Date:         Sun, 14 Jul 96 10:52:17 EDT
From: Alan Davidson <DAVIDSON@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU>
Subject:      2nd Position (fwd)
To: Sociology grads <DAVIDSON@UCONNVM.UCONN.EDU>, socgrad@CSF.COLORADO.EDU
Message-Id:   <960714.105307.EDT.DAVIDSON@UConnVM.UConn.Edu>


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From: Judith Rowe <JUDITH@PUCC.PRINCETON.EDU>
To: IASSIST <iasst-l@yalevm.ycc.yale.edu>, SOS-DATA@ripken.oit.unc.edu,
        orl@MAJORDOMO.SRV.UALBERTA.CA
Subject: 2nd Position
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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.