Digital preservation and born-digital expertise define this Digital Archivist position at the University of Ottawa’s Main Campus. The role is employee-based and six months.
Reporting to the Associate Director, Information and Archives, the Digital Archivist advances the University’s digital preservation capabilities. The position integrates born-digital and digitized materials, develops sustainable access, and provides expert guidance. It also supports migration, metadata, and standards-based archival practices.
Key Responsibilities: Establish and maintain systems for long-term digital asset preservation
Develop workflows, tools, and sustainable digital access strategies
Lead web archiving and legacy media migration initiatives
Develop standards-based acquisition, description,



and preservation practices
Provide expert reference services and digital reproductions
Requirements: Graduate degree in archival, library, or related studies
Three years’ archival or records management experience minimum
Experience working with born-digital materials
Knowledge of OAIS and Trustworthy Digital Repositories
French and English bilingual oral and written communication
Apply digital preservation, born-digital processing, and archival standards expertise to advance sustainable University access.

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📌 Digital Preservation Archivist (Quebec City)
🏢 University of Ottawa
📍 Quebec City