The Bibliotheca Hertziana – Max Planck Institute for Art History, Rome, is seeking a Digital Publications Manager for a period of one year, with the possibility of permanent employment.

The Bibliotheca Hertziana is one of more than eighty institutes of the Max Planck Society e.V., and an internationally leading research center for the History of Art. It offers excellent working conditions for scientists, and is actively expanding into the field of the Digital Humanities.

The Bibliotheca Hertziana intends to further develop the digital side of its research profile by developing and integrating its digital infrastructures, to become a leading institution in Digital Art History.

The Digital Publications Manager will manage and grow the Bibliotheca Hertziana’s digital publications. They will work closely with the board of directors, the editorial and public relations office, the Digital Humanities Lab of the institute, and the institute’s researchers.

The areas of responsibility include (among others):

• the design, setup and maintenance of digital publishing infrastructures following developments in digital research infrastructure;
• the comprehensive establishment of standards and best practices for the digital publication of research at the institute;
• the harmonization of publication procedures and interfaces between the institute’s library, photo library and research databases;
• the retrospective digitization of previous publications of the Bibliotheca Hertziana, and the development of a strategy for the digitization of existing and new publication formats (periodicals, monographs, anthologies, etc.);
• collaboration with several partner institutions within and outside the Max Planck Society;
• advancement and support of cross-departmental and individual publication projects;
• content, formal and linguistic editing of scientific texts (English, German and/or Italian)
• active participation in methodological discussions in the Digital Humanities.

Requirements

• a graduate degree in art history (or a related field) with experience or interest in digital humanities;
• competency and experience in editing texts;
• wide experience in the use of editorial and publishing software and/or code;
• a high degree of organizational, team and communication skills;
• experience in project management, especially agile development strategies;
• a strong motivation for problem-solving, a result-oriented, structured and self-motivated working practice;
• very good knowledge of English and at least a good knowledge of German or Italian.