Digital Preservation Manager (Tenure-Track)

About the role

The Digital Preservation Manager reports to the Associate Dean, Digital Services, leading the development and implementation of the digital preservation program at SBU Libraries.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements digital preservation strategies, policies, and projects to ensure long-term access to digital content.
• Maintains the library's digital preservation repository, Preservica, with the Head of Preservation.
• Provides technical guidance to digitization centers to ensure correct metadata and file formats.
• Affords technical support and advice to various library and campus systems, integrating digital preservation applications and workflows.
• Collaborates with colleagues across departments to design and implement efficient digital preservation workflows.
• Participates in library and campus committees, contributing to the field through research, presentations, and scholarship.

Requirements

• Master’s or advanced degree with relevant experience in digital preservation or related fields.
• One year of working experience in digital preservation or born-digital and digitized content.
• Demonstrated knowledge of digital curation life cycle, preservation metadata, and file format standards.
• Technical proficiency in digital preservation systems and tools, including cloud-based and standalone systems.
• Interest in emerging technologies, particularly AI, to streamline processes.
• Professional activities, including scholarly contributions and engagement in digital preservation communities.

Qualifications

• Relevant Master’s or advanced degree with commensurate experience.
• Experience in managing digital preservation programs.
• Knowledge of preservation metadata and file format standards.
• Technical skills in digital preservation systems and tools.
• Interest in leveraging emerging technologies, especially AI.
• Record of professional activities, including scholarly contributions and engagement in digital preservation communities.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

$80,500 – $84,500, plus $4,000 location pay.

Schedule

Fully remote, with occasional in-person meetings.