We're seeking an intellectually curious and innovative colleague to join us as a Data Services Specialist. The full position posting with job responsibilities, required and preferred qualifications, salary range, and information about required application materials is linked from our Employment website (https://library.gsu.edu/about/employment/) and directly at https://library.gsu.edu/files/2021/03/Data-Services-Specialist-Vacancy-AD.pdf
Review of materials will begin immediately, with complete applications received by April 23, 2021, receiving full consideration.
Please feel free to share this posting with your relevant networks. Any questions can be directed to the search committee chair, Dr. Mandy Swygart-Hobaugh (aswygarthobaugh@gsu.edu)
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The RDS Team offers support to GSU students, faculty, and staff in the areas of data analysis tools & methods, mapping & data visualization, finding data & statistics, data collection, and data management.
See RDS Scope of Services statement.
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Connect services with contact information for those providing them: (1) use the RDS Team initials bubbles key above, or (2) click the initials bubbles below.
Quantitative/Statistical
NOTE: We currently do not offer workshops or one-on-one help on SAS -- see this guide for SAS help resources.
Qualitative
NOTE: (1) The examples below are not exhaustive; (2) Our primary focus is helping to implement analytic methods, not necessarily teaching underlying methodological principles.
Basic Statistical Analysis 
Descriptive Statistics
Inferential Bivariate Statistics (e.g., ANOVA, t tests, correlation, chi-square)
Linear Regression
Advanced Quantitative Methods
Generalized Linear Models
Unsupervised Learning (e.g. Clustering)
Time-Series Analysis & Multilevel Models
Machine Learning
Logistic Regression
Hierarchical Linear Models
Text Mining & Data
Regular Expressions
Natural Language Processing (NLP)
NOTE: Please see the RDS Scope of Services statement.
Tableau data visualization 
GIS resources and ArcGIS
For access to ESRI's Business Analyst Online and Community Analyst databases, please contact John Tougas in the Geosciences Department.
Social science data (ICPSR, qualitative data, US census data)
Business data, consumer and marketing data, and international trade data
Bloomberg Terminal for real-time financial market data
Qualtrics tool for creating surveys
Finding existing surveys and measurement scales/tests for data collection
NOTE: We currently do not offer workshops or one-on-one help on survey design methodology -- see this guide for survey design methodology resources.
Social Media APIs (e.g. Twitter)
Data cleaning
Database setup
Data management plans (DMP) for research grant proposals -- support using the DMPTool for writing a DMP, reviewing draft DMPs, and implementing DMPs
IMPORTANT: This is NOT data management plan language! This is general language about RDS Team support. For help on writing data management plans, see our data management guide.
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