Digital Services at the University of Alabama is hiring for two new positions:
Digitization Technologist and Digital Repository Manager!
For more information, or to apply, please go to http://staffjobs.ua.edu and search in the Working Title field.
Digitization Technologist
The Digitization Technologist will analyze technical problems and devise
solutions, as well as seek out methods for new and better functionality.
Research into improved methods of delivery and preservation support is
expected.
The Digitization Technologist position requires an individual who is
self-motivated, curious, and eager to learn and explore. The successful
applicant will have a good base of understanding of a variety of
technologies related to digitization and digital libraries, and will be
capable of quickly processing and integrating new technical information
and developments. This position requires strong analytical problem-solving
capabilities and technical expertise. Command-line scripting capabilities
are expected.
The Digitization Technologist will be involved in developing software
support for digitization, preservation and delivery work flows.
Additionally, this position will be responsible for capture, quality
control, optimization, gathering of administrative, technical, structural,
and descriptive metadata, and tracking, archiving and storage of resulting
digital objects.
The Digital Repository Manager
The Digital Repository Manager will be focused on the management and
support of our growing repository of content, as well as development of
support for new and better functionality. This person will research
software developments in the field and potentially modify those we adopt
to meet our own needs. He or she would be deeply involved in
infrastructure development and support for long-term access. The Digital
Repository Manager will analyze technical and work flow problems and
devise and implement solutions.
This Digital Repository Manager will be involved in developing and
managing software support for digitization, preservation and delivery work
flows. Additionally, this position will be responsible for capture,
quality control, optimization, gathering of administrative, technical,
structural, and descriptive metadata, and tracking, archiving and storage
of resulting digital objects.