Job Description

Data Curator

Your primary duties will include:

• Reviewing and accurately processing incoming datasets and surveys
• Providing essential quality control and checking for errors in datasets and related documentation by comparing final processed dataset and documentation to original materials
• Ensuring confidentiality and anonymity by removing potentially sensitive or identifying variables
• Creating accurate metadata through careful reading of datasets and related documentation
• Ensuring standardized metadata formatting by adhering to convention using data ingest software
• Monitoring custom software and working interdepartmentally to continuously enhance proprietary software
• Reviewing older archive materials for accuracy, completing and correcting missing or inaccurate metadata
• Translating data from older or obsolete formats to more modern formats
• Maintaining accurate documentation of data provider relationship status and communications

Success Factors
You are considered competitive for this position if you demonstrate:

• Skill with statistical software (Stata, R, SPSS)
• Keen attention to details and commitment to high quality work
• Ability to read and understand complex survey methodologies and make individual scoring determinations
• Comfort level in reviewing others' work and having your own work reviewed
• Ability to communicate effectively with others within your organization and outside of it

What We Need
Send us a resume and cover letter that outline your interest and experience. We are most interested in how you match the following qualifications:

• Associate's degree with two years of experience in data entry or in an office environment; or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Entry-level experience with one or more statistical analysis programs
• Appreciation for detail and accuracy
• Ability to organize work, collect and analyze data, document processes and procedures, and maintain meticulous records
• Demonstrated written and oral communication skills
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team
• Demonstrating a positive attitude when faced with challenging problems and puzzles
• Ability to remain organized when balancing competing project requirements and deadlines
• Ability to use good judgment and to seek direction when questions or issues arise
• Ability to understand and apply standardized procedures and protocols

If you have any of these other qualifications, all the better:

• Bachelor's degree in a related field with coursework relating to data analysis or statistics
• Prior experience with social science, public opinion data, and metadata standards
• Experience using Slack, Google Docs, Confluence or other communication and project tracking software
• Intermediate-level experience with statistical software (SPSS, STATA, or R preferred)

Visa sponsorship is not provided for this position.

Rewards and Benefits

University Job Title:

Research Aide III

Job Family:

Academic Support

Level:

C

Pay Rate Type:

Hourly

Pay Range:

$22.60 - $24.03

Remote Option Availability:

Hybrid

Company:

Endowed

Contact Name:

Kathy McKee

Job Titles and Pay Ranges:

Non-Union Positions

Noted pay ranges reflect the potential pay opportunity for each job profile. The hiring rate of pay for the successful candidate will be determined considering the following criteria:

• Prior relevant work or industry experience

• Education level to the extent education is relevant to the position

• Unique applicable skills

• Academic Discipline

Union Positions

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EEO Statement:

Diversity and Inclusion are a part of Cornell University's heritage. We are a recognized employer and educator valuing AA/EEO, and we do not tolerate discrimination based on any protected characteristic, including race, ethnic or national origin, citizenship and immigration status, color, sex/gender, pregnancy or pregnancy-related conditions, age, creed, religion, actual or perceived disability (including persons associated with such a person), arrest and/or conviction record, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender expression and/or identity, an individual's genetic information, domestic violence victim status, familial status, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We also recognize a lawful preference in employment practices for Native Americans living on or near Indian reservations in accordance with applicable law.

Cornell University embraces diversity and seeks candidates who will contribute to a climate that supports students, faculty, and staff to all identities and backgrounds. We encourage individuals from underrepresented and/or marginalized identities to apply.

2025-02-10

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Local area, Remote job, Free visa,

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