Digital Researcher

Contract type: Fixed Term maternity cover for 12 months

Closing date: Sunday 10^th Nov 2024 at midnight

The Digital Scholarship Researcher will work with the Head of Emerging Technologies Research within the Research, Grants and Academic Engagement (RGAE) department, and colleagues across The National Archives (TNA) to develop and deliver excellent research that enables new insights into our expertise and collections. The RGAE department engages in a range of exciting interdisciplinary research, embedding collaboration and digital methods and outputs at its heart, and the Digital Researcher role plays a key part in enabling and conducting this activity. The Digital Researcher will work collaboratively to identify new research areas of interest to TNA and will enable and conduct excellent research that brings new insights into our expertise and collections, and how we disseminate this work. They will work with colleagues across TNA and with external collaborators to advise on the development of strong research funding applications. They will promote research at TNA and develop strategic relationships with the internal and external research community. 

About you 

You have a passion for innovation and cross-disciplinary collaboration. With a good understanding of digital cultural heritage research, you have an enthusiasm for collaboration and actively seek new opportunities for engagement and research that address technology, collections and the communities that together produce and curate them. 

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who brings digital research experience to deliver innovative research and create new insights into cultural heritage collections, research and engagement activities. This role would suit a researcher with knowledge of digital humanities, digital scholarship, computer science, data science, or research development in a higher education or heritage context would be welcome. 

It is important to us that our organisation is more diverse, so we encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and identities. We’re especially keen to hear from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates who are currently underrepresented. 

Within the beautiful surroundings of Kew, a 10-minute walk from Underground and Overground stations. A combination of onsite and home working is available, and applicants should be able to regularly travel to our Kew site for a minimum of 60% of their work time. TNA boasts a collegial working environment and the excellent Civil Service benefits package. This includes flexible working, an on-site gym, wellbeing resources and an opportunity to join the Civil Service Pension Scheme. Putting people at the forefront of our organisation, we are committed to enabling professional development and training for all our colleagues. You would be joining a friendly and passionate team who welcome new and creative approaches and are dedicated to influencing the future of archives and research.  

To apply, please click on the 'Apply' button above. You will be asked to provide your work history and a personal statement.

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