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ASSISTANT CURATOR: 2 Years Fixed Term Contract
Wellcome Library – Access and Stewardship - Moving Image and Sound
Collections
Salary c. £21 491 – £25 000 p.a.
The Wellcome Trust is the largest charity in the UK. It funds innovative
biomedical research, in the UK and internationally, with the aim of
improving human and animal health.
The Wellcome Library’s department for Moving Image and Sound Collections is
undertaking a two year digitisation project where over 100 hours of moving
image and sound content will be digitised. The moving image film and video
holdings range from material originating from the Wellcome Trust to donated
materials in a variety formats.
The project, “Wellcome Film”, will develop the Library’s collections and
will help us make a greater contribution to the history of medicine,
biomedical science education, science communication and the public
understanding of science.
Reporting to the Curator of Moving Image and Sound Collections and working
within a small team, the successful applicant will bring hands-on technical
skills and facilitate workflow to achieve project deliverables. Amongst
other things this role will create and maintain inventories of material
identified for digitisation, organise the film and video holdings in
preparation for processing and cataloguing, evaluate and document condition
of material to an agreed system, create catalogue metadata and catalogue
and propose segment breaks.
Candidates should have:
- A degree (BA or BSc) and archival or collections management
experience.
- A film, television or media production background.
- Experience of working with film and/or broadcast equipment.
- Attention to detail with the ability to identify copyright issues.
- Computer literacy and keyboard skills.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills.
- Experience of working in a customer-focused environment.
- The ability to work under pressure, as part of a small team or
independently.
For more details and a job description visit: www.wellcome.ac.uk
If you think you can make a difference to our organization, please send a
full CV and covering letter explaining how you meet the criteria for this
role to HR, Wellcome Trust, 215 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE or by e-mail to
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Application deadline: 22 August 2007
Interviews to be held week of 27 August 2007
THE WELLCOME TRUST IS COMMITTED TO BEING AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER
THE WELLCOME TRUST IS A CHARITY REGISTERED IN ENGLAND, NO. 210183
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