*With apologies for any cross-posting* Computer Art Project Officer £ 23701 - 33190 Per Annum Full-time (36 hours per week) The Victoria and Albert Museum and Birkbeck have been awarded a major grant by the Arts and Humanities Research Council to enable the two institutions to undertake research into the Museum’s Patric Prince Collection of computer art. You will be responsible for creating descriptive records for items in the collection, as well as digitising selected material and making the information available to other project staff at Birkbeck and the V&A. You will have a first degree or equivalent, a proven interest in museum, library or archive documentation and a track record of working in this field, together with experience of creating and/or managing the creation of records for curatorial information systems and related data standards. You will also have excellent interpersonal skills and be computer literate, including a familiarity with digital photography and related software. The post is available for 27 months full-time equivalent, but could also be undertaken on a part-time basis for up to 33 months. Closing date: 2 November 2007 For more details see the V&A website at: http://www.vam.ac.uk/jobs Douglas Dodds Head of Central Services & Senior Curator, Computer Art Word and Image Department Victoria and Albert Museum South Kensington LONDON SW7 2RL Tel 020 7942 2397 Fax 020 7942 2394 Email [log in to unmask] The V&A's Word & Image Department incorporates the National Art Library and the Museum's prints, drawings, paintings and photographs collections. ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________