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Research Assistant
Arts and Humanities Data Service Executive
King's College London
The AHDS Executive seeks a Research Assistant to help with
consultancy and research and development projects in the
preservation, management and access to digital collections.
The post is being created initially to help undertake a research
report on the preservation management of digital materials funded by
the Library and Information Commission(LIC).
The main duties of the post are to assist with the desktop research,
interviewing and data collection from specialists and managers in
external institutions, analysis and writing of the research report. A
graduate degree, computer literacy,communication and writing skills,
and previous research experience are essential. Experience of records
or collection management, and an interest in digital materials and
their long-term preservation would be advantageous.
The post will be particularly suitable for those with an existing
research interest in digital collections or alternatively those in a
collection or records management post wishing to develop experience
in this area. Secondments from other relevant organisations can be
considered.
The appointment is available with effect from 1 September 1999 for a
fixed term of 12 months.
Salary will be within the RA1A salary scale, currently 17,869 to
25,785 per annum (inclusive of 2,134 per annum London
Allowance).
For further details please send a large self addressed envelope to :
Alison Aleppo, Personnel Officer, King's College London, James Clerk
Maxwell Building, 57 Waterloo Road, London SE1 8WA ; e-mail :
[log in to unmask] Job reference : W1/QC/17/99
Closing date for applications : 28 May 1999.
Promoting excellence in teaching, learning & research
Equality of opportunity is College Policy
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Neil Beagrie Tel: +44 (0)171 928 7991
Collections and Standards Officer Fax: +44 (0)171 873 5080
The Executive
Arts and Humanities Data Service Email: [log in to unmask]
King's College London
Strand, London WC2R 2LS, UK
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