Digital Humanities Research Associate Hybrid Part-Time

Aga Khan University; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 14,850 - 18,150; Part time

Job summary

Aga Khan University seeks a Language Research Assistant (LRA) to contribute to the KITAB-Transform project. The LRA will engage in bibliographic research, corpus management, and assist in preparing scholarly outputs.

The ideal candidate will hold a Master’s degree in a relevant field and possess experience with academic databases. This role is part-time (0.5 FTE) and offers a hybrid working model with an annual salary of £16,500.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree or postgraduate training in Digital Humanities, Library Science, or related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience in bibliographic research and working with academic databases.
• Ability to manage and enhance metadata accurately.

Responsibilities

• Enhance metadata and support evaluation of project models.
• Annotate book files using a text editor.
• Evaluate datasets in line with project guidance.

Skills

Bibliographic research

Metadata management

Corpus management tools

Attention to detail

Education

Master’s degree in Digital Humanities or related discipline

Tools

GitHub

Job description

Aga Khan University seeks a Language Research Assistant (LRA) to contribute to the KITAB-Transform project. The LRA will engage in bibliographic research, corpus management, and assist in preparing scholarly outputs.

The ideal candidate will hold a Master’s degree in a relevant field and possess experience with academic databases. This role is part-time (0.5 FTE) and offers a hybrid working model with an annual salary of £16,500.