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.

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