Senior Research Associate (Curator)

CAMRIS International is an international development and research firm that realizes innovative solutions to health and development challenges through high-quality, cost-effective program and research management services. With experience working in more than 80 countries, we combine our proven systems with today's most effective, evidence-based best practices to improve the lives of people around the world. We apply a customized, customer-centric, cost-effective business approach to offer greater value to our clients and challenge the way things have always been done in our field.

CAMRIS clients include U.S. government agencies and multilateral and private organizations. Our core practice areas include public health, agriculture and food security, economic development, education, environment, humanitarian assistance, democracy and governance, and medical research.

CAMRIS seeks a Senior Research Associate (Curator) for the anticipated U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Analytics, Data, Visualization, and Information Services (ADVISE) contract, which seeks to improve the usage of USAID data and information, so that the Agency continues to ensure its development outcomes are supported by evidence.

• Provide leadership support to deliver a cohesive, trustworthy information environment that accelerates use of development information in support of USAID's
• Manage teams to include librarians, catalogers, research staff, and related professionals.
• Ensure the daily curation and management of multiple digital libraries.
• Implement data acquisition (accession) procedures and policies.
• Perform services and support best practices in digital librarianship, curation, and repository management.

• Implement appropriate preservation models, such as the Open Archival Information System (OAIS) reference model.

• A graduate degree in library sciences, information management, or a related field. A PhD in a science field is preferred.

• At least eight years of experience working in a federal digital repository.

• Demonstrated experience using primary source data to generate research findings.

• Relevant experience developing strategic direction, standards, services, and procedures for the creation, management, curation, and dissemination of digital resources.

• Working knowledge of international development and relevant scientific research processes.

• Knowledge of national and academic library/information science standards for digital resources and metadata across multiple media formats, including but not limited to structured data, text, images, audio, and video.

• Demonstrated understanding of the mandates and authorities of Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) and can present evidence of active participation and involvement in professional and/or scholarly associations.

• Possess experience with and thorough understanding of digital library/repository development, management and operations, and maturation toward an Open Archival Information System (OAIS)-adherent, certified trusted repository.

• Demonstrated working knowledge of emerging library services, data and metadata standards and preservation, and digital technologies that can provide future directions for the information environment to meet user needs.

• Ability to engage with a wide variety of audiences, including senior USG officials, and demonstrate the ability to add value to digital information throughout its lifecycle to ensure it remains relevant and useable.

• Demonstrated record of professional engagement, typically exhibited through presentations and publications, of relevance to data management and digital curation.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills. #CB

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