Dear All,
Please could you circulate the following vacancy, which will not be advertised in ARC Recruitment.
The Graduate Trainee Archive Assistant will assist researchers accessing the library and archive collections of the Museum of English Rural Life and University of Reading Special Collections and be responsible for answering postal, telephone and e-mail research enquiries. The postholder will also be responsible for cataloguing and preservation of archives under the supervision of an Archivist.
You will have:
- Good verbal and written communication skills to deal effectively and professionally with enquiries from researchers in a reading room environment
- Enthusiasm and commitment to providing a professional service for researchers
- IT skills - competence in MS Office, use of databases, internet, email
- Previous experience of study or working with archives/library materials. This graduate trainee post would offer an opportunity for pre course experience prior to a postgraduate qualification in archives.
Full time fixed term for one year. Starting date: Monday 12 September 2016
Interview date 1 August 2016
For further details and how to apply, see our website: www.reading.ac.uk/15/about/jobs/about-job-details.aspx?vacancy_id=974012Akga
Caroline Gould
Deputy University Archivist
(Mon, Tues, Thurs - 9.30am to 2pm
Fri - 9.30am to 5pm)
Museum of English Rural Life/Special Collections Services
The University of Reading, Redlands Road, Reading, RG1 5EX
T: 0118 378 8670
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