Research Data Consulting

What Is Research Data Consulting?

The SDSC Research Data Services team leverages decades of technical experience and a wealth of UC institutional knowledge to provide expert administration and troubleshooting services within a fee-for-service model to UC San Diego, the UC system as a whole, and UC affiliates.

Consulting is most commonly used by research labs and other groups on the UC San Diego campus as a way to maximize research resources. By relying on the SDSC Research Data Services team to render services only when necessary, Research Data Consulting users afford top-tier research data support without having to devote lab staff to partial time technical support duties that may be outside their areas of expertise.

As the first GO FAIR office in the United States, SDSC Research Data Services now offers FAIR data consulting services. Read more in the press release and the service page.

How Much Does Research Data Consulting Cost?

ServiceUnitUC RateExternal Rate

Tier I Consulting Services
Desktop and laptop administration, application installation and configuration, troubleshooting, etc.

Hour$80/hour$116/hour

Tier II Consulting Services
Server administration, application installation and configuration, troubleshooting, etc.

Hour$96/hour$139.20/hour

Tier III Consulting Services
Storage administration, application installation and configuration, troubleshooting, etc.

Hour$99/hour$143.55/hour

Recharge rates are subject to change with approval from the UC San Diego Recharge Rate Committee. Normal IDC rules apply.

How Do I Get SDSC Research Data Consulting?

Send a request to the SDSC Research Data Services team at services@sdsc.edu.