Vacancy for Early Career Resident, Preservation at University of Toronto

Digital Preservation Coalition; Old Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

An established institution is offering an exciting opportunity for recent Black and Indigenous graduates to engage in preservation initiatives at the University of Toronto. As a Resident for Preservation, you will be involved in assessing fragile digital content, coordinating significant studies, and contributing to research data management projects. This role not only provides hands-on experience in a vital area of librarianship but also supports the commitment to diversifying the profession. Join a collaborative environment where your skills and interests will shape impactful projects and foster meaningful connections within the library community.

Qualifications

• Open only to Black and/or Indigenous recent graduates.
• Engagement in preservation initiatives for digital collections.

Responsibilities

• Conduct preservation assessments of digital materials.
• Support preservation in various library departments.
• Participate in daily decision-making processes.

Skills

Preservation assessment

Research data management

Digital content management

Education

Recent graduate (Spring 2021 or later)

Job description

Vacancy for Early Career Resident, Preservation at University of Toronto

Location: Toronto

Minimum salary: LIB I: $70,744

Term: Fixed Term

Eligibility: Open only to Black and/or Indigenous recent graduates (graduated no earlier than Spring 2021)

Librarianship is a predominately white profession. The University of Toronto Libraries is dedicated to diversifying the profession and has implemented various initiatives, including programs for high school students and internships for Faculty of Information MI students. The development of two early-career librarian opportunities is the next step in this commitment.

The Resident for Preservation will engage in a variety of preservation initiatives for both print and digital collections. Reporting to the Digital Assets Librarian in the Digital Preservation Unit, the Resident will support preservation in three departments: the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, Scholars Portal, and the Collection Development Department. Responsibilities include preservation assessment of fragile digital content, reconciling and reporting on national digitization work, and an introduction to research data management.

Possible Residency projects include:

1. Conduct preservation assessments and produce condition reports of born-digital materials in specific manuscript collections held in the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library (e.g., Shyam Selvadurai’s recently acquired digital papers).
2. Coordinate an Association of Canadian University Presses overlap study in support of the Libraries, Keep@Downsview, the North/Nord Shared Print Network, and Scholars Portal.
3. Research data management projects at Scholars Portal, including platform migrations and scoping projects.

In addition to project-based work, the Resident will engage in daily decision-making processes through committee participation and involvement with library staff throughout the UTL system, based on their interests, skills, and scholarly relevance.