Research Editor – Digital Publishing & Metadata

The Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia; Charlottesville (VA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Center for Digital Editing at The Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia supports documentary editing and digital publishing initiatives across scholarly projects. The role combines editorial research, document preparation, metadata development, XML encoding, and digital publication activities, while collaborating with technical staff to enhance publishing workflows.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree, 3+ years of relevant experience, strong editorial skills, and

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to conduct detailed editorial work with a high degree of accuracy.
• Experience with research methodologies, historical documents, and scholarly publishing.
• Familiarity with metadata standards, XML technologies, and digital humanities methodologies.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a collaborative environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Catalog, transcribe, proofread, and prepare historical documents for publication.
• Conduct data entry, quality control, and editorial review activities to ensure accuracy across project datasets.
• Research, draft, and revise annotations and other scholarly editorial content.
• Generate and maintain descriptive, administrative, and technical metadata to support discovery and preservation.
• Perform XML encoding and volume-to-XML conversion activities per established standards.
• Assist in developing, testing, and maintaining digital publication workflows and systems.
• Collaborate with project developers to manage Drupal-based publishing environments and infrastructure.
• Plan and implement editorial and technical standards, procedures, and best practices.
• Consult with historians, archivists, librarians, and stakeholders to identify needs and inform development.
• Contribute to documentation, training materials, and workflow improvements.
• Support broader research, publication, and digital humanities activities.

Skills

Editorial research

Metadata standards

XML encoding

Project management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

XML technologies

TEI

Drupal

Metadata frameworks

Job description

The Center for Digital Editing at The Rector & Visitors of the University of Virginia supports documentary editing and digital publishing initiatives across scholarly projects. The role combines editorial research, document preparation, metadata development, XML encoding, and digital publication activities, while collaborating with technical staff to enhance publishing workflows.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree, 3+ years of relevant experience, strong editorial skills, and