This post has recently been advertised at the John Rylands
University Library, University of Manchester. Please see
www.man.ac.uk/news/vacancies for further details.
Assistant Archivist (Archives Hub Project)
Applications are invited for the temporary post of Assistant
Archivist, to contribute collection-level descriptions of the
Library’s outstanding English Manuscript collections to the
JISC-funded Archives Hub. The English Manuscripts comprise over
1300 discrete collections and codices, spanning over six hundred years,
from the fourteen century to the twentieth. They constitute one of
the richest and most diverse primary sources in the United Kingdom.
The successful candidate will complete the work of compiling over 950
collection- and subfond-level descriptions of the manuscripts. In
addition the successful candidate will compile 15 collection- level
descriptions of archives held at Manchester Metropolitan University
Library, and will contribute collection-level descriptions for the
National Archive for the History of Computing and its constituent
archives.
Applicants should have an honours degree in an academic subject
or equivalent qualification, professional archive qualifications, and
excellent communication skills. Relevant archive or library
experience, particularly experience of compiling collection-level
descriptions, and knowledge of one or more of the subject areas
covered by the manuscripts and archives would be advantageous.
The appointment will be for a fixed term of 7.5 months full-time. An
early start date would be advantageous. Salary will be on the scale
ALC1 £19,460 to £21,640 p.a.
For further details and an application form, please contact the
Staffing Secretary, John Rylands University Library of Manchester,
Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PP, or telephone 0161 275 3758
or email: [log in to unmask]
As an Equal Opportunities Employer, the University welcomes
applications from suitably qualified persons from all sectors of the
community regardless of race, religion, gender or disability.
Yours,
John Hodgson
John R. Hodgson,
Keeper of Manuscripts and Archives,
John Rylands University Library of Manchester,
Oxford Road,
Manchester,
M13 9PP
tel: +44 (0)161-275 8741
fax: +44 (0)161-275 8746
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