Data, Publishing, and Digital Scholarship (DPDS) Scholar

                                               UC Irvine Libraries

Data, Publishing, and Digital Scholarship (DPDS):

Data, Publishing, and Digital Scholarship (DPDS) fosters the use of transformative technology to manage, preserve, and share digital scholarship in an increasingly dynamic and computationally-rich research ecosystem. DPDS provides infrastructure, education and consultation services that support research data management and curation, open access publishing, digital collection-building, and critical literacies for digital research across disciplines.

Job Description

The Data, Publishing, and Digital Scholarship (DPDS) Scholar position is an undergraduate opportunity in which a UC Irvine student will participate in a dynamic training and educational experience with a focus on ethical computational engagement with UC Irvine Libraries’ digital and digitized collections. The position will run for the duration of Winter Quarter 2027, with a student working 4 hours a week.

The DPDS Scholar will:
- Engage in digital scholarship concepts and methods through training, mentorship, and hands-on experience
- Contribute to the building, sharing and promotion of UC Irvine research output, including research data
- Make creative contributions to digital projects that feature UC Irvine collections and publications
- Develop a foundational understanding of data ethics as it applies to library digital collections
- Make data from a digital collection computationally accessible
- Contribute to the documentation of a workflow for "data-fying" a digital collection for future use


Basic Qualifications:
- Ability to perform semi-skilled clerical work (typing, filing, etc.)
- Ability to acquire new technical skills on-the-job
- Computer skills sufficient to work with a range of software programs
- Willingness to learn and use new digital tools and software
- Ability to follow through on assignments and work independently
- Ability to operate computers, printers, and scanners
- Strong interest in digital collections, data, and digital scholarship

In your Cover Letter, briefly describe your interest in the position (maximum 1 page).

Conditions of Employment:

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Employment Misconduct*
• Legal Right to Work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug Free Environment

*Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer. 

The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.

• California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• E-Verify
• Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

Details of each policy may be reviewed by visiting the following page: https://hr.uci.edu/new-hire/conditions-of-employment.php