Assistant Archivist - Archive Management System Specialist

Digital Preservation Coalition; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

The Digital Preservation Coalition seeks a part-time Assistant Archivist to enhance the usage of the Archive Management System at Cambridge University Library. This role involves supporting archival collections access, training archivists, and contributing to documentation and workflow developments within the Archives & Modern Manuscripts team at an exciting time for service enhancement in digital preservation.

Qualifications

• Experience with archival systems and data management.
• Strong communication and coordination skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team.

Responsibilities

• Support and enhance discovery of archival collections.
• Develop and share knowledge of archival data management.
• Coordinate with archivists and maintain system documentation.

Skills

Archival data management

Communication

Technical performance analysis

Job description

The Digital Preservation Coalition seeks a part-time Assistant Archivist to enhance the usage of the Archive Management System at Cambridge University Library. This role involves supporting archival collections access, training archivists, and contributing to documentation and workflow developments within the Archives & Modern Manuscripts team at an exciting time for service enhancement in digital preservation.