NATIONAL LIFE STORIES
The British Library Sound Archive
VACANCIES
Senior Academic Consultant
An Oral History of British Science
Oral History Interviewer (Made in Britain),
An Oral History of British Science
Oral History Interviewer (A Changing Planet),
An Oral History of British Science
National Life Stories runs a national oral history fieldwork programme collecting
interviews with people from a wide cross-section of British life for public
access at the British Library. Visit www.bl.uk/nls for more information.
An Oral History of British Science is a major new initiative to create an archive
for the study and public understanding of contemporary science and
technology in Britain through 200 in-depth interviews with British scientists.
We are now seeking a Senior Academic Consultant with a track-record in the
contemporary history of science to help us shape and manage the project;
and two Oral History Interviewers to collect life story interviews with British
scientists in both audio and video formats.
These are flexible freelance consultancies, commanding attractive fees over a
three year period commensurate with experience.
For further details and to apply please go to the British Library’s online
application system at www.bl.uk/vacancies
For the Senior Academic Consultant see Ref: S&C00180
For the 2 x Oral History Interviewers see Ref: S&C00179
You will be asked to upload details of your CV and then write a covering
statement (no longer than 4000 characters including spaces) to explain how
your experience and skills meet the minimum requirements specified in the job
profile.
• For the Senior Academic Consultant:
All applications must be received by Sunday 16 August 2009.
Interviews will take place at the British Library on Wednesday 26 August 2009.
• For the Oral History Interviewers:
All applications must be received by Sunday 23 August 2009.
Interviews will take place at the British Library on Monday 7 September and
Tuesday 8 September 2009.
PLEASE SPECIFY IN YOUR APPLICATION IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND FOR
INTERVIEW ON ANY OF THESE DATES.
If you wish to discuss this project with a member of the Oral History of British
Science team please contact Katrina Dean by email [log in to unmask] or
phone 020 7412 7419.
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