Digital Scholarship & Innovation Coordinator

The University of Surrey is a global community of ideas and people, dedicated to life-changing education and research. 

We are ambitious and have a bold vision of what we want to achieve - shaping ourselves into one of the best universities in the world, which we are achieving through the talents and endeavour of every employee.  

Our culture empowers people to achieve this aim and to collectively, and individually, make a real difference.  

The role

We are seeking to appoint a Digital Scholarship and Innovation Coordinator to work in our Content and Open Research team. 

In this a newly created role to support our commitment to embed innovation across our teaching and research. This role you will be responsible for the and practical delivery of digital scholarship activities including but not limited to the new Library Digital Scholarship Service.

You will also play a key role in the provision of comprehensive, effective and efficient support in the area of digital innovation applied to collections (including digitisation) and the practical application of AI solutions to improve our Library Service workflows.

About you

We are looking for an confident individual with an interest in embedding digital innovation to teaching and research. You will have an excellent understanding of the latest challenges and opportunities around digital innovation (including AI), digitisation and digital shift of resources in the academic library context. 

You will have experience of multi-tasking while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail in a busy service. As part of this role, you will delivery of training and advising on copyright matters, as required.

There is an expectation that the post holder will work some days on campus and that they will be able to support and train colleagues as needed.

How to apply

To apply, please upload a CV and cover letter along with your application to the University website. You will also be asked some brief questions to help us understand your suitability for the role. 

For more information or an informal conversation, please contact Eleonora Gandolfi, Associate Director (Research and Innovation), E.Gandolfi@surrey.ac.uk 

We appreciate that sometimes people can be put off applying if they don't match every requirement. However, if you're excited about the role and think you can do what we've described we welcome your application. If you're not sure quite who we are looking for, do contact us with any questions.

Interviews will be held week commencing 17th August.

The University of Surrey reserves the right to close this vacancy early based on Volume and Calibre of applications

Further details

For more information and to apply online, please download the further details and click on the 'apply online' button above.

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