Digital Scholarship Specialist

Job Description

NUS Libraries plays a pivotal role in partnering the NUS community to advance scholarship and research. It comprises seven libraries, with the Central Library being the flagship and the largest. It is the largest academic and research library in Singapore with a rich collection of more than 3 million volumes covering multidisciplinary subjects.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead and manage resources of DS to evaluate and review the effectiveness and scalability of programmes and initiatives.

• Oversee the coordination and completion of NUS Libraries DS Projects by setting deadlines, assigning responsibilities to team members, tracking progress, and evaluating the success of completed projects.

• Work with team members and stakeholders to promote the Library’s DS services and facilities through events, workshops, conferences, etc.

• Serve as project team lead for some projects and work in partnership with researchers to:

  • define the scope of projects, and

  • plan, track, and coordinate activities among librarians, Library IT professionals, and other relevant experts towards the projects’ final execution and launch.

• Train and mentor team members to provide opportunities for staff training and professional development in expanded and emerging areas.

• Keep up to date on trends related to digital scholarship, research data, web publishing, educational technology, digital humanities, scholarly communication, digital collections, workflow design, open access policy, repositories and metadata, assessment and digital preservation.

• Explore and establish best practices to advance adoption of DS tools in research, teaching and learning.

• Work closely with various stakeholders to plan, manage and implement programmes and initiatives.

• Establish and leverage the DS working group to transform and align DS directions.

• Provide consultation and training for researchers and students on the use of digital humanities/scholarship tools & skills, e.g., ArcGIS, data visualization, etc., to build basic digital scholarship capacity.

• Collaborate with the NUS IT and Access Platform and Resource Management (APRM) to ensure that appropriate hardware, software, and licensing support are available for DS projects.

• Prepare reports for Library management on the status of projects.

Knowledge and Skills Required

• Familiarity with a variety of digital scholarship, research, and scholarly communication concepts, practices, and procedures.

• Familiarity with state-of-the-art trends related to digital scholarship, digital humanities, digital preservation, and digital project management in order to pre-empt users’ needs.

• Project management skills and ability to handle multiple priorities, projects, and DS activities.

• Knowledge of data analysis and visualization, web design, text mining, and use of APIs.

• Demonstrated knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, with at least one framework such as React, Vue, or Svelte (Svelte preferred).

• Demonstrated experience with AWS or GCP (AWS preferred), knowledge of IT security a plus (CSP, CORS, XSS, or others).

• Working knowledge of the JamStack principles.

• Solid working knowledge of version control with GIT.

• Excellent understanding of package management in the JavaScript ecosystem (npm, yarn, or pnpm; pnpm preferred).

• Demonstrated understanding of both raster and vector geospatial data, basic understanding of GIS software (QGIS preferred).

• Experience with at least one JavaScript library dedicated to building maps (OpenLayers preferred).

• Understanding of WebGL and demonstrated experience with three.js.

• Solid understanding of SVG for data visualization.

• Demonstrated experience in interface design.

• Working knowledge of the UX methodology and process.

Interested applicants are invited to submit an application with the following:

• Cover Letter

• Resume/CV, including details of current & expected remuneration

** Fresh graduates with a degree in computer science are welcome to apply.

** Candidates with at least 2-3 years of managing digital projects and/or providing consultation and training in Digital Humanities/Scholarship tools in areas such as GIS, text mining, etc., will have an added advantage.

More Information

Location: Kent Ridge Campus

Organization: NUS Libraries

Department: Strategy Planning Unit

Employee Referral Eligible: Yes

Job Requisition ID: 25515