Digital Heritage Documentation Research Assistant

CamWebDir; Cambridge; Remote; GBP 26,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Cambridge invites applications for a fixed-term Research Assistant in Digital Heritage Documentation. The role supports the MAEASaM project, handling digital data lifecycle tasks and collaboration with international partners to ensure FAIR and CARE data.

The post involves data validation, entry, and analysis using GIS tools, Arches, and related documentation. Interviews on 10 December 2026; reference JC51455.

Qualifications

• Advanced data management skills with metadata standards and vocabularies.
• Familiarity with FAIR and CARE data principles and good data management practices.

Responsibilities

• Run routine validation and quality-control checks on incoming data.
• Prepare data for ingestion into the Arches database.
• Contribute to documentation and thesauri development.

Skills

Data management

Metadata standards

Ontologies

Vocabularies

Communication skills

Geospatial data (GIS)

Education

First degree in archaeology/heritage/digital humanities/geography or related field

Tools

GIS software

Arches database

Job description

University of Cambridge invites applications for a fixed-term Research Assistant in Digital Heritage Documentation. The role supports the MAEASaM project, handling digital data lifecycle tasks and collaboration with international partners to ensure FAIR and CARE data.

The post involves data validation, entry, and analysis using GIS tools, Arches, and related documentation. Interviews on 10 December 2026; reference JC51455.