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Digital Repository Developer
Spoken Word Services - Saltire Centre
Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow
up to £25,070 per annum (currently under job evaluation review)
Fixed term until end of July 2008 in the first instance
Closing date: Friday 25th May 2007
Post No: T.17199


Spoken Word Services is based in the Library within the multi-award  
winning Saltire Centre. The team maintain and develop a repository of  
several hundred hours of digital audio and video resources for the  
educational community. These resources are sourced primarily, though  
not exclusively, from the BBC Television and Radio Archives.

The Digital Repository Developer will build on existing technical  
infrastructure, to develop a Fedora-based digital object repository  
and associated tools, and migrate content from the existing MySQL/PHP  
repository. The central task of the Developer will be to manage and  
develop the repository, containing digital images, text, audio,  
video, metadata and other content. The Developer will also be  
expected to adapt and develop a set of tools and services to support  
ingestion, search and discovery, digital object delivery and  
presentation, annotation and preservation.

Candidates should have an undergraduate degree or equivalent  
experience, and experience in the development of complex software  
systems, including work in Java. The successful candidate will be  
self-motivated, able to demonstrate a logical approach to problem  
solving and a keen, analytical mind. As the post operates as part of  
a team candidates must demonstrate good communication skills and the  
potential to work within a cross-disciplinary group.

Please note that CVs will not be accepted for this post. ‘Glasgow  
Caledonian University is committed to being an equal opportunities  
employer’. Please note applicants are strongly encouraged to apply  
online - to do so visit www.caledonian.ac.uk/jobs/. However, if you  
do not have access to our website please call 0141 331 8864. Closing  
date: Friday 25th May 2007.

To discuss this job informally please contact Iain Wallace on 0141  
273 1901.

For more information on Spoken Word please visit: http:// 
www.spokenword.ac.uk

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Aidan Johnston
IT Advisor/Teaching Support
JISC/BBC Spoken Word Services
website: Glasgow Caledonian University
email: [log in to unmask]
telephone: +44 (0) 141 273 1229
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