Digital Preservation Analyst
University of California, San Diego
San Diego
The UC San Diego Library is seeking an experienced digital preservation
analyst to play a central role building and maintaining national digital
preservation systems, to ensure future generations will have open access to
our digital cultural materials. This person will be integral to several
important digital preservation enterprises including Chronopolis, the Digital
Preservation Network (DPN) and significant digital curation efforts on the UC
San Diego campus. This position will also have the opportunity to work with,
and influence, UC, national and international preservation developments.
The successful candidate for this position:
• will have the opportunity to play a major role in the development and
management of systems which provide the underpinning of a nationwide digital
preservation network;
• will be instrumental in ensuring that culturally relevant digital materials
are preserved for future generations;
• will work with top Research Universities from around the world, and be part
of a vibrant multicultural group of people;
• will engage with researchers across disciplines, helping define preservation
services appropriate to their needs.
The Digital Preservation Analyst reports to the Research Data Curation (RDC)
Program Director within the UC San Diego Library. The RDC Program's
preservation mission is to preserve and ensure continuing access to objects
under the stewardship of the Library, and to help define campus and national
preservation goals. The Library also manages Chronopolis, a distributed
digital preservation network, and is a founding participant in the Digital
Preservation Network (DPN).
This position will provide leadership in all aspects of digital preservation,
including local campus, UC and national and international initiatives. The
position will also work closely with the Library's Information Technology
Program, and its Digital Library Development Program, to define and maintain
appropriate digital preservation standards for campus content.
The position includes the following duties:
• Project Management:
Works under the direction of the RDC Program Director to manage Chronopolis,
including the definition of services and deliverables, and providing customer
service.
o Maintains timely, regular, and consistent communication with Chronopolis
partners and customers.
Leads daily interaction with DuraCloud technical and managerial staff to
ensure proper Chronopolis interactions.
Leads daily interaction with DPN technical and managerial staff to ensure
proper Chronopolis interactions.
Manages repository and digital preservation projects, including cross-
functional projects with partners and collaborators.
Manages overall project work within defined time, budget and scope.
Manages multiple projects concurrently.
Identifies new projects and stakeholders.
Achieves operational objectives by contributing information and
recommendations to strategic plans and reviews; preparing and completing
action plans; implementing production, productivity, quality, and customer-
service standards; resolving problems; completing audits; identifying trends;
determining system improvements.
Facilitates the definition of project missions, goals, plans, tasks,
tracking methodology, and resource requirements; resolves or assists in the
resolution of conflicts within and between projects or functional areas;
• Documentation:
Documents business requirements and service agreements, and creates detailed
functional specifications.
Documents systems functionality.
Creates reports for administrative and operational needs.
Develops guides and presentations as system user resources.
Documents specific requirements and agreements for partners.
• Training:
Develops and provides training to end users on system processes and
functionality.
Develops and provides generalized training for digital preservation.
Required Qualifications:
• ALA-accredited Master's degree in Library/Information Science, or equivalent
combination of an advanced degree with relevant experience.
• Four years of professional experience with digital objects, including
knowledge of standards and best practices in the related field.
• Strong technical expertise with digital objects, preferably in a library or
cultural heritage organization.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including ability to work with people from
all organizational levels and outside partners.
• Experience working with information technology professionals.
• Excellent oral, written and presentation communications skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Strong commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in higher education.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Professional experience with digital preservation, including
