Graduate Trainee Digital Archivist

About the role

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.

This is a full-time, fixed-term position, working 36.5 hours per week for 23 months.

This role is aimed at new entrants to the sector. Applicants who already have, or are studying towards, an undergraduate or postgraduate degree related to Archives / Curation / Galleries / Heritage / Information Management / Librarianship / Museum Studies; or who have already completed a traineeship, or otherwise accumulated more than six months of work experience, in one of the above areas will not be considered.

Due to the nature of this post, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a satisfactory Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check due to work involving handling highly valuable or sensitive items.

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Vacancy ID: 186020

Job Title: Graduate Trainee Digital Archivist – 2 posts

Location: Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BG

Hours: Full time (36.5 hours per week)

Contract type: Fixed-tern (23 months)

Grade: Grade 2.6: £26,686 per annum