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The University of London Senate House is now seeking a Library Assistant to join their Special Collections team on a 6 month fixed term basis in principle. Please note this is a full time position based on 35 hours per week to be worked Monday to Saturday inclusive, in accordance with the prevailing rotas of attendance.
SENATE HOUSE LIBRARY
Senate House Library is the central library for the University of London, and the home library for the School of Advanced Study. We offer access and research support to collections covering Arts, Humanities and Social Science and are home to a large number of unique and distinctive Special Collections including archives, manuscripts, rare books and artwork in the heart of London’s student and research community.
The Role
A library assistant is required to work as part of the Special Collections team. The post-holder will be responsible for assisting with the general support of the research activities within the Special Collections invigilated reading room. You will become familiar with relevant databases, help with providing general advice to library users. Additionally you will be responsible for answering routine enquires made by telephone, fax, email or in person and forwarding on any required messages to appropriate members of staff.
To succeed in this role you will need to have strong interpersonal skills and ability to work well independently as well as part of a team. Previous experience of working in a research library, archive or similar would be desirable. You will also be able to adapt in a rapidly changing environment and demonstrate high attention to detail. Previous experience of providing customer service would be desirable, along with a competent level of IT skills with Microsoft Word and Excel.
To apply for this role, please follow this link: https://www.jobs.london.ac.uk/displayjob.aspx?jobid=689.
The closing date for this role is midnight on Wednesday, 1 February 2017.
Dr Maria Castrillo
Head of Special Collections and Engagement
Senate House Library
University of London
Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU
Tel: +44 (0)20 7862 8413
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