Archive Assistant - Doctoral Placement

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Culture Service
Location:  Egham
Salary:  Salary is £14.94 per hour including London Allowance
Post Type:  Part Time
Closing Date:  23.59 hours GMT on Sunday 17 March 2024
Reference:  0224-066

Please note: This role is only available to internal employees and RHUL doctoral students

Casual, Fixed Term

Come and gain professional skills working as part of Royal Holloway’s Cultural Services Team!

The university archives and special collections are a rich resource for research, teaching and public engagement with strengths in women’s history, theatre collections and rare books.

This is an exciting role for a current doctoral student to join our small team and play an important part in making our archival collections accessible to broad audiences, supporting their use in teaching, research and public engagement. The role holder will be introduced to a wide range of archival practice, and receive training in cataloguing, object handling, digitisation and the running of a professional archive service.

The role holder will also lead a dedicated project to research, design, and present a digital artefact/exhibition showcasing the global reach of Bedfordians and their leadership across the world. The research project will explore how Bedford alumni have advanced inclusive education and social justice in the c20th and beyond, co-ordinating with the 175th anniversary celebrations of the founding of Bedford College taking place in spring/summer 2024.

Working closely with the university Archivist and Special Collections Curator and wider Culture Team, including our regular programme of volunteers, the placement holder will gain a comprehensive understanding of archives and collections and their role within the higher education landscape, as well as a range of transferrable professional skills. 

This is a 3 month full-time equivalent placement for current doctoral students at Royal Holloway, with work patterns to be agreed with the successful candidate. The role holder must be available to participate in Bedford College 175th anniversary celebrations, principally Heritage Open Day at Royal Holloway on Sunday 15th September 2024.

Please upload a copy of your CV as part of your application. The Human Resources Department can be contacted with queries by email at: [email protected]

Please quote the reference: 0224-066

Closing Date:  23:59, 17 March 2024

Interview Date:  To be confirmed

Please note that it will not be possible for the University to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship to the successful candidate for this position. Therefore, the appointable candidate will need to be eligible to work in the UK or have leave to remain in the UK and associated right to work for the duration of their employment with the University, in accordance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006.

The university has adopted hybrid working for some roles therefore some remote working may be possible for this role.

Royal Holloway is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI), and encourages applications from all people regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, parental status, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or trans status or history. More information on our structures and initiatives around EDI, including information on staff diversity networks, can be found on our Equality and Diversity Intranet page .