Division/School Library Services
Contract type Fixed Term Contract
Working pattern Full time
Salary £37,345 pro rata, per annum
Closing date for applications 12-May-2019

The University of Bristol Library has recently acquired a digital preservation system (Preservica) and is looking to recruit a Digital Archive Specialist to help with the implementation of a project to manage and preserve the University’s digital cultural assets. The post-holder will use their knowledge and expertise of digital archiving to lead work on the on the creation of policies and procedures, as well as development of the technical and legal frameworks under which the new archival and preservation system will operate, to hand over for ongoing implementation within the University’s Cultural Collections (Special Collections and the Theatre Collection). The post-holder will also work closely with staff on implementing workflows and permissions based on the frameworks established as part of the project.

The job requires considerable experience working in the field of Digital Archives and Digital Rights Management, ideally within an HE environment and/or library and archive services. Experience and knowledge of working with Preservica and CALM would be an advantage.

This post is full time and fixed term for 9 months.

For more information about the post please contact Stephen Gray - Stephen.gray@bristol.ac.uk or Debra Hiom - d.hiom@bristol.ac.uk

Closing date for applications is midnight on Sunday 12th May 2019.

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