[openbiblio-dev] [DH] Fwd: Vacancy - digital library / digital humanities post at Cambridge University Library

Sat Dec 24 10:57:26 UTC 2011

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> From: Grant Young <gy219 at cam.ac.uk>
> Date: Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 11:02 AM
> Subject: Vacancy - digital library / digital humanities post at
> Cambridge University Library
> To: JISC-REPOSITORIES at jiscmail.ac.uk
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> Dear colleagues,
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> We have an opening within our digital library team for someone with
> good experience in working with XML-based metadata or transcription.
> Please excuse the cross-posting and feel free to forward or repost.
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> Digital Library Metadata Specialist
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> Grade 7, £27,428 - £35,788 pa
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> Limit of tenure: 1.5 years from date of appointment.
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> Cambridge University Library is seeking to appoint a suitably
> qualified candidate with an interest and relevant experience in
> digital libraries or digital humanities to work within its digital
> library team from early 2012. The Foundations Project is a strategic
> initiative of the Library, which aims to establish a state-of-the-art
> infrastructure for the production, preservation and online delivery of
> digitised content from its world-class collections. The first
> iteration of the digital library is now online at
> http://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/.
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> The appointee will work within a core team of six, including another
> metadata specialist, with whom they will share a portfolio. Reporting
> to the Library’s Digitisation and Digital Preservation Manager, they
> will concentrate on metadata and transcription aspects of the project,
> supporting the broad requirements of the Foundations Project and the
> particular needs of several associated projects, particularly a
> JISC-funded mass digitisation project based on the fascinating archive
> of the Board of Longitude. This role will provide an opportunity for
> the appointee to work at the forefront of digital library and digital
> humanities initiatives.
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> Applicants should have a good honours degree in information
> management, computing, digital humanities or a related field and
> experience of working with XML-based metadata or transcription data
> (e.g. METS or TEI). They should ideally have some experience of
> scripting in one or more of the following: PHP, Perl, Java. In
> addition to excellent technical skills, we seek applicants with good
> project management and interpersonal skills, able to communicate well
> with non-technical users and stakeholders.
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> Informal enquiries are welcomed by Grant Young, Digitisation and
> Digital Preservation Manager on 01223 765576 / gy219 at cam.ac.uk or
> Patricia Killiard, Head of Electronic Services and Systems on 01223
> 333037 / pk219 at cam.ac.uk
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> For further details on the post and how to apply, please see:
> http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/Vacancies/index.htm
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> Grant Young
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> Digitisation and
> Digital Preservation Manager,
> Cambridge University Library,
> West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR.
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> e: gy219 at cam.ac.uk
> t: +44 (0)12237 65576
> m: +44 (0)787 9116710
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