Job title: Repository and Research Data Services Assistant

Time period: May 2025 to August 2026

Application deadline: Sunday, May 11, 2025 at 11:55pm

Instructions for Applying:

1 - Complete the U-M student temporary employment application located under:

Wolverine Access > Student Business  

2 - Apply online at:

https://forms.gle/V2HiqGvxjKh16VLY7

Hours 5-10 hours per week

Work Study This job is eligible for work-study

Pay Rate $ 17.50 per hour

Supervisors Jeremy Morse, Joanna Thielen

Department 470961: Publishing / MPub-Deep Blue

Office Shapiro Undergraduate Library Room 3020 (remote work possible after training)

Positions 1

Job Duration

We are looking for a student to work during the spring/summer and fall 2025 and winter and spring/summer 2026 semesters (approximately May 2025 to August 2026). Accepting this position does not preclude the applicant from seeking other employment or internships during summer 2026, as long as they can continue working in this position. 

Schedule is flexible; to be determined with supervisor upon hiring; hours must be worked between 9am and 5 pm Monday through Friday.

Description

This position will run from approximately May 2025 to August 2026, and is located within the Deep Blue Repository and Research Data Services (DBRRDS) department of the University Library (https://www.lib.umich.edu/about-us/our-divisions-and-departments/michigan-publishing/deep-blue-repository-and-research-data). 

The Student Assistant will provide routine support to the operations of the Deep Blue Data and Documents repository (https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/data), the Library’s repository for research data produced by researchers at the University of Michigan, and Deep Blue Documents (https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/documents), the institution’s repository for publications, presentations, and other research outputs.

In addition to Deep Blue Data, DBRRDS (in partnership with other areas of the library) also provides support for research data management planning, data organization and management, metadata and documentation, and data sharing/publication/preservation more generally.

Responsibilities:

• Performing initial triage of requests in our ticketing system;

• Reviewing datasets for routine metadata remediation, including adding links to related publications located in Deep Blue Documents;

• Performing weekly platform maintenance tasks;

• Reviewing platform functionality following software upgrades;

• Organizing deposits into relevant collections;

• Proofreading documentation;

• And other duties as assigned.

To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume as a single document through https://forms.gle/V2HiqGvxjKh16VLY7. 

On-premises work (at the Shapiro Undergraduate Library) is expected, with possibility of remote work following training and probationary period dependent on performance.

Schedule is flexible, to be determined with the supervisor upon hiring. 

Required Qualifications

• Current enrollment as a Masters or PhD student or enrollment as a Masters or PhD student during the Fall 2025 semester. 

• Demonstrated skills in content organization, record keeping, and documentation.

• A keen attention to detail and an ability to express concepts and ideas clearly and concisely in writing.

• Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as collaboratively, ask appropriate questions to direct work, and complete tasks on-time.

Desired Qualifications

• Current or previous study of library science or other relevant information field.

• Experience or familiarity with managing and curating digital research materials (this could include data generated by one’s own research).

• Demonstrated interest in and knowledge of research data repositories and the services they offer.