Digital Preservation Specialist

6 hours ago


Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom Digital Preservation Coalition Full time
Role Overview
The Digital Preservation Coalition seeks an expert to manage Green Open Access initiatives, involving the description of scholarly content according to established metadata schema. This role will also oversee system metadata management and digital file preparation for deposit, exposure, and preservation.

Key Responsibilities

The successful candidate will lead on repository functionality enhancements, analyzing, developing, and testing software solutions for interoperability or integration with third-party systems.

They will deploy technical expertise to interpret research funder Open Access policies and compliance requirements, overseeing the work of colleagues and ensuring knowledge of relevant copyright matters.

This individual should have advanced skills in data manipulation and digital file handling, as well as experience in liaison with academic staff.


Requirements
  • Expertise in digital library systems, preferably in a Higher Education, national library, or research-intensive environment.
  • Knowledge of repository management matters, including metadata standards and data integrity management.
  • Experience with work in metadata standards and/or data integrity management issues.

Salary Information

The estimated salary for this position is around £40,000-£60,000 per annum, depending on qualifications and experience.



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