Digital Preservation Specialist

7 days ago


Dublin, Dublin City, Ireland Digital Preservation Coalition Full time
Job Description:

The Digital Preservation Coalition invites applications for the position of Director, Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI). The successful candidate will lead the DRI in its mission to preserve and provide access to Ireland's social and cultural digital data.

About the Role:
The Director will be responsible for overseeing the strategic, operational, and budgetary imperatives of the DRI national research infrastructure. This includes ensuring the delivery of key performance indicators as outlined in the Service Level Agreement with funders and maintaining regular reporting and communication with them.

The Director will also take a lead role in activities to widen the funding structure of the DRI, develop new funding sources, and secure additional funded projects that contribute to the organization's strategic growth. Additionally, they will ensure the continued implementation of good governance at the DRI, including reporting to the DRI Board and maintaining regular contact with the Chair.

About Us:
The DRI is a CoreTrustSeal-certified trustworthy digital repository for the humanities, social sciences, and cultural heritage. It operates as a research centre for policy, advocacy, training, and best practice in digital preservation, digital archiving, FAIR data management, and Open Science. The DRI is funded by the Department of Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation, and Science, the Higher Education Authority, and the Irish Research Council.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead the development of plans to meet the DRI's mission and vision.
  • Ensure the delivery of key performance indicators as outlined in the Service Level Agreement with funders.
  • Take a lead role in activities to widen the funding structure of the DRI and develop new funding sources.
  • Ensure the continued implementation of good governance at the DRI.
  • Serve as Principal Investigator on several of the DRI's research projects.


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