Lead Metadata & Data Curation Librarian
Rhodes University
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Job summary
Rhodes University invites suitably qualified candidates to join the Library Services team as Principal Librarian: Metadata and Data Curation (Grade 15) in Makhanda, Eastern Cape. The role focuses on creating and managing metadata, ensuring data integrity, curation, accessibility, and discoverability of research outputs and resources.
You will lead a team of metadata specialists and collaborate with cross-functional units to support the organisation's data management and analysis efforts, with a
Qualifications
- 8 years’ metadata creation experience in an academic/research library
- NACO trained (authority record creation)
- At least 3 years’ supervision experience
- Familiar with XML, MODS, Dublin Core, and Marc Edit
- Project management experience
- Experience with archives and/or research data curation and taxonomy development is an advantage
Responsibilities
- Identifies and creates knowledge structures and oversees creation, management and maintenance of metadata
- Ensures data integrity, data curation, accessibility and discoverability of data assets
- Leads a team of metadata specialists
- Collaborates with cross-functional teams to support data management and analysis efforts
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Job description
Rhodes University invites suitably qualified candidates to join the Library Services team as Principal Librarian: Metadata and Data Curation (Grade 15) in Makhanda, Eastern Cape. The role focuses on creating and managing metadata, ensuring data integrity, curation, accessibility, and discoverability of research outputs and resources.
You will lead a team of metadata specialists and collaborate with cross-functional units to support the organisation's data management and analysis efforts, with a
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