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UW-Madison Libraries is hiring a Data Visualization Initiatives Assistant. The role involves developing resources and trainings for campus researchers, collaborating with library and campus staff on data and digital scholarship services, and supporting projects related to research data services and digital initiatives. The assistant will also help with content creation, documentation, and consultation duties.

Highlights

Develop and deliver workshops and materials on data visualization for academic researchers.
Collaborate with library units and campus partners on digital scholarship and data services.
Support Research Data Services (RDS), MINDS@UW repository, and digital scholarship hub projects.
Create and write content for RDS website, newsletters, and events.
Provide documentation and reporting assistance as needed.
Experience with common data visualization tools used in academic research required.
Ideal candidates have interests in academic libraries, data curation, scholarly communication, and digital humanities.
Position is designed for graduate students, especially those in the iSchool or related disciplines.
Role offers opportunity to provide consultation hours to campus researchers.
Compensation is $34.27 per hour, with a 20-hour workweek on a 60/40 hybrid schedule (onsite/remote).

Data Visualization Initiatives Assistant Full Description

Department Overview:

| This position is housed within the Digital Curation and Scholarship unit within the Libraries and works with Research Data Services, MINDS@UW - the institution’s open access repository, as well as our forthcoming digital scholarship hub.

Anticipated Start Date:

| 09/15/2025

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

| Partially Remote

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

| 20

Schedule:

| These positions are 60/40 hybrid work positions, with 60% of the time spent onsite at the library and 40% remotely.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

| $34.27

Number of Positions:

| 1

Qualifications:

| Ideal for graduate students in the iSchool, but open to students from any discipline. We are specifically seeking those who have career interests in the following topics and skills: academic libraries, research data management and data sharing, data analysis, data visualization, data curation, scholarly communication, digital humanities, and more!

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

| This position is ideal for someone with experience with data visualization and one or more common visualization tools used in academic research. We are seeking candidates interested in helping others communicate their research and who have an interest in exploring other visualization tools and platforms. This role may have the opportunity to provide consultation hours and to work with some of our campus partners.

In your cover letter, please address why you are interested in working for the Libraries in this role, how this role will help you meet your career goals, and how your interests are aligned with this position.

Position Summary/Job Duties:

| This role will be expected to:
Develop resources, materials, and trainings/workshops for campus researchers related to their role either by direction or based on special interest
Collaborate with unit staff, library staff, and campus partners to develop and provide data and digital scholarship services and assist with workshops
Develop and write content for the Research Data Services (RDS) website, newsletter, and other resources or special events
Assist with unit projects as assigned for MINDS@UW, RDS, and other services
Assist with documentation and reporting

Physical Demands:

| N/A

Institutional Statements:

| Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:UW-Madison is an Equal Employment, Equal Access Employer committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce.Institutional Statement on Diversity:Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background-people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: diversity.wisc.eduAccommodation Statement: If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/

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