Vacancy for Digital Archive Officer at HES Archives

Digital Preservation Coalition; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative organization is seeking a Digital Archive Officer to play a crucial role in transforming how digital resources are managed. This position involves assisting with the transfer and cataloguing of both born-digital and digitised materials, ensuring their preservation for future generations. The role will also contribute to vital research and development efforts in digital preservation, as well as support external digitisation projects. If you are passionate about safeguarding cultural heritage and have a strong background in digital archiving, this is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in the field.

Qualifications

• Experience with digital preservation and cataloguing of archival materials.
• Ability to contribute to research and development in digital preservation.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the transfer and cataloguing of digital archive materials.
• Support external digitisation projects and internal research.

Skills

Digital preservation

Cataloguing

Research and development

Project coordination

Education

Degree in Archival Science or related field

Job description

Vacancy for Digital Archive Officer at HES Archives

30 October 2023

Location: Edinburgh and the Lothians

Type: Fixed Term

Historic Environment Scotland (Àrainneachd Eachdraidheil Alba) is migrating hundreds of thousands of learning, educational, and cultural resources from our Scran technology platform to our main Archive management system and digital repository. This is a generational shift in how we manage these digital objects and will safeguard the material from over 200 collections across the country for the future.

The Digital Archive Officer will support the work of the HES Archives Digital Repository, which will include:

1. Assisting with the transfer, accessioning, appraisal, and cataloguing of born-digital and digitised archive material to our catalogue and digital preservation infrastructure.
2. Contributing to internal digital preservation research and development.
3. Supporting the co-ordination of external digitisation projects.