Dear All,
Please could you circulate the following vacancy, which will not be advertised in ARC Recruitment.
The closing date is 15 July 2018.
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 post holder will also have the opportunity to catalogue and assist with preservation of archives. Training will be provided by 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.
Fixed term until September 2019
Closing date - 15th July 2018
Interview - 25th July 2018
Caroline Gould
Principal Archivist
(Mon 9.30am-4pm, Tues -Thurs - 9.30am to 2.30pm
Fri - 9.30am to 5pm)
The Museum of English Rural Life and Special Collections
University of Reading, Redlands Road, Reading, RG1 5EX
0118 378 8660
www.reading.ac.uk/TheMERL
www.reading.ac.uk/Special-Collections
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