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Humanist Archives: March 5, 2020, 7:12 a.m. Humanist 33.651 - Curator, Geospatial Cultural Heritage (British Library)

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        Date: 2020-03-04 08:11:52+00:00
        From: Gethin Rees 
        Subject: Job: Curator, Geospatial Cultural Heritage, British Library

Please consider applying for the role of Curator, Geospatial Cultural
Heritage at the British Library. Further details and information on how
to apply are available here:
https://britishlibrary.recruitment.zellis.com/birl/pages/vacancy.jsf?latest=0100
2198

Closing date: 22 March 2020

This full-time role, fixed-term for 18 months offers a unique
opportunity to shape strategy in using geospatial data to connect
cultural heritage collections and engage audiences. Based in the British
Library, St Pancras, the role will contribute to the ‘Locating a
National Collection’ project, a Foundational Collaborative project in
the ‘Towards a National Collection: Opening UK Heritage to the World’
programme, funded by the AHRC. This is an exciting opportunity to work
alongside co-investigators in the National Trust, Historic Royal Palaces
and the University of Exeter alongside a range of project partners from
across the cultural heritage sector to manage and deliver the project’s
infrastructure and engagement work packages. Tasks include conducting
technical research and audience evaluation, managing developers,
organising workshops and writing sections of the project’s strategy report.

Please feel free to repost widely.

Best,

Gethin
  --
Dr Gethin Rees
Lead Curator, Digital Mapping
British Library



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