Digital Preservation Archivist (18 month contract)
Archives and Corporate Records Services (ACRS)/ Centre for eResearch (CeRch)
King’s College London

The Digital Preservation Archivist will play a leading role in the JISC-funded PEKin (Preservation Exemplar at King’s) project. This exciting new project (a joint venture between ACRS and CeRch) has a high profile across the sector and its findings will impact significantly at King’s and beyond.

The role offers the opportunity to innovate around the interface between traditional archival methodologies and the new discipline of digital preservation. The post holder will take a lead within the project team on decisions relating to archives and records management processes and practices. They will carry out on site data audits throughout the College, liaising with administrators and researchers across diverse departments and disciplines. They will create documentation, develop procedures and workflows and support project administration, communication and dissemination.

Salary will be on the Grade 6 scale, currently £32,917 - £38,855 per annum inclusive.

To obtain a job pack and further information about King’s please see our website at http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/pertra/vacancy/external/ or alternatively e-mail [log in to unmask].

Please quote reference number G6/QLJ/084/09 in all correspondence. The closing date for applications is June 5 2009. Interviews should be held on June 12 2009.

Equality of opportunity is College policy

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Jan Booth

King's College London

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