This is an exciting opportunity to further your career in archives at a world-leading university.
As an Assistant Archivist at University of the Arts London (UAL) you will play a key role in contributing to the delivery of student-focused archives and museum services that support teaching and learning through the preservation of our digital collections.
Supported by the Archives and Special Collections Centre Assistant Manager, you will contribute to the activities of the Archives and Special Collections Centre. You will achieve this by:
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Providing access to individual users, both in person and remotely via answering email enquiries
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Developing and delivering group teaching sessions using archival collections, including academic support, inductions and tailored sessions for specific university courses as well as external universities and interest groups and placement students
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Contributing to ongoing collections management activity including cataloguing and repackaging material, in support of the planned move in 2027
- Contributing to outreach activities, including creating posts for blog and social media
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Supporting curatorial activity through contributing to internal displays and preparing material for internal and external loan
The post-holder will be based at London College of Communication, within the University’s Archives and Special Collections Centre. Please be advised that onsite working will be the main focus for this role, your working pattern will be discussed, to meet operational requirements of the Archives & Special Collections Centre.
We are looking for an organized and committed individual with a UK accredited postgraduate qualification in Archives and Records Management, or equivalent experience of working in an archive.
You will have demonstrable experience of applying international archives and collections care standards to manage and catalogue archives and collections.
You will have experience of providing access to archives and collections, both to individual users and through developing and delivering group sessions using archives to inspire and educate.
The ability to work well independently, as well as part of a team, is also essential.
Demonstrable experience of using Axiell CALM cataloguing software is desirable.
University of the Arts London (UAL) generates and inspires the creativity the world needs for a better future. Since 1842, our colleges have been defining creative education. With curiosity, imagination and intent we make work which creates lasting change for people and our planet. London is core to who we are, a place where we meet and share ideas with people from different backgrounds and cultures.
Our creative network influences learning, culture, industry and society on a global scale. Our academics and practitioners deliver creative education and inspire new ways of thinking through research and innovation. We work with students at every level from pre-degree and short courses to postgraduate and online learning, enabling them to build the careers they want. Together, we are a community of makers, thinkers, pioneers and storytellers redesigning the future.
As a University, we are ranked second in the world for Art and Design. We are formed of 6 Colleges with unique histories and identities: Camberwell College of Arts, Central Saint Martins, Chelsea College of Arts, London College of Communication, London College of Fashion and Wimbledon College of Arts. UAL also has 4 Institutes, 5 Research Centres, 1 Pre-Degree School and 2 subsidiary companies delivering specialist activities.
We are a global University, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. We aim to be a university where people can be themselves and feel supported to reach their full potential. That’s why we are proud to hold a Bronze Award from the Race Equality Charter (REC), are members of the Business Disability Forum and Employers for Carers, and maintain our status as a Disability Confident Scheme and Living Wage employer.
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