Digital Engagement Officer

University of Sheffield; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading university in Sheffield is offering a temporary position as Digital Engagement Officer. This role involves delivering digital projects to enhance access to a unique historical collection related to travelling entertainment. Candidates who are passionate about cultural engagement and innovative technologies are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Deliver digital projects to increase cultural engagement and access to historical collection.
• Create valuable data sets for research communities.
• Turn imaginative ideas into reality.

Job description

Digital Engagement Officer

CAPTION: Job details

• Posting date: 17 October 2025
• Hours: Full time
• Closing date: 16 November 2025
• Location: Sheffield, S10 2TN
• Company: University of Sheffield
• Job type: Temporary
• Job reference: 1729-43725166

Summary

University of Sheffield

We have an exciting opportunity to join us as Digital Engagement Officer (National Fairground and Circus Archive) at the University of Sheffield Library. The NFCA is the only research archive in the United Kingdom dedicated to the collection and preservation of travelling popular entertainment history, covering every aspect of the fair, circus, and allied entertainments, and the lives and culture of travelling show people.

Do you share our passion for increasing cultural engagement and online access to this unique historical collection? Could you deliver digital projects, exploring opportunities to harness the power of innovative technologies to broaden access for a wider audience and create valuable data sets for research communities?

We are looking for someone with a strong determination to create positive change and a talent for turning imaginative ideas into reality.

We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.