DIGITISATION JOBS

The Academic Services is looking to recruit a highly motivated and dedicated Resources Officer.

The University offers access to a specialist arts collection consisting of over 220,000 books, 500 metres of archives, 16,000 DVDs, 16,000 journals, 45 databases; and offers a range of information services to promote academic success - digitisation, document supply, alternative formats, information literacy skills, referencing, learning technologies, and learning, teaching and research repositories.

Working within the Discovery Services Team, and with direction from the Discovery Services Manager, you will be responsible for the effective coordination of the library’s digital resources and services; provide technical backup and support to the Discovery Services Manager to deliver the library’s digital resources and services; support the Digital Curation Manager to deliver digital content; provide information, advice and guidance on using digital resources and services; collect data on resource and service engagement to improve planning; and promote the library resources and services online and print.

This role would suit a creative individual with initiative who enjoys interacting and collaborating with a wide range of people.

For an informal discussion about the post please contact Leigh Garrett, Head of Resources, Discovery & Liaison at lgarrett@uca.ac.uk or 01252 892721.

UCA is The Times / Sunday Times ‘Modern University of the Year 2019’ and the No.1 Specialist Creative University in all three major University league tables. Ranking 13th of all UK universities in the main Guardian League Table 2020 the University is also proud to hold the TEF Gold award for teaching quality from the Office for Students. 

As the UK’s No.1 specialist creative university for employment of graduates* and the second largest provider of creative education in Europe, the University has been producing exceptional graduates for the global creative sector for over 150 years. 96.9% of UCA’s graduates were either in employment or further study within 6 months of graduation in the most recent DLHE* survey released in 2018. We have more than 7,500 students studying on 120 creative arts, business and technology courses at campuses in Canterbury, Epsom, Farnham, Rochester, Hampton Court and Maidstone as well as by distance learning. Our exceptional team of world-class teaching and research academics are equipping the next generation of creators, innovators and leaders with the skills they need to thrive in the creative industries.

*Destinations of Leavers in Higher Education (DLHE) July 2018

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Location: Edinburgh

Salary: £32,817 to £40,322

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract

Placed On: 20th November 2019

Closes: 20th December 2019

Job Ref: IRC25012

The Institute of Sensors, Signals and Systems has for vision to become the first UK Research Centre in providing complete solutions and competences in Multi Sensor Systems, ranging signals and image processing, sensors technology and software, and systems manufacturing and integration for applications related to microsystems, autonomous systems, condition monitoring as well as robotics. The ISSS is also the sole engineering department of the UK to have two Erasmus Mundus MSC programmes in the fields of smart system integration and robotics and two Centres of Doctoral Training Account for the same programmes. ISSS was recently awarded by the National Microelectronic Institute (NMI) for the best UK Department in Electronic systems undertaking research for industry.

This collaborative project involves working with industry and two other universities is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). It aims to develop new manufacturing methods for multimaterial and multicolour photopolymer 3D printing. The work to be undertaken by the Research Associate is related to optimize 3D printing fabrication processes, the development of new processes, the design of experiments and its translation to industry if successful.

The Research Associate will develop and test new photopolymers. Further processing will enable the integration of conductive and isolating materials, as well as multi-coloured. Mechanical, Optical and electrical characterisation will be performed on the manufactured samples.

The objective of the Research Associate will be to optimize the manufacturing processes, characterize the resulting materials, and manufacture relevant demonstrators. The project offers wide opportunities for publishing, work with an industrial partner, multidisciplinary collaborations with world-leading groups and attendance to conferences and other national and international events.

The position is for 30 months.

Applicants should hold a PhD in a relevant area of Material engineering, Chemistry, Physics or related subject (or a thesis submitted by the start date of the project) and possess and maintain sufficient breadth or depth of specialist discipline knowledge and or research methods and techniques to work in the area of materials and additive manufacturing.

For application details and further information please go to: www.hw.ac.uk/apply-jobs

Do you have a track record of Project Management in the heritage, learning or arts sectors? 

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly organised, creative and flexible individual to work on a project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund that aims to engage new audiences with collections at the University of Leeds and at five partner museums across England. The partner museums are: Dales Countryside Museum, Ryedale Folk Museum, Weald & Downland Living Museum, Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings, and the Museum of East Anglian Life.

The project centres around the Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture (LAVC). The LAVC is a unique and nationally important multi-media archive including the records of the Survey of English Dialects and the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies. The collection is housed and accessible at the University of Leeds Special Collections:

https://library.leeds.ac.uk/info/1607/projects/181/dialect_and_heritage.

The project will digitise the LAVC and make it available, meaningful and relevant to public audiences. The project will marry LAVC resources with partner museums’ complementary and contemporaneous artefact collections, putting the LAVC back into the communities from which it was originally collected and where it truly belongs, reuniting tangible and intangible cultural heritage, and breathing new life into museum displays, local heritage, and the LAVC. Public engagement activities with a lasting legacy will enable visitors (within museums, in the community and online) to uncover their own cultural heritage and that of others, to learn more about their dialect inheritance, and to share their stories, memories and linguistic heritage for the benefit of current and future generations. 

You will be based at the University of Leeds School of English with regular visits to each of the five partner museums. You will report to the Project Lead, Dr Fiona Douglas, and to the Project Board. 

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Dr Fiona Douglas, Project Lead 

Email: F.M.Douglas@leeds.ac.uk

Are you confident working with metadata? Do you have strong interpersonal skills?  Are you a team leader as well as a team player, able to make a positive contribution to metadata management in this large HE library?

The Access & Acquisitions Team acquires information resources for the Library – hard copy books and journals, and e-resources such as e-books, e-journals and large online packages. Metadata forms an integral part of this process, describing and providing access to a broad portfolio of resources in physical and online formats. This role focuses on the management of the processes around resource description, metadata and the discoverability of resources.

You’ll have responsibility for managing work across a diverse range of areas, ensuring content is accurately represented for discovery and delivering project outcomes to deadlines. You’ll work closely with other sections in Access & Acquisitions and other teams across the Library. You’ll respond to enquiries and liaise with suppliers and providers to solve problems and develop solutions.  You’ll manage Metadata Specialists and their work on project tasks, plan strategically and coordinate workloads with the Access & Acquisitions Assistant Manager: Metadata Operations.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:

Elly Cope, Access & Acquisitions Manager

Tel: +44(0)113 343 5504, Email: E.C.Cope@leeds.ac.uk 

Do you have an interest in digitisation and proven experience in photography and photographic editing? Are you able to work under pressure and to deadlines, whilst keeping to performance standards? Are you customer-focused and able to deliver outstanding service?

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, creative and flexible individual to work on a project funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund that aims to engage new audiences with collections at the University of Leeds and at five partner museums across England. The partner museums are: Dales Countryside Museum, Ryedale Folk Museum, Weald & Downland Living Museum, Avoncroft Museum of Historic Buildings, and the Museum of East Anglian Life.

The project centres around the Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture (LAVC). The LAVC is a unique and nationally important multi-media archive including the records of the Survey of English Dialects and the Institute of Dialect and Folk Life Studies. The collection is housed and accessible at the University of Leeds Special Collections:
https://library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-leeds-archive-of-vernacular-culture

Digitisation is a key element to this project in order to preserve original material and provide access to this unique resource for research, learning and teaching. The digitisation assistant will receive initial training and ongoing guidance and supervision from Special Collections. Further detail on the project and guidance on marketing and information capture will be given by the wider project team including academics in the School of English.

Special Collections & Galleries at the University of Leeds holds world-class collections encompassing archives, manuscripts, rare books, and the University’s institutional archive and art collection. Access is delivered through our research centre in the Brotherton Library, our two public galleries, and increasingly through rich online content. Resource discovery and the management of collections data are major challenges for the service and are a focus of efforts to effectively showcase our distinctive offer to the University and wider research community.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Jodie Double, Digital Content and Copyright Manager

Tel: +44 (0)113 343 7783, email: j.l.double@leeds.ac.uk

Do you have excellent accuracy and attention to detail? Are you confident working with resources in a range of formats? Are you a team player, able to make a positive contribution to metadata management in this large HE library?

You will be part of the Metadata Team who catalogue a wide range of material for the Library including print monographs, e-resources, continuing resources, research outputs and Special Collections material. The team are involved in projects relating to internal and external initiatives. This role will focus on the cataloguing of the collections of the Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society which include monographs, periodicals and pamphlets.  This project will initially focus on the completion of the cataloguing of the monograph material with possible scope to advance to the cataloguing of the additional formats.

You’ll have experience of MARC21, RDA and AACR2, and an understanding of classification principles.  You’ll need strong interpersonal skills and be able to work effectively with the wider team, other Library colleagues and external bodies.

To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact: 

Sheila Gallagher, Access & Acquisitions Assistant Manager: Metadata Operations

Tel: +44 (0) 113 343 1530, email: s.m.gallagher@leeds.ac.uk 

Job Title: Archivist
Location: Hertford, Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies
Salary Range: £24,799 to £33,799 pa (starting salary dependent on skills, knowledge and experience)
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent

Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies (HALS) is the county record office and local studies library for the historic county of Hertfordshire with documents dating back to 1060. We are recruiting an archivist to assist in the full range of professional duties including accessioning, listing and cataloguing analogue and digital records (using CALM), supervising the reading rooms, answering enquiries, managing projects (including volunteers) and taking part in learning and outreach events.

You will possess a postgraduate archives qualification, good cataloguing and palaeographical skills, the ability to use Microsoft Office and specialist IT packages such as CALM and Orangeleaf, and knowledge of digital preservation. You will be able to deal with a wide range of customers and stakeholders, including volunteers and IT specialists. You will have good palaeographical skills, a working knowledge of Latin, and be able to read and interpret a range of documents dating back to the eleventh century.

You will have an understanding of the professional standards and conventions for the cataloguing of archive collections and produce written descriptions of archival collections.

This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience of a broad range of activities within one of the oldest county record offices  in the country. It is an exciting time to join HALS as we progress our Shared Heritage strategy and look to retain our Accredited status.

This is a permanent post including membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (Employer Pension Contribution:  HCC Employer contribution is 20.6%.

For an informal discussion, please contact Chris Bennett, County Archivist (chris.bennett@hertfordshire.gov.uk) or Julie Gregson, Head of Heritage Services (julie.gregson@hertfordshire.gov.uk) by email or on 0300 123 4049.

Closing Date:  15 December 2019
Interview Date: 14 January 2020

Benefits of Working for HCC:

• Flexible Working Arrangements (depending on the role)
• Excellent Career Development
• Salary Exchange for Additional Benefits
• Excellent Pension Scheme with Employer Contributions
• Shopping Discounts
• Support Groups & Wellbeing Schemes

How to Apply: Please follow the 'Apply for Job' button at the bottom of the screen. As part of the application you will be required to upload your most recent CV ensuring gaps in employment have been addressed and includes your current, or most recent, employer. You are also asked to provide a supporting statement which is your opportunity to evidence how your skills, knowledge and experience match what we are looking for based on the Person Specification area of the attached Job Outline. If you do not supply a supporting statement, your application will be rejected.

Additional Information

Disability Confident: We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

Available documents

• Job Outline Archivist 03.12.2019.pdf

Cambridge University Library is looking for 2 experienced Photographers to join the Digital Content Unit team. It is an opportunity to work with one of the world's finest special collections in the very well-equipped photographic studio. There is currently 2 available opportunities to join the team, a fixed term contract for 1 year and another for 2 years.

Digital Content Unit ( https://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/collections/departments/digital-content-unit) undertakes the imaging of a wide variety of library materials, including manuscripts, rare books, photographs, maps and other objects, from the Library's world-class collections. DCU is producing a variety of digital content, which might range from a reproduction of a single item to a large collection and include photography, 3D modelling and investigative imaging.

The ideal candidate will have excellent technical skills, good experience in photography, knowledge of image processing software, metadata and experience with handling special collections.

On demand, digitisation is facilitating remote access to the collection for researchers, students, visitors and online users. The role holder will be contributing to ongoing internal and external digitisation projects in all stages of the process. That will include preparation, imaging, image processing, quality assurance, the addition of metadata and content preservation.

These roles are an opportunity to play a significant role within the unit, taking responsibility for its production of digital content. The Photographer works closely to Picture Library team, reports to Head of DCU and works as a part of the team of Photographers.

Fixed-term: There are 2 posts available. A fixed term contract for 1 year and another for 2 years, in the first instance.

Applications are welcome from internal candidates who would like to apply for the role on the basis of a secondment from their current role in the University.

Click the 'Apply' button below to register an account with our recruitment system (if you have not already) and apply online.

Informal enquiries may be directed to Maciej Pawlikowski, Head of Digital Content Unit, at mmp28@cam.ac.uk

Please indicate in your application if you have a preference for either length of post or if you would like to be considered for both.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 5th January 2020.

Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 13th January 2020.

Please quote reference VE21690 on your application and in any correspondence about this vacancy.

The University actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

The University has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.

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Department: Student & Academic Services - Library Services
Salary: £38,084 - £44,807 per annum (Grade 5)
Reference: QMUL20653
Location: Mile End
Date posted: 04-Dec-2019
Closing date: 01-Jan-2020 

We are seeking an independent and motivated Archivist to lead a team of professional Archivists and Librarians in the management of Archives and Special Collections; the team sits within the Research Support section of Library Services, and the post-holder will report to the Head of Library Research Support. Working closely with a range of stakeholders and partners, the Lead Archivist is responsible for the development and management of archives, rare books and other special collections for study and research.  In addition, the post holder leads outreach and engagement activities, as well as the development of services in the management and preservation of born-digital and digitised collections.

Queen Mary University of London is a leading research-intensive institution with a difference. Our campuses in East and Central London are hosts to a university community drawn from both the local area and from 162 nations around the world, and over 3,000 of our students study at centres in China, Greece and France. With a commitment to working in a culturally and socially diverse environment, you will share our deeply-held values of integrity, collegiality, inclusivity, and community engagement.

With outstanding communication skills, and a commitment to public engagement, you will have experience of planning, preparing and curating exhibitions and other events, and be conversant with recent trends and developments in the delivery of archives services. You will have an excellent track record of managing staff relationships, as well as strong planning and organisational skills.

To arrange an informal conversation about the post, please contact Sarah Molloy, Head of Library Research Support

Location: Based at Mile End Library, but with occasional travel to the Whitechapel and West Smithfield campuses as required by the needs of the service.

Hours: 35 hours per week, usually Monday to Friday, but with very occasional weekend or evening working in relation to events.

Starting salary will be in the range £38,084 - £44,807 per annum inclusive of London Allowance. Benefits include 30 days annual leave, pension scheme and interest-free season ticket loan.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate their eligibility to work in the UK in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006. Where required this may include entry clearance or continued leave to remain under the Points Based Immigration Scheme.

Details about the department can be found at http://www.library.qmul.ac.uk/archives 

Application enquiries can be directed to humanresources@qmul.ac.uk

To apply, please visit the Human Resources website on www.jobs.qmul.ac.uk and search for reference QMUL20653

The closing date for applications is 1st January 2020. Interviews are expected to be held shortly thereafter.

Valuing diversity and committed to equality 

• Assist in the development and delivery of a pan-BBC approach to descriptive content metadata.
  Start creating guidelines for editors on good tagging practice
• Use existing and emerging software systems to manage content metadata
• Start developing common metadata taxonomy prototypes at a high level based upon what we know about commonalities between products/services.
• Work with UX and editorial colleagues to test and apply new fields in our tagging systems
• Working with user experience teams and our audience-facing products, develop approaches to metadata that help users and audiences find and understand content

Band: D
Contract type: FT Permanent
Location: London W12 7TP

We’re happy to discuss flexible working. Please indicate your choice under the flexible working question in the application. There is no obligation to raise this at the application stage but if you wish to do so, you are welcome to. Flexible working will be part of the discussion at offer stage.

• Excellent career progression – the BBC offers great opportunities for employees to seek new challenges and work in different areas of the organisation.
• Unrivalled training and development opportunities – our in-house Academy hosts a wide range of internal and external courses and certification.
• Benefits- We offer a competitive salary package, a flexible 35-hour working week for work-life balance and 26 days holiday with the option to buy an extra 5 days, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care, gym and much more.

We don’t focus simply on what we do – we also care how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us. Please make sure you’ve read about our values and behaviours in the document attached below.

Diversity matters at the BBC. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to be part of the BBC – whether that’s to contribute to our programming or our wide range of non-production roles. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity. 

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles, unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

To find out more about Diversity and Inclusion at the BBC, please click here

Student Journey - University Library Services

The University Library is seeking to appoint an E Resources Librarian (part time)  This is an opportunity for a self motivated individual with excellent e resources management skills to join a small friendly team of like minded professionals in our Collections and E Resources department which manages book acquisitions, serials management and licences, document supply and digitisation, discovery service, LMS and reading lists, special collections and library operations.  The University of Sunderland is innovative and forward thinking with excellent standards of teaching and a portfolio of high impact research.  With an operating turnover in excess of £130M and a community of more than 20,000 students worldwide with campuses in Sunderland, London and Hong Kong, the University is a major economic driver in the City of Sunderland and the North East region.

As E Resources Librarian you will be responsible for the management and development of the Library's e resources and discovery tool. You will provide excellent services and technical solutions to maximise the exploitation of e resources within our academic community both in the UK and overseas.  You will also work with colleagues to encourage a positive culture within the service, aligned to our University values.  These include responsiveness and excellence in customer service; ownership of actions; adaptability and a 'can do' attitude; strong communication; innovation; inclusiveness; collaboration and team working. The successful candidate will be a qualified librarian and will demonstrate experience of managing e resources in an academic library. You will be customer focused with excellent communication skills and the ability to create good working relationships at all levels and across departments.

For further information or an informal discussion about the role please contact Elizabeth Astan, Collections and E Resources Manager at elizabeth.astan@sunderland.ac.uk

Interviews will take place on Wednesday 8th January 2020. Applicants will be notified if they have been shortlisted by close of business on Friday 13th December 2019.

Please note that this vacancy is also being advertised to staff eligible for redeployment via the University redeployment portal.  Applicants who are eligible for redeployment will be interviewed before any other external candidates are considered.

• Generous annual leave + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
• Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme
• A range of flexible working options
• Maternity, paternity, dependency and adoption leave
• A childcare voucher scheme
• Training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
• A range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers with the opportunity to save over £1,000 a year through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform
• Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres
• A range of commuting and business travel discount and initiatives

Our mission remains unchanged: to service the needs and aspirations of our customers and help create new stories, to take pleasure in making marked moments of delight. Whoever our customers are and wherever they come from, they can expect to be treated with grace, courtesy and care.

Junior Photographers will use beautiful lighting and a strong eye for detail, thereby improving the shopping experience throughout Harrods.com.

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At Harrods we believe nothing is impossible. We drive ourselves and inspire others to always push for more. This passion to exceed is what sets us apart. We are proud to be a place where standing out means being yourself. 

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