Vacancy for Head of Digitisation at SOAS
16 February 2025
London, England
Full-Time
The Head of Digitisation will lead the Digitisation team, delivering the Library’s ambitious digitisation programme and managing the SOAS Digital Library. The role holder will ensure that SOAS Library provides its internal and external users with a digital library service, providing access to the Library’s digitised collections. Through collaboration with the Library’s collection managers and with the SOAS academy, Research and Advancement teams, the role holder will develop and deliver digitisation programmes drawing on the Library’s collections, including developing innovative digital solutions for delivering content and engaging with and supporting SOAS’ users. This will include developing and contributing to fundraising proposals, liaising with external stakeholders, and engaging with commercial vendors. The role holder will support the research use of SOAS’ collections by providing a reprographics service to users and play a crucial role in managing various projects within the library, specifically focusing on the digitisation of materials.
For further information on the key criteria for the role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification available on the SOAS website.
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