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Assistant Professor, Digital Preservation Manager

Employer
University of Rhode Island
Location
Rhode Island, United States
Salary
Salary Not specified
Date posted
Jul 30, 2021

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This position is a 12-month tenure-track faculty appointment at the Assistant Professor level (minimum starting salary of $74,671).  This is a calendar year appointment with an expected start date of January 2022. This position reports to the Chair, Technical Services, and Director of Distinctive Collections. Recent graduates and early career professionals are encouraged to apply.

 

Position Summary  

 

The University of Rhode Island University Libraries seeks a highly motivated individual for the

position of Assistant Professor, Digital Preservation Manager. The incumbent will play a central

role in building and sustaining a digital preservation program.

 

They will use collaborative and innovative approaches to lead the Libraries’ effort to ensure the

long-term preservation of and ongoing access to research data, university records, and other

unique digital resources in support of the University’s dynamic teaching and research

environment.

 

The Digital Preservation Manager will lead the development of a digital assets (primarily

born-digital records and media) program for the University in support of Distinctive Collections’

wider collecting initiatives. In this role, the incumbent will work closely with existing faculty

and staff to create policies, procedures, and workflows for processing, preserving, and managing

born-digital assets and hybrid archives.

 

As part of the Distinctive Collections team, the successful candidate will provide leadership

across the URI community for the preservation and long-term accessibility to the institution’s

digital assets. These assets include born-digital and digitized records, research datasets, images,

and audio and audiovisual materials, as well as software code, collection metadata, business data,

web archives, and hybrid collections. This position also provides oversight for Distinctive

Collections’ suite of information systems (ArchiveSpace, Preservica) and digital archives

hardware (FRED). They will coordinate with Alma, Primo, and DigitalCommons product

owners.

 

They will advise departments and donors on the management of electronic records, as well as

orchestrate the transfer of electronic assets to the university archives. They will also assist

University researchers with the organization, management, and curation of research data to

enhance its preservation and access now and into the future.

 

The search will remain open until the position is filled. First consideration will be given to applications received by September 24, 2021. Second consideration may be given to applications received by October 23, 2021. Applications received subsequent to second consideration date (October 23, 2021) may not be given full consideration.

 

Visit the URI jobs website at https://jobs.uri.edu to apply and view complete details for posting (F00251). 

 

APPLICATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLINE ONLY.

The University of Rhode Island is an AA/EEOD employer. 
Women, persons of color, protected veterans, individuals with disabilities, and members of other protected groups are encouraged to apply.

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