Digital Humanities Supp. Spec.

University of Ottawa; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 72,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

An established institution seeks a dedicated professional to enhance its digital humanities services. This role involves supporting users through specialized consultations, delivering workshops, and contributing to the development of digital collections. With a vibrant community of diverse individuals, this position offers a chance to impact research and learning in a dynamic environment. Join a forward-thinking team that values innovation, collaboration, and the pursuit of excellence in education. If you are passionate about digital humanities and eager to contribute to transformative learning experiences, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience supporting Digital Humanities projects.
• Knowledge of digitization standards and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide reference services in digital projects and digitization.
• Organize and deliver workshops on digital tools.

Skills

Digital Humanities

Customer Service

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Bilingualism (French and English)

Education

University degree in arts or social sciences

Tools

Digital Asset Management Software

Job description

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Job Type:

Employee

Duration in Months (for fixed-term jobs):

N/A

Job Family:

Library and Archives

# of Open Positions:

1

Faculty/Service - Department:

Research Support

Campus:

Main Campus

Union Affiliation:

SSUO

Date Posted:

May 01, 2025

Applications must be received BEFORE:

May 12, 2025

Hours per week:

35

Salary Grade:

SSUO Grade 09

Salary Range:

$72,437.00 - $91,502.00

The University of Ottawa—A crossroads of cultures and ideas

The University of Ottawa is home to a dynamic community of over 50,000 students, faculty and staff, who live, work and study in both French and English. Our campus is a crossroad of cultures and ideas, where bold minds come together to inspire game-changing ideas. We believe in the power of representation, and that increasing the diversity of our faculty and staff supports this objective. Our goal is to provide students with the best possible learning experience, in an environment that reflects the diversity of its people, their ideas, and their identities.

We are one of Canada’s top 10 research universities—our professors and researchers explore new approaches to today’s challenges. One of a handful of Canadian universities ranked among the top 200 in the world, we attract exceptional thinkers and welcome diverse perspectives from across the globe. Our employees come together around the shared purpose of constant improvement, personal development, service excellence, teamwork and a passion for learning with a desire to make uOttawa and the world a better place. Everyone's contributions are valued, we all play a part in making uOttawa a world-class institution. Most importantly, we make it possible for you to achieve your full potential. Because at uOttawa, you belong!

About the Library In alignment with the ambitious vision and core aspirations of Transformation 2030, the University of Ottawa Library advances cutting edge research and supports transformative learning by connecting the uOttawa community to expertise, services, collections and technology in a welcoming and supportive environment. The University of Ottawa Library is composed of 3 main libraries - the Morisset Library (Arts and Science), the Brian Dickson Law Library and the Health Sciences Library - in addition to a number of specialized research collections. It has approximately 150 employees, including 55 librarians, serving the students, faculty and employees of the University.

Position purpose:

Supports users through specialized consultation services in the areas of Digital Humanities (DH) tools and software, online exhibit creation, digitization, digital asset management, and metadata. Works closely with members of the Research Services division to respond to user inquiries and actively contributes to the development of new service offerings.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

Information Services: Working closely with members of the Arts and Special Collections department, provides reference services of a general and specialized nature in the areas of digital projects and digitization, including providing assistance with software, equipment, and tools. Ensures users are supported in the effective use of the Library’s tools, resources, and services and works to provide assistance that is aligned with defined service levels.

Workshops and training: Organizes and delivers orientation sessions and workshops, both individually and in collaboration with Library colleagues. Promotes and supports the use of software and tools that facilitate access, management and use of, digital collections.

Learning tools: Contributes to or leads the development of tutorials, guides, documentation, and other self-learning tools to enable users to effectively access and make use of information resources for teaching, learning, and research activities.

Infrastructure: Contributes to the ongoing design, development, maintenance, and improvement of infrastructure for digitization services and digital collections.

Metadata: In consultation with team members, researchers, and members of the Metadata and Processing Department, the incumbent carries out and advises on the creation and mapping of metadata for digital collections by applying standards and best practices.

Digital collections: Creates, enhances, receives, and processes digital assets in order to effectively make these resources available to affiliated users. Contributes to the development of data management procedures for locally held digital collections.

Teamwork: Collaborates with colleagues in the Arts and Special Collections department, as well as across the Library, to support and provide services. Working closely with other members of the team, the incumbent contributes to improvements to collections, services, and policy and procedures with a view to continuously adapting services to meet changing user needs.

Supervision: Supervises work performed by students and casual employees to organize priorities and provide guidance in the attainment of individual objectives.

What you will bring:

• University degree in arts, social sciences or in a related field, or equivalent experience. Minimum of 3 years of professional experience supporting Digital Humanities projects and services
• Knowledge of and experience with current and emerging Digital Humanities research methods and scholarship
• Experience with digital asset management principles and software
• Knowledge of digitization standards and best practices
• Experience providing customer service
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to work effectively in a team environment and with users with diverse backgrounds and levels of experience
• Attention to detail
• Ability to self-learn
• Ability to make public presentations in both official languages
• Bilingualism – French and English (spoken and written)
  
  

Key Competencies at uOttawa: Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa:

Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realise an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities. Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible. Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them. Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behavior to reach the goals of the team

Key Competencies at uOttawa:

Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa:

Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.

Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.

Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.

Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.

The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact [e-mail] to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Note: if this is a union position: The hiring process will be governed by the current collective agreement related to the union affiliation noted above; you can click here to find out more.

If this is a front-line position with responsibilities to interact with students, selected candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.

Prior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as defined in Policy 129 – Covid-19 Vaccination. This policy was suspended effective May 1, 2022 but may be reinstated at any point in the future depending on public health guidelines and the recommendations of experts.