Digital Curation Technical Specialist

1 month ago

Parkville, Australia University of Melbourne Full time

**Job no**:0062526
**Location**: Parkville
**Role type**: Full-time; Continuing
**Department**: Student and Scholarly Services
**Salary**:UOM 7 - $106,432 - $115,211 p.a. plus 17% super
- Implement digital preservation systems and services
- Join a small and dedicated team
- Brilliant benefits and a flexible hybrid work environment

**About the Role**
Based within the Digital Stewardship (Research) (DSR) team in Scholarly Services, as Digital Curation Technical Specialist you will join a small and dedicated team responsible for establishing and delivering sustainable, continuously improving digital services. The DSR team leads several digital program initiatives including digital preservation, stewardship and open data publication, contributes to research data management capability development and works broadly with many key stakeholders across the library, archives, records, and IT infrastructure teams.

As Digital Curation Technical Specialist you will contribute to collaborative work underway to implement digital preservation systems and services. The role will also assist with broader digital repository capability and technical development, to aid in the DSR team’s goal to share and encourage mature digital stewardship understanding and practice for the University community.

Your responsibilities will include:

- Ensuring the long-term systems operations and endurance of high-value digital assets managed by the team
- Identifying, testing and documenting repository activities, procedures, and workflows
- Managing processes for preservation assets including integrity checking, reporting, file format identification processes, repository security and iterative development of custom indexing and user interface setup
- Developing and implementing digital preservation planning, access to preservation assets and technology watch processes and procedures

**Who we are looking for**
We’re looking for a highly flexible, collaborative, and innovative individual, committed to establishing, maintaining, and improving the University’s digital stewardship capabilities across a range of digital program initiatives.

You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to work independently as well as part of a team. Your proven problem solving, and organisational skill will be key to success in the role.

You will also have:

- A degree in information management, information technology, other relevant discipline or training, or experience in digital curation, digital archiving, information technology or digital preservation technology, theory and practice
- Demonstrated experience in working with digital data, metadata, systems and API’s within a repository or data system context
- Working knowledge of scripting or programming, and familiarity with JSON, XML, REST and web development.

For further information regarding responsibilities and requirements please refer to the attached PD.

Please note: Visa sponsorship is available for this position.

**Your new team - Student and Scholarly Services**
Student and Scholarly Services provides student administration and services from recruitment and point of enquiry to graduation. This team also delivers wellbeing and scholarly services to students and staff.

Scholarly Services provides research support and deep professional expertise in a number of key areas. Scholarly Services is comprised of two key portfolios: Research and Collection Stewardship and Teaching and Learning Innovation. It operates within Student and Scholarly Services as part of the Chief Operating Officer Portfolio

**What we offer you**
In addition, we offer the opportunity to be part of a vibrant community and enjoy a range of benefits including generous leave provisions, salary packaging, health and well-being services, and discounts on graduate courses. For more information check out our benefits page

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