Digitisation Officer (Hong Kong Project)

The role The role-holder will support the work of the Hong Kong History Centre by providing high-quality digital images of archival material held in the Hong Kong collections. You will work closely with the Project Archivists, Senior Digitisation Officer and Digital Archive Assistant on workflow to integrate these images into our Digital Asset Management Systems, archival management system and web pages. Supporting the wider team to ensure the archives can be made available for research, education and wider engagement activities. You will be based in Special Collections (Library Services) and will work closely with the Special Collections team as well as the Hong Kong History Centre, which is a research centre encouraging and facilitating the study of the history of Hong Kong and its peoples, and outreach, engagement and international exchange and collaboration in the field. This is a part-time position working 21 hours per week. What will you be doing? You will capture images of archival materials using camera or scanners appropriate to the material being copied, and process the files in image-handling software Record metadata and collaborate with colleagues on enhanced metadata provision You will use creative and technical judgment to optimise images for a variety of uses Work alongside the Senior Digitisation Officer and other colleagues to develop your skills You should apply if You have specialised photographic skills including the operation of cameras, lighting and scanners You have advanced skills in post-capture image manipulation and optimisation using image optimisation software You have experience of handling rare or fragile items and the ability to solve problems relating to the age, size or condition of such items You have an interest and enthusiasm for historic material, particularly relating to colonial history Additional information This is an open ended position with fixed-funding until 31/08/2027. For informal queries, please contact Nicky Sugar, Head of Special Collections, nicky.sugar@bristol.ac.uk This advert will close at 23:59 GMT on 28/01/2024. Interviews are anticipated to take place w/c 05/02/2024. Our strategy and mission We recently launched our strategy to 2030 tying together our mission, vision and values. The University of Bristol aims to be a place where everyone feels able to be themselves and do their best in an inclusive working environment where all colleagues can thrive and reach their full potential. We want to attract, develop, and retain individuals with different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives – particularly people of colour, LGBT+ and disabled people - because diversity of people and ideas remains integral to our excellence as a global civic institution.