Science & Technology Research Intelligence Analyst

Job Description

Reporting to the Director for Research Impact & Intelligence the analyst will work in a team-based environment to provide consultations and deliver services related to documenting collecting and analyzing research and scholarly activity data to providing qualitative and quantitative evidence for strategic decision making through a variety of research domains. This analyst will also provide education and outreach on research intelligence researcher visibility finding funding opportunities research analytics and tools national research evaluation policy and developing strategies for researchers and administrators to effectively Virginia Tech. The Science & Technology Research Intelligence Analyst will work with the team to provide specialized support for bibliometrics network visualization options and emerging applications of research ecosystem data. The incumbent will be liaison librarian to one program department or institute that is related to the incumbents background and/or expertise. The Science & Technology Research Intelligence Analyst will partner with colleagues across the Libraries and University (academic colleges departments institutes and others Office of Research and Innovation Institutional Effectiveness & Analytics Office of the Provost) serve as liaison to Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and support the Virginia Tech community across all locations including distance and online affiliates utilizing best practices to reflect Virginia Techs Principles of Community throughout work activities and initiatives.

Required Qualifications

-A terminal degree in a field related to the job duties such as a masters in library and/or Information Science (MLS MLIS MIS etc) from an ALA-accredited graduate program or Ph.D or other terminal degree related to job duties.
-Experience working as a professional in a large research-intensive university national lab or similar research-intensive institution
-Education training or experience with one or more of the following: scholarly databases and their metadata and/or related platforms software tools or databases
-Experience designing planning implementing and maintaining complex projects or services
-Evidence of knowledge background or experience in current and emerging trends or theories in academic research and scholarship

Preferred Qualifications

-An active research agenda demonstrated through published scholarly work
-Experience with research funding and/or patent metrics analysis methods bibliographic databases and research analytic software and/or tools such as Scival InCites or Academic Analytics
-Experience providing services related to research funding and/or patent metrics as well as experience in data management and/or data science
-Experience in library services institutional effectiveness or intelligence work
Working knowledge of Python or R

Overtime Status

Exempt: Not eligible for overtime

Appointment Type

Regular

Salary Information

$68000 minimum dependent on qualifications and experience

Hours per week

40

Review Date

10/19/26

Additional Information

Work Location:
This position is eligible for hybrid or fully remote and the work arrangement will be confirmed upon hire. As necessary may need to be onsite for collaboration purposes with up to four campus visits per year.

Unable to Sponsor Work Visas.

The successful candidate will be required to have a criminal conviction check.

The application package needs to include a resume cover letter addressing the candidates experience with the responsibilities associated with the position and the required and preferred qualifications and the names of three(3) references and their contact information.

About Virginia Tech

Dedicated to its mottoUt Prosim(That I May Serve) Virginia Tech pushes the boundaries of knowledge by taking a hands-on transdisciplinary approach to preparing scholars to be leaders and problem-solvers. A comprehensive land-grant institution that enhances the quality of life in Virginia and throughout the world Virginia Tech is aninclusive communitydedicated to knowledge discovery and creativity. The university offers more than 280 majors to a diverse enrollment of more than 36000 undergraduate graduate and professional students in eightundergraduate colleges aschool of medicine aveterinary medicinecollegeGraduate School andHonors College.The university has a significant presence across Virginia including Blacksburg the greater Washington D.C. area the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke sites in Newport News and Richmond and numerousExtension officesandresearch institutes.A leading global research institution Virginia Tech conducts more than $650 million in research annually.

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