Technology Manager

About the role

The Museum Data Service (MDS) is an innovative new digital infrastructure that aims to make the millions of object records held by UK museums available as FAIR data for research and countless other uses. Currently, over six million object records from over 150 accredited museums can be searched on the MDS site.

The University of Leicester has secured grant funding from the UK's Arts and Humanities Research Council to run and develop the service from April 2025 to March 2028, on behalf of the MDS charitable company established in June 2024, in partnership with Art UK and Collections Trust.

The MDS's Technology Manager will play a key role in supporting the strategic transition of MDS from start up to an established and indispensable part of AHRC's digital infrastructure ecosystem (iDAH), by managing the existing digital infrastructure, whilst at the same time working with colleagues and stakeholders to continually improve its usefulness for contributing collections, research users and B2B re use by other institutions. The Technology Manager will report to the Head of Service.

The post is funded through the substantial investment of the iDAH programme of the Arts and Humanities Research Council, and forms part of a wider body of work to develop the Museum Data Service over this next funding cycle.

The MDS Technology Manager can be based remotely, and is affiliated to the university's Institute for Digital Culture. The Institute pursues purposeful inter disciplinary research with the culture sector globally as it adapts to a digital world.

About you

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of data management practices and principles, including FAIR data, and will have experience/understanding of managing multiple applications as components within an integrated platform/ecosystem. Experience in working with large scale research data initiatives is also required.

You will have obtained skills in cyber security risk assessment and have advanced data processing skills as well as excellent organisational and project management skills.

Additional information

Informal enquiries are welcome and should be made to Professor Ross Parry - Director, Institute for Digital Culture at .

As part of the University's ongoing commitment to professional development, this role will also be considered on a seconded basis for existing staff members. Please ensure this is discussed with your line manager prior to applying. More information regarding secondments can be found here.

The University of Leicester has been changing the world, and changing people's lives, for 100 years. When you join us, you'll become part of a community of Citizens of Change, which includes not only our staff and our current students but also thousands of Leicester graduates around the world.

As a diverse and forward thinking employer, we embed the principles of equity, diversity and inclusion into everything we do. That includes not just our core missions of teaching and research, but also our support for staff, students and our local community through our values of Inspiring, Impactful and Inclusive.

We're committed to the wellbeing of all our staff and to the sustainability of our environment, on our campus and beyond. We offer a competitive salary package, excellent pension scheme and a generous annual leave allowance, along with opportunities to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.

Vacancy terms

Part time (0.5 FTE, 18.75 hours per week), fixed term contract till 31 March 2028.