The following position is being reposted with an adjusted job description. Please redistribute ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Vacancy: IT Projects Manager, Digital Humanities Observatory (DHO) 1 Year - Fixed Term Contract Applications are invited for a one year fixed term contract position of IT Projects Manager to the DHO. The DHO is designing, constructing, and hosting a digital repository of humanities research. This joint national platform, funded under Cycle 4 of PRTLI, is being constructed for the RIA and its partners to provide for the building, coordination and dissemination of humanities research, teaching and training at an all-island level. Reporting to the DHO Director, the IT Projects Manager will be responsible for : * provision of technical foresight and project management for a variety of DHO partner projects from various institutions created for inclusion in a federated Fedora Commons Repository, * the development, implementation, management and maintenance of web applications (this includes the Drupal based DHO portal and research database [DRAPIer], and the Fedora Commons Repository), * day-to-day management and technical foresight of the IT functions of the DHO including: o delivery of network, operational and technical services of the DHO o a certain level of software development for DHO applications. The IT Projects Manager will have a third-level degree or equivalent in a relevant IT discipline and a minimum of five years' experience in an information systems development role. Previous experience of project management and staff management experience are essential. Further information and details of the application process are available here http://dho.ie/vacancies. The closing date for applications is Friday 7th May 2010 at 4 p.m. The Royal Irish Academy is an equal opportunities employer -- Susan Schreibman, PhD Director Digital Humanities Observatory Pembroke House 28-32 Upper Pembroke Street Dublin 2, Ireland -- A Project of the Royal Irish Academy -- Phone: +353 1 234 2440 Fax: +353 1 234 2400 Mobile: +353 86 049 1966 Email:[log in to unmask] Email:[log in to unmask] http://dho.ie http://irith.org http://macgreevy.org http://v-machine.org