Description
Research Curator, Geospatial Cultural Heritage
SALARY: £32,000
FULL TIME
Fixed term (FTC) for 7 months
LOCATION St Pancras
This role offers a unique opportunity to shape a strategy for using geospatial data to connectdiverse audiences with the collections of cultural heritage organisations. Based in the British Library, St Pancras, the role will contribute to the ‘Locating a National Collection’ project, part of the ‘Towards a National Collection: Opening UK Heritage to the World’ programme, funded by the AHRC. This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside co-investigators in the National Trust, Historic Royal Palaces and the University of Exeter alongside a range of partners from across the cultural heritage sector, to manage and deliver the project’s infrastructure work package. Tasks include conducting technical research, managing developers, organising workshops and writing sections of the strategy report.
A sound knowledge of the use of geospatial technologies in research and/or software development is essential as are skills using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) or related tools. The successful candidate will have experience in working with heterogeneous data and an understanding of current trends in digital humanities, cultural heritage or similar fields of research. Experience of working in cultural heritage or with public-facing digital projects is desirable. The role demands a collaborative approach and a proven ability to manage and coordinate workflows with a range of stakeholders to ensure that project milestones are delivered on time is highly desirable.
In return we offer a competitive salary and a number of excellent benefits. Our pension scheme is one of the most valuable benefits we offer, as our staff can become members of the Alpha Pension Scheme where the Library contributes 20.9%. Another significant benefit the Library provides is the provision of a flexible working hours scheme which could allow you to work your hours flexibly over the week and to take up to 5 days flexi leave in a 3 month period. This is on top of 25 days holiday from entry and public and privilege holidays.
More about the British Library
As one of the world’s great libraries, our duty is to preserve the nation’s intellectual memory for the future. At the moment we have well over 150 million items, in most known languages, with three million new items added every year. We have manuscripts,maps, newspapers, magazines, prints and drawings, music scores, and patents. We operate the world’s largest document delivery service providing millions of items a year to customers all over the world. What matters to us is that we preserve the national memory and enable knowledge to be created both now and in the future.
quoting vacancy ref: 03729
Closing Date: 5/9/21
Interview Dates: 21 and 22/9/21
