Vacancy: Cataloguing Officer - Medical Collection, at the Historic England Archive, based in Swindon.
12 month fixed term contract, closing date 31st July.
Are you interested in the history of health care and medicine in the twentieth century? Would you like to work with the country`s largest photographic archive?
The Historic England Archive is looking for someone who is passionate about archives, photography, history and heritage, to undertake a twelve month contract funded by the Wellcome Trust. Based at our offices in Swindon, this post will research and catalogue a collection of photographs documenting nursing and medicine in England during the Second World War.
The role will involve writing captions for photographs to be added to our database, carrying out research using historical resources to add extra context and provide a greater understanding of the photographs and their importance. The role also involves using our in-house mapping system to identify the locations of the hospitals and medical centres depicted in the collection.
This post will also be responsible for compiling reports on the collection to be circulated to academic and general users for identifying images from the collection to be used on social media and for publicity purposes. This will require working closely with colleagues from other departments within Historic England.
You`ll need to have some experience of working with archive material and of carrying out historical research using both primary and secondary resources. You`ll also need to be a good team worker and be able to work with colleagues from across the organisation. With an eye for detail, and experience of working with large data sets, you`ll be happy setting your own targets and responding to customer needs as required.
In return you will have the chance to work with a fascinating collection of historical photographs. You`ll receive a generous annual leave allowance and competitive pension. Historic England operates with flexible working hours; helping you to create a good work/life balance.
More details and how to apply can be found here: https://historicengland.org.uk/about/jobs/vacancies/job/?ref=8242
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