Database Manager

We welcome applications from candidates interested in working part-time hours or job-sharing arrangements.

This new full-time post is available from 6 January 2025 on a fixed term basis until 31 March 2026., The Department of Archaeology and History in conjunction with the Digital Humanities Lab and Research IT at the University of Exeter seek to appoint a Database Manager. This AHRC funded post is available from January 2025 and the contract will be for 15 months, in the first instance. The successful applicant will act as the Database Manager for an open-access, continually updateable, digital repository for the curation and sharing of digital 3D files and other analytical results.

Main duties:

1. Provide researchers with technically-focused research data management advice and consultancy, including:

Working closely with project partners, heritage science organisations, data owners and users to carefully define requirements, ensuring envisaged outputs will meet their needs.
Providing data management services for the project, including planning data management/curation approaches, designing workflows and processes, and ensuring data documentation.
Developing tools/solutions for data and metadata transformations and migrations.
Encouraging the adoption of best practice data management techniques, metadata standards, FAIR data principles, and Open Science values through close working with research teams.

2. Explain, present and disseminate your work to a variety of technical, non-technical and academic audiences, for instance by:

documenting data management processes and scripts, making them open source where possible.

3. Keep up to date with the latest trends and tools for data management and curation, and their potential application in research environments.

4. Advocate for best practice in data management within the research community to build expertise across the university and increase the quality of all research outputs.

5. Provide line management and mentorship for lower-grade staff and work placement students as needed.

This job description summarises the main duties and accountabilities of the post and is not comprehensive: the post-holder may be required to undertake other duties of similar level and responsibility.

Applicants will possess a relevant masters or PhD degree or equivalent experience in Archaeology and experience in a field with significant use of data management techniques.

Fluency in one or more modern programming languages (e.g. Python), a willingness to learn other languages as necessary, and prior experience with databases.

Expertise in modelling heritage science data with linked open data is desirable., Disability Confident
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The University of Exeter

We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024). We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes.

Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world's most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today. More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework).

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment

We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces.

Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community.

With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer.

The starting salary will be from £42,632 on Grade F, depending on qualifications and experience., We offer some fantastic benefits including:

41 days leave per year
options for flexible working
numerous discounts at leading retailers
onsite gyms on all of our campus' and a cycle to work scheme
sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to 6 weeks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy
stunning campus environments in Exeter and Cornwall, in the beautiful South West of England