LAC Group seeks a Metadata Specialist for an on-site position at a prestigious
federal museum in the Washington, DC area. The individual selected will provide
analysis and transformation of cultural heritage metadata and use a variety of
automated and manual techniques to cleanse, transform, and modify cultural
heritage metadata in a collection management system. This is a 40-hour a week,
on-site, benefited position.
Responsibilities:
Develop and implement complex data analyses to develop crosswalks and data
transformations
Review and analyze location data within institutional content management system
using data analytical tools to index, assess, and identify mapping of locations
Prepare recommendations for data transformation
Present findings in easy-to-comprehend written summaries, spreadsheets, and
data visualizations
Provide additional data services as needed: data cleaning, data transformation
and migration of datasets
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s in Mathematics, Economics, Computer Science, Information Management,
Information Science, or Statistics
Two years experience performing comparable work involving data cleansing,
analysis, transformation, etc.
Strong knowledge and experience with data modeling, database design, and data
mining, data transformation
Experience with one or more collection management system (CMS) used for
cultural heritage materials, e.g. Mimsy XG, The Museum System, PastPerfect,
CatalogIt, etc.
Strong knowledge and experience with statistical analysis methods, tools, and
platforms (Excel, SQL, XML, XSLT, SPSS)
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