Job Description:

• Oversees the acquisition, cataloging, and organization of CAEA digital collections.
• Develops and implements digital preservation strategies to ensure the long-term accessibility of CAEA digital assets.
• Creates and maintains metadata standards and workflows that support discoverability and access.
• Manages digital storage solutions, ensuring collections are accessible through the open-access platform and securely stored and backed up.
• Selects and curates digital content that aligns with CAEAâ™s mission and objectives.
• Work with content creators, university libraries, researchers, and academics to identify and prioritize materials for digitization.
• Collaborates with CAEA Associate Director, CAEA Content, Media, and Technology Developer, IT, library staff, museums, etc. to develop and maintain digital collections.
• Works with DCADP collaborators, including our project partners in China, museums, and other related institutions, to acquire and transfer digital content.
• Partners with educators, researchers, and community organizations to promote CAEA digital collections in academic and public setting.
• Ensures that all CAEA digital collections adhere to copyright laws, privacy regulations, legal agreements, and institutional policies.
• Conducts regular audits of CAEA digital collections to ensure accuracy, consistency, and completeness.
• Stays informed about best practices, trends, and emerging technologies in digital curation and preservation.
• Conducts research to identify new tools, platforms, and methodologies for CAEA digital curation.
• Participates in professional organizations, conferences, and continuing education opportunities to stay current in the field.
• Contributes to grant writing and fundraising efforts to support CAEA digital collection initiatives.
• Assists in setting policies for collections. Participates in designing and implementing workflows for acquiring materials for collections.
• Identifies and documents preservation needs and, with moderate guidance from others, ensures the preservation of library pieces, electronically and digitally.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Masterâ™s degree in library science, information science, Digital Humanities, or a related field.

Experience:

• At least 3-5 years of experience in digital curation, digital archives, or a related field.
• Exposure to museum, library, or higher education settings.

Technical Skills or Knowledge:

• Skilled in digital asset management systems and metadata standards.
• Familiarity with digitization processes, digital preservation tools, and content management systems (CMS).
• Familiarity with programming languages.
• Strong technical skills, including knowledge of digital formats, data management, and software tools relevant to digital curation.

Preferred Competencies

• Excellent organizational and project management abilities.
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to present complex information clearly.
• Work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, matrixed, and decentralized environment.

Working Conditions

• Hybrid work schedule.
• May involve lifting and moving digital equipment or physical archives.

Application Documents

• Resume/CV (required)
• Cover Letter, including your interest in this position (required)
• Three References Contact Information (required)

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