Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Worlding Public Cultures

The opportunity

To support the Lead Principal Investigator (PI), Principal Investigators and Team Members of the Canadian, Dutch and German research teams in the fulfillment of ‘Worlding Public Cultures: The Arts and Social Innovation’ project deliverables, to independently research, collate and document key aspects of the project and to facilitate its effective and efficient delivery. The post-holder's main duties and responsibilities will be:

• To lead on the development of an online database to hold and relate digital artefacts with a transnational, global remit from the following: 1. Exhibitions; 2. Conferences and education programmes; 3. Research centres; 4. Courses offered in universities. All datasets will be drawn from publicly accessible websites, blogs and social media, and be sourced internationally through comprehensive online searches and network referrals. 
• To work with a designer to build and manage a website that will serve as an archive and public interface for showcasing research outputs and materials, such as audio-visual interviews with curators and academics.
• To coordinate a team of post-doctoral researchers collecting, processing and uploading data to the project database and website. 
• To work closely with the Lead PI to apply the Data Management Plan for the project in consultation with all project teams.
• To contribute to the outcomes of the project through involvement in the preparation and presentation of papers at conferences/symposia/seminars/workshops, exhibitions, contributions to refereed journals and the editing and/or authoring of book chapters, where appropriate.
• To promote the project through participation in public events, via social media and the project’s web presence.

About you

Essential

• Degree-level qualification in Art History, Archiving or Computer Science with post-graduate qualification in a relevant Digital Humanities subject
• Experience of knowledge management in a web context
• Basic understanding of Semantic Web technologies, including SKOS, RDF
• Strong experience with content management systems
• Experience with publishing academic articles in peer-reviewed journals
• Experience with presenting at academic conferences/symposia/workshops
• Experience with building database schemas
• Experience with data processing, cleaning
• Experience with web applications
• Experience of working within interdisciplinary research teams
• Some understanding of Digital Preservation principles and preservation formats

Desirable

• PhD in a relevant Computer Science or Digital Humanities subject
• Programming skills (PHP, javascript, python)
• Knowledge of Digital Preservation
• Experience of working within international and multi-sectoral research teams
• Experience with Drupal
• Experience with e-Prints
• Experience with XML technologies
• Familiarity with the CIDOC-CRM ontology, PROV ontology or the Europeana data model

If you have any queries contact ADS Recruitment Team via email ADSstaffRecruitment@arts.ac.uk or telephone: 02075142965 / 9627