Digital Preservation Coalition
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Promotions at Digital Preservation Coalition, based in Loughborough, East Midlands, paying £35,116 - £45,413 per annum. This is a contract role.
- Pay
- £35,116 - £45,413 per annum
- Hours and contract
- Contract · On site
- Location
- Loughborough, East Midlands
- Closing date
- Sector
- Sales & Marketing
18% below the typical rate for sales & marketing
Reference vacancies/9308553-vacancy-for-research-associate-at-loughborough-university
About the role
- Vacancy for Research Associate at Loughborough University
Vacancy for Research Associate at Loughborough University
3 March 2025
Loughborough
£35,116 to £45,413 per annum
Fixed Term
Loughborough University is seekinga full-time Research Associate to contribute to the Research England and Arcadia Foundationfunded Open Book Futures (OBF) project, which is composed of partners including universities, libraries, publishers, and infrastructure providers. Details about the project can be found here:https://copim.pubpub.org/open-book-futures-project .
The Research Associate will lead Loughborough University contributions to the OBF project and collaborate closely with project partners on two main initial areas:
Conducting research on National Library (e.g. British Library) workflows and procedures to identify how Open Access books are preserved withing these libraries.
Conducting research on the preservation and archiving practices for doctoral theses
In addition, the RA will be expected to build relationships with national and international projects working in similar areas.
Please note that job-sharing will be considered for this role.
#J-18808-LjbffrReference: vacancies/9308553-vacancy-for-research-associate-at-loughborough-university · Posted 4 days ago · Closes 1 Dec 2026 · Listed via Digital Preservation Coalition
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