Data from: Making job postings more equitable: evidence-based recommendations from an analysis of data professionals job postings between 2013-2018

Over the last decade, many academic libraries have hired data
professionals in order to offer research data services. As these positions
often require different types of experience than traditional librarian
positions, there is an increased interest in hiring professionals from
outside  the typical library and information science (LIS)
pipeline. There has also been an increased interest in academic libraries
and higher education more broadly to incorporate the principles and
practices of diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility
(DEI&A) into their work. These phenomena allow an opportunity to
examine the growing area of data professionals and library hiring
practices through the lens of DEI&A. We present data collected
from 180 data professional job positions -- including the education,
experiences, and skills -- to better understand the evolving and complex
landscape of data professionals and provide evidence-based recommendations
on what we, as a profession, can do to enact meaningful and lasting change
in the areas of DEI&A.