The Arizona State University Center for Digital Antiquity and the ASU
Libraries offer a two-year Council for Library and Information Resources
(CLIR) Postdoctoral Fellowship that combines direct experience curating
digital archaeological data with an opportunity to conduct individual or
collaborative research. The Fellow will be based in the Center for Digital
Antiquity, which oversees the use, development and maintenance of tDAR (the
Digital Archaeological Record) an international repository of digital data and
documents from archaeological investigations. Serving as a digital curator,
the fellow will contribute to the development and expansion of tDAR. The
fellow will also undertake scholarly research relating to tDAR and will have
related publishing and presentation opportunities. The fellow will leverage
the experience with Digital Antiquity to assist the ASU Libraries with new
initiatives in research data management and repository development.

  
 Working on a team
with archaeologists, librarians, programmers, and data managers, the CLIR
Postdoctoral Fellow will have responsibilities for digital curation tasks such
as:

 Assist with the
curation of digital archaeological files and collections;

 Assist faculty and
researchers in preparing files for deposit in tDAR;

 Assist with
authority management, data-cleanup, and normalization;

 Expand and
generalize tDAR data management best practices so that they are applicable to
non-discipline specific repositories (e.g., institutional repositories);

 Develop innovative
classroom and educational modules utilizing digital collections found in tDAR.

  
The Fellow will also develop, execute, and publish research related to tDAR
that contributes substantially to scholarship and to Digital Antiquity's
objectives.

  
  
Required Qualifications

  
 Ph.D. in
Anthropology with a specialization in Archaeology, or a Ph.D. in Archaeology
or a closely related field;

 Ph.D. in hand at the
time of appointment;

 Experience working
with common archaeological digital file types;

 Ability to work
collaboratively with colleagues with diverse backgrounds;

 Excellent oral,
written, and interpersonal communication skills.

  
  
Desired Qualifications

  
 Research plans and
activities that advance the objectives of Digital Antiquity;

 Field and lab
experience in archaeology, including work with large data sets;

 Demonstrated
interest in digital repositories, digital data preservation and dissemination;

 Experience in
teaching and outreach, communication, and collaborating with faculty and
researchers.



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