13039 - Scottish Literary Archives Cataloguer (Corson Endowment)

University of Edinburgh; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A prestigious university in Edinburgh is seeking a Scottish Literary Archives Cataloguer to join their Heritage Collections team. The role involves cataloguing significant Scottish Literary Collections and collaborating with the Research Collections team. A professional postgraduate archival qualification and experience in archival cataloguing are required. The position is part-time, offering a salary of £34,610 to £39,906 per annum, pro-rata, and is fully on-site.

Qualifications

• Professional postgraduate archival qualification required.
• Experience of archival cataloguing is essential.
• Excellent knowledge of Scottish literature, especially the 20th century.

Responsibilities

• Join the Heritage Collections team as the Scottish Literary Archives Cataloguer.
• Work under the Cataloguing Archivist & Heritage Collections Metadata Lead.
• Collaborate on on-going projects on-site.

Skills

Archival cataloguing experience

Knowledge of Scottish literature

IT skills

Teamwork

Independent working

Education

Professional postgraduate archival qualification

Tools

ArchivesSpace

Job description

Overview

Grade UE06: £34,610 - £39,906 per annum, pro-rata. ISG / Library and University Collections / Heritage Collections. Part-time: 21 hours per week. Open-ended (permanent).

The Opportunity: The Heritage Collections department is pleased to advertise an opportunity to join our team as the Scottish Literary Archives Cataloguer (Corson Endowment), to work on our extensive Scottish Literary Collections, which include papers of prominent Scottish authors and publishers such as Hamish Henderson, George MacKay Brown, Marion Lochhead, and Hugh MacDiarmid, and many more. The successful candidate will be a part of the Research Collections Discovery & Project Management team, under the supervision of the Cataloguing Archivist & Heritage Collections Metadata Lead.

This post is open-ended and part-time (21 hours per week, or 0.6 FTE), and will be based entirely on-site. Working pattern to be agreed with the successful candidate.

The salary for this post is £34,610 to £39,906 per annum (pro rata).

Responsibilities

• Join the Heritage Collections team as the Scottish Literary Archives Cataloguer (Corson Endowment) to work on the Scottish Literary Collections.
• Be part of the Research Collections Discovery & Project Management team, under the supervision of the Cataloguing Archivist & Heritage Collections Metadata Lead.
• Work on-site with the on-going projects; working pattern to be agreed with the successful candidate.

Qualifications

• A professional postgraduate archival qualification.
• Experience of archival cataloguing.
• Excellent knowledge in Scottish literature and Scottish authors, particularly relating to the 20th century.
• Clear experience and skill in using IT packages, and cataloguing software such as ArchivesSpace.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.