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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.