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Vacancy: Head of Metadata Management and Discovery

University of Essex, UK Data Archive, Faculty of Social Sciences

The UK Data Archive is seeking to appoint a new Head of Metadata Management and Discovery to provide strategic leadership for metadata policies, standards, workflows and services across the UK Data Service.

The successful candidate should have substantial experience in metadata management within a research, data, library, archive or digital infrastructure environment, together with a strong understanding of metadata standards, interoperability, controlled vocabularies and data lifecycle management.

Further details and job pack

Head of Metadata Management and Discovery, UK Data Archive

Closing date: 10 September 2026