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TEKsystems · 2 days ago

Open Science Implementation Specialist

United States

Full-time

Remote

Mid Level

$45/hr - $50/hr

TEKsystems is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to seek an Open Science Implementation Specialist. The role involves supporting CDC researchers in creating open science packages, analyzing existing knowledge management systems, and providing training on open science principles.

Information Technology

Responsibilities

Collaborative development and authoring of KM team Open Science training materials and guidelines

Proposing enhancements to KM software systems to improve Open Science practices

Developing and proposing new Open Science workflows

Work with researchers to integrate Open Science principles into their research workflows

Liaise with one or more CDC CIOs and provide OS outreach, instruction, and research support

Provide reference and research support to CDC researchers seeking OS implementation guidance

Collaborate with CDC employees from the Office of Science and other CDC CIOs in the implementation of OS practices; and

Participate in CDC and other federal open science committees and working groups, as opportunities arise and are appropriate

Qualification

Open ScienceImplementationOpen Science toolsProject managementCommunication skillsCollaboration

Required

received a Master's degree or Doctorate degree in Library Science; Information Science; Computer Science; or, a related field

extensive knowledge of federal, state, academic, and/or global Open Science guidelines and practices (U.S. Public Access policies; the Gold Standard Science memorandum; Open Data policy and law; etc.)

worked with a variety of Open Science tools (DMPTool; Open Science Framework; GitHub; repository software; data documentation tools; etc.)

excellent communication, training, and/or documentation creation skills

expert knowledge of the Persistent Identifier (PID) landscape

experience working in one or more PID assignment interfaces

experience working collaboratively in a diverse environment