The UK Data Archive is the lead organisation of the UK Data Service, which provides unified access to regional, national and international social and economic data, support for policy-relevant research and guidance and training for the development of skills in data curation and use.
The UK Data Service is seeking a dynamic and confident research data expert to join its Collections Development and Data Publishing team at the UK Data Service and lead on ethical and legal aspects of research data management, sharing and reuse.
Duties of the Role
The post-holder will work proactively with researchers, ESRC grant holders and research centres to provide guidance, advice and training to achieve implementation of good data management practices, and to optimise the sharing and archiving of data for research within the context of the ESRC Research Data Policy.
In the post, you will be expected to provide legal and ethical expertise, carry out external training and capacity building and perform data appraisal and review, all whilst understanding the security requirements for the management of personal data in the context of the UK Data Archive.
A full list of duties and responsibilities can be found within the job pack.
Qualifications and Skills required
Applicants are expected to hold both an undergraduate degree or equivalent (BA, BSc) and a postgraduate qualification (MA, MSc, PG diploma, PhD) in Social Science or other relevant discipline.
Experience of undertaking research and data analysis in the social sciences is essential, as well as good knowledge of data privacy and ethics in social sciences. Excellent communication, time management and problem solving skills are equally important.
This post involves access to Government systems, information or data and will be subject to the staff vetting process. Further information can be found in the job pack.
Closing: 6 November 2019
Location: Colchester
Salary: £33,797 – £40,322 per annum
Employment type: Fixed-term, full-time, until 31 March 2021 due to funding, with a start date as soon as possible.
Further details & job pack: Senior Research Data Officer