Digital Library Systems Developer

This post is full time (35 hours p/w) and open ended. Relocation assistance will be provided where appropriate.

The Digital Library Team within Information Services at the University of Glasgow supports digital access to globally significant research collections for the purposes of world-leading scholarship, teaching, and learning. Reporting to the Head of Library Systems & Platforms, you will join the Digital Library Team and -- working closely with colleagues in Library Collections -- take a leading role in the development of digital library and repository applications in furtherance of the institutional research and educational ambitions. This will entail enhancing existing systems and advising on appropriate solutions, designing and developing new functionality or features to meet objectives, and providing operational support across all library and library adjacent systems. A particular focus will be University of Glasgow’s portfolio of ‘Enlighten’ repositories (of which there are currently six).

You will be comfortable working in both open-source and proprietary contexts, displaying demonstrable understanding of common web technologies, distributed web-based applications abilities, and experience of LAMP-based environments. Solving data integration and interoperability issues will be an important aspect of the post, enabling heterogenous content to be better managed, discovered, and reused. Experience of the data standards and protocols associated with digital libraries or digital archives, the cultural heritage sector, and/or research information systems would therefore be advantageous, as would knowledge of open-source repository solutions.

As part of a team committed to exciting, innovative, and novel solutions and services, you will work closely with cognate technical colleagues in Library Collections to ensure the delivery of holistic and easily discoverable digital collections.

The role will be cross-functional, entailing relationship building with Library service areas (‘functional experts’), colleagues in IT Services, and with representatives of system vendors and open-source community.

Closing Date: 3 January 2025

As part of Team UofG you will be a member of a world changing, inclusive community, which values ambition, excellence, integrity and curiosity.

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

1 A warm welcoming and engaging organisational culture, where your talents are developed and nurtured, and success is celebrated and shared.

2 An excellent employment package with generous terms and conditions including 41 days of leave for full time staff, pension - pensions handbook https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/payandpensions/pensions/, benefits and discount packages.

3 A flexible approach to working.

4 A commitment to support your health and wellbeing, including a free 6-month UofG Sport membership for all new staff joining the University  https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/staff/healthwellbeing/.

We believe that we can only reach our full potential through the talents of all. Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our values. Applications are particularly welcome from across our communities and in particular people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) community, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented within the University. Read more on how the University promotes and embeds all aspects of equality and diversity within our community https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/.

We endorse the principles of Athena Swan https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/humanresources/equalitydiversity/athenaswan/ and hold bronze, silver and gold awards across the University.

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