Vacancy: Barbican-Guildhall School Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Archivist

Application closing date 05/09/2016
Salary£32,280 - £36,560 p.a. inclusive of Inner London Weighting depending on performance/experience) 
Full time, two-year fixed-term contract
 
The Barbican and Guildhall School of Music & Drama are looking for a dynamic and creative person to work with the archives of these two unique institutions. This archivist will provide internal and external users the opportunity to research the histories of the institutions, and to connect those histories not only with relevant smaller collections (e.g. of significant associated artists, ensembles, companies, etc.) but also with that of their social and cultural context of the Barbican development, the City of London, and their residents.
 
The post has been conceived primarily as a research position, but one with special emphasis on wider public access, and therefore part of the postholder's responsibility will be to lay the foundations of sustainable interfaces, digital and physical (the latter in collaboration with the Barbican library), for use by the public.  Notably, this work will take place in the context of developing UK and international policy regarding open access to research outputs.
 
The successful candidate will have a doctorate in a relevant discipline as well as professional and/or research experience of handling different kinds of archive materials. Depending on the experience of the individual and the direction the project takes, some specialist training will be provided.  Also provided will be a limited amount of research assistance, most likely in the form of internships. The post is for two years initially, with the possibility of renewal pending continued funding; the postholder will be supported to prepare grant applications to this purpose.
 
For an informal conversation about the position, please contact Cormac Newark [log in to unmask]  or Sean Gregory [log in to unmask] .  The post is available from October 2016 or as soon as mutually convenient thereafter.
 
The closing date for this position is Monday 5 September 2016 at 12.00 noon.
 
Interviews will be held: w/c Monday 12 September 2016.
 
For more information, see https://jobs.cityoflondon.gov.uk/ 
 
 
Please contact on 020 7332 3978 (24hr answerphone) quoting reference number BC586 if you experience any problems.  A minicom service for the hearing impaired is available on 020 7332 3732.
 
The City of London Corporation is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

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