Graduate Trainee Digital Archivist

Graduate Trainee Digital Archivist
Weston Library, Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BG
About the role
The Bodleian Libraries is looking for Digital Archivists of the future. Our Graduate Trainee Digital Archivist Scheme could be your first step towards a career in 20th and 21st century archives. Preserving the past for the benefit of the future is increasingly a matter of preserving born-digital materials, and this traineeship will support you to develop the knowledge and skills you will need to develop a career in this field.
This scheme combines on-the-job training and funded postgraduate study. You will learn traditional and digital curation skills, applying these to the Libraries’ 20th- and 21st-century archive collections. You will be involved in processing digital materials, including archiving websites, but will also have the opportunity to work with the archives of individuals and organisations. You will learn everything from editing XML metadata, to assessing legal risks, to using digital curation tools. You will also work towards a postgraduate qualification in Archives & Records Management from Aberystwyth University.
Applications are welcome from graduates of any discipline relevant to the Libraries' 20th- and 21st-century archives (see but are particularly encouraged from candidates with a STEM or Social Sciences background. This is an entry-level traineeship, and we do not expect you to have any prior experience in the field, but we will want to understand why you are interested in pursuing a career in archives.
This is a training role and is offered on a full-time, fixed-term basis for 2 years beginning in early Sep 2024. One afternoon per week will be released for study, and you will be expected to participate in two short study schools run by Aberystwyth University.
Please do not apply if you already have, or are currently doing, an undergraduate or postgraduate degree related to Archives Administration / Information Management / Librarianship / Museum Studies, or if you have already completed a traineeship in Archives / Heritage / Libraries, or have substantial work experience in these areas.
This role will not attract sufficient points to obtain a sponsored Tier 2 visa under the points based immigration system. Applications are welcome from candidates who don’t currently have the right to work in the UK, but who would be eligible to obtain a visa via another route.
This role requires lone working and regular manual handling.
Due to work involving handling highly valuable or sensitive items, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a basic Disclosure and Barring Service check.
About You
If you are flexible, have a strong grasp of digital technologies, and a passion for problem-solving then this might be the career for you.
You will also need great communication skills, initiative, and a willingness to work closely in a team.
Excellent IT literacy is also essential.
A degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Medicine subjects, or in politics, economics, international relations, or philosophy is desirable.
What We Offer
As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:
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
Diversity
Our staff and students come all over the world, and we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through diverse groupsand champions, as well as a number of family-friendly policiessuch as the right to apply for flexible workingand support for staff returningperiods of extended absence, for example, shared parental leave.
How to apply
You will be required to upload your CV (which should be no more than 2 pages) and a Supporting Evidence Form as part of your online application. The supporting evidence form lists each of the essential and desirable selection criteria, as listed in the job description, please explain how you meet each one.
The Chair of this recruitment panel will be Susan Thomas, Head of Archives & Modern Manuscripts who can be contacted with enquiries relating to the role (#####). General queries about the recruitment and application process should be directed to the Recruitment team within our Human Resources department (#####).
Only applications received online by 12.00 midday on Friday 3 May 2024 can be considered.Shortlisting for this position will take placein the first half of May, and applicants can expect to hearabout an outcome during the week commencing Monday 20 May 2024.Interviews are expected to take place on Tuesday 11 June 2024.
Contact Person :
Recruitment Team
Vacancy ID :
171832
Contact Phone :
Closing Date & Time :
03-May-2024 12:00
Pay Scale :
STANDARD GRADE 2
Contact Email :
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Salary (£) :
£23,706 per annum
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