Data Specialist (Aerial Survey Drone Data)

As Data Specialist, you will prepare drone-derived geospatial data for long-term preservation and public access. You will include collating, cleaning, standardising and preparing digital datasets for archiving through HSDS. You will assess data sensitivity, licensing and metadata, ensuring compliance with archive standards and enabling their reuse in research, heritage management, and for public engagement.

• A high standard academic qualification or significant relevant experience in archaeology, geospatial science, data management, or a related discipline.
• Experience working with geospatial datasets, particularly photogrammetry, lidar, or other remote sensing data.
• Experience or proven interest of working with heritage data, archives, collection management or a related research environment.
• Demonstrable experience in data management, preparation, or digital archiving.
• Ability to manage and prioritise a varied workload within a fixed-term project.
  
  This is a part time 0.6 FTE (21.6 hours per week), 6 month fixed-term contract position.
The location of this role is York, inclusive with hybrid working. We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive defined benefit pension scheme to which we make 28.97% employer contributions, a generous 28 days holiday, corporate discounts, free entry into English Heritage sites across the country and development opportunities to ensure you achieve your goals. To view our full range of benefits please follow the link here. What you will be doing This job contributes to the AHRC-funded Heritage Data Service (HSDS) which aims to provide key digital research services to transform heritage science and conservation research and its capacity to advance understanding, preservation and management of UK heritage. This forms part of the UK's Research Infrastructure for Conservation and Heritage Science programme (RICHeS). The HSDS is being developed and managed by the Archaeology Data Service (ADS) in York, in partnership with the STFC Hartree Centre. It is bringing together key UK heritage bodies in England, Scotland and Wales., We are an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusion. If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we would be happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the job with you. Having won the Gold Award from MIND for workplace wellbeing in seven consecutive years, we also recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance. We are an inclusive employer and believe that flexible working options are for everyone. We want to make sure our working arrangements don't prevent anyone from joining us because of their personal circumstances. We also want to provide you with the best balance in your home and work life that we can. We are open to considering options including job sharing, part-time working, compressed hours working and different working locations, including hybrid working. Please visit our jobs pages or contact us to find out more. Why work for Historic England We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for everyone. Diversity helps us to perform better and attract more people to support our work. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and candidates with disabilities as they are underrepresented within Historic England at this level.