Understanding core competencies for data curation and data stewardship

Hello everyone,


I am writing to invite you to participate in a short survey aimed at understanding core competencies for data curation and data stewardship work. If you perform these activities or tasks in your work, please participate! We want to hear from you and appreciate your help.   The official recruitment post is below, the survey can be found here: Core Competencies<https://utk.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_agiY0KyGvq1bj8y>

Thank you for your time!
-Alex Chassanoff


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Dear Data Professionals,

Greetings! You are being invited to take part in a study on data curation, stewardship, and management because you are a critical agent as these roles are a part of your work. You must be age 18 or older to participate in the study. The information in this consent form is to help you decide if you want to be in this research study. Please take your time reading this form and contact the researcher to ask questions if there is anything you do not understand. The data obtained will help improve education and training in this area. Participation will entail completing a 15-20 minute long, anonymous survey. This study is being conducted by researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

If you choose to participate, you will follow the link:
Core Competencies<https://utk.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_agiY0KyGvq1bj8y>
The survey landing page will have more details. I know your time is valuable, but by taking around 15-20 minutes to participate in this study, you will provide data to improve institutional training opportunities and resources for RCR.

There are not foreseeable risks greater than those encountered in everyday life involved with participating in this research. You will be asked questions about data curation, stewardship, and management. Your responses will be linked by a unique identifier for any analysis and no direct identifiers will be collected; however, all findings will be reported in the aggregate and any indirect identifiers will be removed prior to analysis through de-identification and anonymization.

CONTACT INFORMATION
If you have questions at any time about the study or you experience problems, you may contact Bradley Wade Bishop wade.bishop_at_utk.edu<mailto:wade.bishop_at_utk.edu> or 865-974-2775 (office).

If you have any questions or concerns regarding your rights as a subject in this study, you may also contact:
Institutional Review Board
The University of Tennessee, Knoxville Phone: 865-974-7697
Email: utkirb_at_utk.edu<mailto:utkirb_at_utk.edu>
IRB NUMBER: UTKIRB--2256--0099234483--XXMM
IRB APPROVAL DATE: 01/22/2026