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Hertford College, Oxford
Assistant Archivist (Part-time, Fixed term)
Grade 6 (£26,264 - £31,331 pro rata)
Applications are invited for the post of Assistant Archivist at Hertford College, Oxford. This is a part-time (one day per week) fixed-term appointment for 12 months in the first instance.
The archives of Hertford College combine disparate material concerning the current college, incorporated in 1874, and its two predecessors, Magdalen Hall and the eighteenth century Hertford
College, previously Hart Hall. While some of the collection survives from the seventeenth century, the bulk of the archive dates from the eighteenth century onwards. Currently the collection is scattered across a number of different venues, including the Archive
Room. The last catalogue was compiled in 1985 and needs updating. The Assistant Archivist will be expected to re-order the archive accommodation, bring the catalogue up to date and advise the Fellow Archivist and the Librarian on best practice in archive storage
and conservation.
The successful applicant will be an experienced and professionally qualified Archivist with excellent IT and organisational skills. It is hoped that the successful candidate would able
to take up the position on 1 August or as soon as possible thereafter.
The College offers an annual salary based on a pro rata equivalent of the bottom of Grade 6 on the University’s Salary Scale (currently £26,264 to £31,331 per annum) for working one day
per week. Benefits include holiday entitlement, contributory pension scheme, and free lunch on days worked.
Applications, including a letter explaining suitability for the post together with a curriculum vitae stating education, degrees (with results), professional qualifications and career,
should be sent, with the names and contact details of two referees, by noon on Friday 14 June 2013 to Mrs Kirsty Taylor, College Librarian, Hertford College, Oxford OX1 3BW from whom further particulars may be obtained.