At a Glance
- Tasks: Support web archiving and digital preservation while gaining hands-on experience in modern archives.
- Company: Join the Bodleian Libraries, a leader in preserving contemporary collections.
- Benefits: Enjoy 38 days of leave, a pension scheme, and fully funded postgraduate study.
- Other info: Flexible study time during work hours and a supportive team environment.
- Why this job: Kickstart your career in digital archives with practical training and professional development.
- Qualifications: Undergraduate degree in relevant subjects; strong communication and IT skills required.
The predicted salary is between 25000 - 32000 £ per year.
Archives & Modern Manuscripts is part of the Bodleian Libraries and cares for outstanding modern archive collections, including an increasing volume of born‑digital material.
You will join a supportive team while undertaking a unique combination of practical training and postgraduate study.
You will develop the knowledge and skills needed for a professional career in digital archives through a structured traineeship.
Working with contemporary archives, you will contribute to web archiving, digital preservation, metadata creation and cataloguing, while supporting projects involving born‑digital collections.
Alongside your day‑to‑day work, you will study towards a Postgraduate Diploma in Archives and Records Management at Aberystwyth University, with course fees fully funded.
- Employment Details
- Full‑time, fixed‑term position, 36.5 hours per week for 23 months.
- Afternoon of each week may be dedicated to studies during work‑time, plus four additional full study days.
- Postholder is expected to supplement studies with their own time.
Responsibilities
- Support web archiving, digital preservation, metadata creation and cataloguing for contemporary and born‑digital collections.
- Assist in projects involving born‑digital materials.
- Contribute to the development of practical training and professional development within the digital archives team.
Qualifications
- Undergraduate degree with significant coverage of subject areas relevant to modern archive collections, ideally including STEM subjects, politics, international relations, contemporary history, music or Slavic languages.
- Excellent communication, analytical and IT skills; ability to manage competing priorities including postgraduate study.
- Discretion and professionalism in delivering excellent customer service and working collaboratively.
- Willingness to undertake a satisfactory Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
- Applicants already holding an undergraduate, postgraduate degree or traineeship in Archives, Curation, Galleries, Heritage, Information Management, Librarianship, or Museum Studies, or with more than six months of relevant work experience, will not be considered.
Benefits
- An excellent contributory pension scheme
- 38 days of annual leave
- A comprehensive range of childcare services
- Family leave schemes
- Cycle loan scheme
- Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans
We genuinely care about our employees' wellbeing and offer these benefits to support work‑life balance.
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