Vacancy at the British Library: Senior Software Engineer in Digital Preservation

Location: Boston Spa, Yorkshire
Salary: £27,477 - £31,912 per annum
Fixed Term until 31st March 2015
Closing date 16th May

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a developer to help drive the British Library’s groundbreaking work to preserve and archive the world’s knowledge in new digital formats. You will ensure our internationally renowned collection survives through time and remains accessible for future researchers.

You will be part of a research and development team that collaborates widely with libraries, archives, and commercial organisations across Europe to develop innovative digital stewardship solutions. You will have excellent Java development skills and experience in rapid prototyping with scripting languages such as Python and Bash. Strong team-working skills and an enthusiasm to work in a collaborative project environment will be essential. Knowledge and experience of any of Open Source software development, agile methodology, and Test Driven development would be an advantage.

For more details and an application form, visit

https://gs10.globalsuccessor.com/fe/tpl_britishlibrary01.asp?s=CenPmSXuHfWInKkWfc&jobid=88080,4886772334&key=68306157&c=344723878798&pagestamp=sebjltulqdyrabmpau

For informal enquiries please contact Maureen Pennock, Digital Preservation Manager on 01937 546302

Vacancy: Director of Curation Services, ICPSR (Univerity of Michigan)

The Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) seeks to appoint a Director of Curation Services to maintain and develop a comprehensive approach to data management and digital preservation. The holder of this position will lead a team with responsibility for policy implementation and planning across the data lifecycle, including metadata standards, repository management, digital preservation, and compliance with standards (such as Trusted Repositories Audit & Certification). The selected individual will report directly to the Director of ICPSR and will be a member of the ICPSR senior leadership. He or she will represent the organization to ICPSR's extensive network of partners in both the social science and the digital archiving communities.

The individual selected for this position will hold a research faculty appointment in ICPSR and the Institute of Social Research and will be based at the University of Michigan. The position may be in the Archivist (Assistant, Associate or Full), Research Scientist (Associate or Full) or Research Professor (Associate or Full) tracks, depending upon qualifications. Joint appointment with other University of Michigan units is possible.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and develop ICPSR's comprehensive digital preservation policy framework

• Plan collaboratively with others to oversee the continuous evaluation of the digital repository, including all policies, standards, and workflows

• Identify the necessary descriptive, technical, structural, and preservation metadata for ICPSR's diverse digital content

• Evaluate and maintain quality control of metadata operations

• Research other metadata standards to determine their relevance for ICPSR

• Participate in the Data Documentation Initiative Alliance and in development of the DDI standard

• Advise on methods for handling new types of digital content

• Manage ICPSR's institutional records in collaboration with others

• Promote the role of the organization within the digital preservation and data archive communities through a program of presentations, papers, and articles at conferences and meetings, and in journals representing key domains

• Participate in the development of standards and good practice for the digital archiving community at national and international levels

• Participate in training on lifecycle data management

• Prepare proposals and applications for external funding to support both research into digital archiving and practical activities designed to enhance ICPSR's repository

• Conduct and publish in the candidate's area of expertise

Closing date 5th May.  For more details including how to apply see: http://umjobs.org/job_detail/67168/director_of_curation_services

Public Records Office of Northern Ireland - Digital Preservation Vacancy

The Public Records Office of Northern Ireland is currently recruiting a temporary Curatorial Grade E (Digital Preservation) post for a potential 51 week contract, based in Belfast.  The closing date for applications is 30th April.  The post is being advertised through an independent recruitment consultant and details can be obtained from them: See: http://www.nijobfinder.co.uk/Job/Kennedy-Recruitment/Belfast/259974/Curatorial-E-Digital-Preservation/56191712/Page7?utm_source=Indeed&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=Indeed

Three Vacancies at the Open University: Project Manager, Project Officer and Metadata Manager

The Open University is currently offering three posts relevant to Digital preservation:

STELLAR Project Manager (Library Services), 
Temporary Contract until 31 July 2013, Based in Milton Keynes
£37,012 - £44,166 (pro rata) 15 hours a week
closing date : 19/04/2012
 
Following the promotion of the current post-holder the Open University Library Services wishes to appoint a skilled and experienced project manager to manage the JISC-funded STELLAR project until 31 July 2013. This project, part of the JISC ‘Enhancing the Sustainability of Digital Content’ programme strand is investigating the value of older digitised and born-digital learning and course materials. The project will also be investigating the application of semantic technologies to digital course materials, to discover whether this improves the long-term sustainability of this content.  You will need a good track record of successfully delivering funded-projects in a library environment, have excellent project management skills and a good knowledge of library technologies such as digital library systems. The role involves working as part of a small team of project managers in the Digital Services team and will work closely with the team developing the Open University Digital Library.

Details: http://www3.open.ac.uk/employment/job-details.asp?id=6210

Digital Services Project Officer , Library Services
Part time 22 hours per week, Based in Milton Keynes
£30,122 - £35,938 (pro rata)
closing date : 19/04/2012
 
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Digital Services team at the Open University Library Services. The team has a strong record of success in delivering innovative funded-projects and is currently running two JISC-funded projects, (STELLAR on digital content and MACON on mobile technologies), as well as two internal projects building the Open University Digital Library and implementing a reference management tool across the University. This post will be carrying out routine project management tasks across the range of projects being delivered by the team.  You will need to have experience of working as part of a project team, carrying out project administration tasks such as project reporting and budget administration. You will need to be able to work effectively as part of a project team as well as being able to work on your own on individual tasks, and be motivated and organised.

Details:http://www3.open.ac.uk/employment/job-details.asp?id=6209

Metadata Development Officer , Library Services
Temporary 6 month contract, Based in Milton Keynes
£30,122 - £35,938
closing date : 30/04/2012
 
We are seeking a metadata specialist to work closely with our Digital Library Technical Developer and University Archivist to recommend, implement and apply international metadata standards to a wide variety of content types. The post will ensure Digital Library content is easily discoverable, accessible and that digital preservation standards are met. You will have experience working with recognised cataloguing and indexing standards, subject indexing using recognised thesauri and an understanding of the principles of applying metadata and the range of schemas currently available. Familiarity with digital libraries and/or digital preservation projects is preferred. You will need to be able to work effectively as part of a project team as well as being able to work on your own, and be motivated and organised. Ideally you would be practised in communicating with technical and non-technical members of a team and able to liaise with end-users and understand their needs.

Details: http://www3.open.ac.uk/employment/job-details.asp?id=6215