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Young Graduate Trainee for Digitisation of Archives

2018-08-29 22:26:41| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS

Young Graduate Traineeship Opportunity in the Director Generals Services. ESA is an equal opportunity employer, committed to achieving diversity within the workforce and creating an inclusive working environment. Applications from women are encouraged. Post Young Graduate Trainee for Digitisation of Archives This post is classified F1. Location ESRIN, Frascati, Italy Our team and mission The Director Generals Cabinet assists the Director General and the Council in their activities. It also ensures the necessary support for all meetings and official visits at high level, including an appropriate protocol service. It coordinates transversal activities in all areas reporting directly to DG. The Cabinet guarantees Member States access to the necessary information to support the decision making process and maintains the ESA archives for access, fruition and exploitation of its member states itss scientific community. Interested candidates are encouraged to visit the ESA website httpwww.esa.int Fields of activities The rapid evolution in Information and Communication Technology ICT have strongly enhanced the value of digitally managed data, information and knowledge. ESA is therefore implementing the ESA Digital Agenda for Space EDAS. Specifically the Cabinet is part of the digital transformation of the Agency with a leading role in the development of a system to collaborate with its member states, distribute and make accessible official documents and made available its archives. Focus areas for the trainee will be document management, system to facilitate collaboration inside and outside the Agency and the digital transformation of archives. Specifically the Young Graduate Trainee YGT shall perform the following activities conduct ad hoc studies and analysis in support of the Cabinet specific items of the Digital Agenda support the testing, validation and the deployment of the systems developed by IT support the change management activities related to the digital transformation support the transition of libraries from LN to Microsoft Share Point and support the use of Microsoft Share Point functionality to implement the ESA Records management procedures participate in the assessment of the collections of the ESA Corporate archive and support the publication of its catalogues online. Technical competencies Knowledge of relevant technical domains Relevant experience gained during internshipsproject work Breadth of exposure coming from past andor current researchactivities Knowledge of ESA and its programmesprojects Behavioural competencies Self Motivation Communication Continuous Learning CrossCultural Sensitivity Teamwork Education Applicants should have just completed, or be in their final year of a University course at Masters Level or equivalent in a technical or scientific discipline. Additional requirements Familiarity with document management concepts and solutions is an asset. The working languages of the Agency are English and French. A good knowledge of one of these is required. Knowledge of another Member State language would be an asset. In addition, applicants should demonstrate good interpersonal skills and the capacity to work both independently and as part of a team as well as a customer focus attitude. During the interview the candidates motivation and overall professional perspectivecareer goals will also be explored. Other information For behavioural competencies expected from ESA staff in general, please refer to the ESA Competency Framework. The closing date for applications is 26 September 2018. If you require support with your application due to a disability, please email contact.human.resourcesesa.int. Please note that applications are only considered from nationals of one of the following States Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the UK, or Slovenia as an Associate Member, Canada as a Cooperating State, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovakia as European Cooperating States ECS. Priority will first be given to candidates from underrepresented Member States. In accordance with the European Space Agencys security procedures and as part of the selection process, successful candidates will be required to undergo basic screening before appointment Apply HERE

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How AI Is Bringing the Vatican Secret Archives Into the Light of Day

2018-05-01 17:30:06| Extremetech

A new AI translation project is turning the contents of the Vatican Secret Archives into text that the general public may one day be able to read. The advance could make hundreds of years of Catholic Church history directly accessible to researchers. The post How AI Is Bringing the Vatican Secret Archives Into the Light of Day appeared first on ExtremeTech.

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