, SQL, Excel (for data management).
• Experience reading and summarizing technical documents.
• Experience organizing and prioritizing assignments, and applying oral and written instructions and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Prepare social science research data and related materials for permanent archiving and sharing.
• Review data for issues related to respondent confidentiality.
• Use SPSS, SAS, or Stata to review, clean, and recode data.
• Compile and edit documentation.
• Structure data and documentation files into ICPSR archival products for release and cataloging.
• Write study-level metadata descriptions.
• Prepare data and documentation for use with online data analysis tools.
• Perform quality control reviews and error-checking for data and documentation.

Benefits

• Generous time off
• Retirement plan with two-for-one matching contributions and immediate vesting
• Comprehensive health insurance options
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability coverage
• Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree