Please bring this vacancy to the attention of anyone who may be
interested:
ASSISTANT ARCHIVIST Ref. 111
£18,265 to £20,311 or £21,125 to £27,339 pa
Fixed term contract for 6 months (maternity cover)
The University of Sussex Library offers an exciting opportunity to gain
experience for a six month period working with the University's
acclaimed archival, manuscript and rare book collections (including the
Mass-Observation Archive, the Rudyard Kipling papers and collections
relating to Virginia Woolf).
The successful candidate will provide cover during the maternity leave
of the Assistant Archivist and will act as deputy to the Head of Special
Collections, performing the full range of archival duties, including
managing the service on a day-to-day basis and taking responsibility for
a small staff team. This would be a chance for a recently qualified
archivist or librarian to gain staff management experience and to work
in a busy, lively and well-used collection (see www.sussex.ac.uk/library
/speccoll). The successful candidate must have a postgraduate
qualification in library, information science or archive management plus
at least six months' experience in archival or library work.
To discuss the post informally, please contact Dorothy Sheridan, tel.
01273 873489 or e-mail [log in to unmask] Applicants are asked
to apply by sending a CV with a letter supporting their application and
the names of two referees.
Closing date: Friday 7 February 2003. Interviews will be held in the
week beginning 24 February 2003.
The job description and person specification are available either from
the Human Resources Division, Sussex House, University of Sussex,
Falmer, Brighton, BN1 9RH. Tel 01273 678706, Fax 01273 877401, email
[log in to unmask] or online via the University website:
http://www.susx.ac.uk/Units/staffing
An Equal Opportunity Employer
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