Vacancy for Data Specialist at National Library of New Zealand

Digital Preservation Coalition; Wellington; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading national library in New Zealand seeks a Data Specialist to enhance digital research services. This full-time role involves creating datasets, advising on standards, and collaborating closely with librarians to support digital humanities and data-intensive research initiatives.

Qualifications

• Role involves developing workflows, training, datasets, and services.
• Ideal candidate will support digital humanities and data-intensive research.
• Requires collaboration with librarians and researchers.

Responsibilities

• Creating datasets for researchers from digital collections.
• Advising on formats, tools, standards, and infrastructure.
• Contributing to technical upskilling of Library staff and researchers.

Skills

Technical expertise

Communication skills

Tools

FAIR standards

CARE standards

Job description

Vacancy for Data Specialist at National Library of New Zealand

10 July 2023

Wellington

Full-Time

Working at the Department of Internal Affairs, you'll have the opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of New Zealanders.

The Preservation, Research and Consultancy team supports the National Digital Heritage Archive (NDHA) digital preservation programme, which protects, manages, and provides sustained access to the Library's digital collections.

Mō te tūnga | About the role

The Data Specialist provides technical expertise and strategic guidance to support the Library's emerging digital research services. This role liaises with Library staff to develop workflows, training, datasets, and services to support digital content-related research requiring data transformations and computational approaches.

This position is ideal for someone with both technical and communication skills, aiming to develop new services at the National Library to support digital humanities and other data-intensive research.

Reporting to the Digital Preservation Manager, you will support digital and data-intensive scholarly activities. Your responsibilities include creating datasets for researchers from the Library's extensive digital collections, advising on formats, tools, standards (such as FAIR, CARE), and infrastructure to enhance researchers' use of digital collections.

You will also contribute to the technical upskilling of Library staff, users, and researchers. The role involves close collaboration with research and reference librarians to address the needs of digital researchers.