Dear colleagues
Please find below details of the following posts which will 
be advertised in ARC Recruitment.
Closing date:  10 February 2003 

Unlocking access to Scottish Textiles: 
Project Co-ordinator
Project Survey and Documentation Officers
Full-time/part time £18,265-£21,4125, pro-rata. 
12 months fixed-term from April/May 2003

We are looking for three energetic and enthusiastic people 
to join a groundbreaking project to survey, document and 
develop a web-based database of Scottish textile 
collections in museums and archives, using international 
standards of description and agreed access points, and 
develop the framework of a collaborative collecting policy. 
The posts are grant funded by the Scottish Museums Council 
Strategic Change Fund. The project partners are 
Heriot- Watt University, Glasgow School of Art, University 
of Glasgow Archive Service, Paisley Museum and Art 
Galleries, Scottish Borders Council Museums and Galleries 
Service and the University of Dundee Archive, Records 
Management and Museum Service It is anticipated that two
posts will be based at the University's Scottish Borders 
Campus, Galashiels, and one at Glasgow School of Art. The 
posts will involve regular travel to document textile 
collections thoughout Scotland and there will be scope for 
some flexible/home working.

The project co-ordinator will manage and support the work 
of the survey and documentation officers and monitor 
project progress towards agreed targets. You will play a 
major role in developing and documenting the project 
methodology, and manage the dissemination and evaluation 
programme, working closely with the IT developers, and 
liasing with project partners, the user group and other 
participants and stakeholders.

The Project Survey and Documentation Officers will document 
textile collections within the project partner museums and 
archives, and other institutions holding relevant 
collections and compile a database of the surveyed 
collections and other web based resources. You will also 
assist in the development of the project methodology and 
contribute to its evaluation. 

You should have a degree and post-graduate qualification in 
archive administration/museum studies. You will also have 
relevant museum/archive cataloguing experience and a 
working knowledge of /MDA Spectrum/ ISAD(G) EAD and 
authority standards. Good IT, interpersonal, teamworking 
and organisational skills are essential. Experience of 
Scottish textile museum/archive collections and knowledge 
of the history of the textile industry would be an 
advantage In addition, the Project Co-ordinator should have 
relevant project management experience, good knowledge of 
current database, web, and image technologies and the 
ability to work with IT developers to achieve the effective 
integration of these technologies.

For an informal discussion about these posts please contact 
Ann Jones on 0131 451 3218. 

For application details please contact the Personnel 
Office, Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh EH14 4AS tel 0131 
451 3475 (24 hours) Minicom 0131 451 8212 
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Closing date:  10 February 2003 


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Ann E Jones
University Archivist
Archive, Records Management and Museum Service
Management Services
Heriot-Watt University
Riccarton
Edinburgh EH14 4AS
Tel: 0131 451 3219
Fax: 0131 451 3164