Vacancy for Digital Preservation Officer at Queen's University Belfast
9 January 2023
Belfast, Ireland
Fixed Term
We are seeking to recruit a Digital Preservation Officer to join our well-established team in the McClay Library.
The award-winning McClay library opened in 2009 and is situated at the heart of the University’s main campus. The McClay library offers 24-hour opening during term-time, and provides students, staff and visitors with access to over 2,000 study spaces, 33 group study rooms and a student lounge. It provides access to almost 1.2 million books and e-books and houses the University’s Special Collections and Archives.
As the Digital Preservation Officer, you will develop the Digital Asset Register and support the set up and implementation of the Digital Preservation Platform. You will help deliver a programme of advocacy and training and ensure staff are aware of digital preservation.
The successful candidate must have, and your application should clearly demonstrate you have:
1. Minimum of Degree (or equivalent qualification) OR substantial relevant experience, including producing documentation to support end users, developing or providing training, and working with metadata, bibliographic data, or cataloguing.
2. A minimum of two years’ recent (i.e. in the last 5 years) relevant experience, including producing documentation to support end users, developing or providing training, and working with metadata, bibliographic data, or cataloguing.
3. Excellent digital literacy skills including competency in MS Office and demonstrable experience of using IT applications successfully in a workplace setting.
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