Digital Archives & Curation Assistant

Digital Preservation Coalition; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 111,000; Part time

Job summary

The State Library of New South Wales is seeking a Digital Archives Assistant to join the Digital Curation team. The role focuses on transfer and preparation for ingestion, supporting workflows for the acquisition and ongoing stewardship of born-digital collection material across the Library.

You will bring knowledge of digital preservation standards, metadata and file formats, and the ability to work with the software and hardware tools used in preservation workflows, with a background in

Qualifications

• Applied knowledge of international preservation standards, metadata, file formats and tech specs.
• Ability to work with software and hardware tools used in digital preservation workflows.
• Proven ability to research and resolve technical issues.
• Qualifications or experience managing born-digital collections.

Responsibilities

• Support workflows for acquisition and ongoing stewardship of born-digital materials.
• Assist with transfer and preparation for ingestion.

Skills

Digital preservation standards

Software & hardware tools

Technical issue resolution

Born-digital collections

Education

Tertiary qualifications

Job description

The State Library of New South Wales is seeking a Digital Archives Assistant to join the Digital Curation team. The role focuses on transfer and preparation for ingestion, supporting workflows for the acquisition and ongoing stewardship of born-digital collection material across the Library.

You will bring knowledge of digital preservation standards, metadata and file formats, and the ability to work with the software and hardware tools used in preservation workflows, with a background in