Digital Archivist
University of Ottawa — Main Campus
Posted 2026-10-19
Follow us on LinkedIn Posting Reason: New Position Job Type: Employee Anticipated Duration in Months (for contracts and temporary assignments): 6 Job Family: Library and Archives # of Open Positions: 1 Faculty/Service - Department: Information and Archive Management Campus: Main Campus Union Affiliation: SSUO Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD): 2026/10/19 Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD): 2026/10/30 Hours per week: 35 Salary Grade: SSUO Grade 10 Salary Range: $85 040,00 - $107 421,00 Position Purpose: Reporting to the Associate Director, Information and Archives, the Digital Archivist plays a strategic role in advancing the University’s digital preservation capabilities. The incumbent ensures the integrated management of born-digital and digitized archival materials and leads initiatives to implement sustainable access to the digital archives and a digital preservation strategy. This includes assessing institutional needs, developing workflows, acquiring tools, and providing expert guidance on digital access and digital preservation standards and practices. They are also responsible for the migration of archival material on legacy media to digital formats and the development