Received: from frosty.irss.unc.edu (frosty.irss.unc.edu [152.2.32.82]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.5/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with SMTP id IAA22117 for ; Sat, 13 Jul 1996 08:47:55 -0600 (MDT) Received: (from cassell@localhost) by frosty.irss.unc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.10) id KAA17283; Sat, 13 Jul 1996 10:47:24 -0400 Date: Sat, 13 Jul 1996 10:47:23 -0400 (EDT) From: Jim Cassell To: Sociology Graduate Student Discussion Subject: 2nd Position (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII FYI - Jim ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Jim Cassell jwcassell@UNC.EDU Institute for Research in Social Science Phone: 919-962-0782 University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill Fax: 919-962-4777 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3355 USA ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Fri, 12 Jul 96 17:53:58 EDT From: Judith Rowe To: IASSIST , SOS-DATA@ripken.oit.unc.edu, orl@MAJORDOMO.SRV.UALBERTA.CA Subject: 2nd Position Please forgive duplication. We are eager to see this distributed as widely as possible. Judith Rowe Senior Data Services Specialist PRINCETON UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY DATA SERVICES SPECIALIST, PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL STAFF. Position subject to annual renewal. Available: Immediately. Description: Provides consulting services for faculty and students in the social sciences who use machine-readable data and various forms of related statistical analysis for teaching, learning, and, independent research in the social sciences and related fields. Retrieves and manipulates complex data from a variety of physical sources, including multivolume datasets, CD-ROMS, and Internet archives; transfers data between platforms for use in multiple computing environments, including UNIX, Windows, and Mac OS; provides extracts and tables based on electronic data, including government census and survey data, public opinion polls, and various academic research data. Provides assistance in choice, application and interpretation of quantitative techniques. Support includes individual consultation, group instruction, and documentation. Responsibilities include hiring, training, and supervising several graduate student assistants. May require some evening and weekend work. Reports to Head, Social Science Reference Center. Qualifications: Advanced degree in a quantitative social science is required. A strong background in computing and quantitative data analysis is required. Essential technical skills include: expertise with the major statistical packages, e.g., SAS, SPSS, and Stata; experience in using complex machine-readable data, especially government survey and census data; programming ability; and familiarity with UNIX, mainframe, and microcomputer environments. MLS from an ALA accredited library school useful. Experience providing ===== public and technical services in an academic setting strongly preferred. Benefits: Twenty-four (24) vacation days a year, plus eleven (11) paid holidays. Annuity program (TIAA/CREF), group life insurance, health coverage insurance, and disability insurance, all paid for by the University. Salary & Rank: Dependent upon qualifications and experience. To ensure full consideration, candidates should send application, including resume and the names, titles, addresses and phone numbers of three references to be contacted, postmarked by August 12, 1996 to: Data Services Specialist Search Committee c/o Maria G. Gopel, Human Resources Librarian, Princeton University Libraries, One Washington Road, Princeton, New Jersey 08544. PRINCETON UNIVERSITY IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER.