Digital Collections Specialist
21 hours ago
We are seeking a Digital Archivist to join our team. The successful candidate will work under the supervision of the Senior Coordinator, Archives and collaborate with staff across the Library on the management of RMIT historically significant digital collections.
The Digital Archivist will appraise hybrid and born-digital collections, use digital forensics tools and techniques to triage digital material for ingest into the digital preservation system, and develop and support workflows and processes for the acquisition and ongoing stewardship of digital collections.
Key Responsibilities:- Appraise, arrange and describe the hybrid/digital archival collections in the archival content management system
- Explore digital preservation requirements for a pre-ingest environment including packaging specifications and drafting ingest workflows and procedures for the digital preservation system
- Investigate solutions to unique issues associated with legacy, obsolete and undocumented file formats
- Structure and prepare the digital collections for ingest into the digital preservation repository system
- Collaborate with colleagues to support the ingest, preservation and access of the digital collections into the digital preservation repository system
The successful candidate will have excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience in digital archiving, metadata creation and digital preservation.
The candidate should also possess strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team.
A postgraduate qualification in a relevant field such as archives, records management or library science is highly desirable.
Benefits:This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic team and contribute to the preservation and accessibility of RMIT's historical digital collections.
The role offers a competitive salary and a range of benefits including professional development opportunities and flexible working arrangements.
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