Digital Library Student (Student Experience Post)

University of Edinburgh; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 34,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Staff benefits

Flexible work options

Generous annual leave

Job summary

The University of Edinburgh is hiring a Digital Library Student to support the Library & University web estate, ensuring websites and applications meet standards and compliance. This part-time role involves testing, identifying issues, and applying fixes as requested, contributing to a high‑quality user experience.

Based in Scotland, the post is fixed-term for 12 months and offers a pro rata UE05 salary, with a range of benefits and the possibility of hybrid working.

Responsibilities

• As the Digital Library Student, you will support the continuous improvement and compliance of websites and applications across the Library & University web estate.
• You will be responsible for testing, resolving issues and implementing fixes as requested.

Job description

Job Description

Grade UE05: £29,588 to £33,951 per annum, pro rata

Digital Library / Library & University Collections / Information Services Group

Part time: 9 hours per week

Fixed-term: for 12 months

The Opportunity:

Try something new. Be part of something bigger.

With roles from hospitality to research, there's a career for everyone at the University of Edinburgh. We can offer opportunities for you to develop in your career and make a real difference in the communities around us while contributing to the world at large.

We are a large University covering a wide range of activities. In Professional Services, we support the University's research and teaching, offering many career and role specialisms.

As the Digital Library Student, you will support the continuous improvement and compliance of websites and applications across the Library & University web estate. You will be responsible for testing, resolving issues and implementing fixes as requested.

People have always been at the heart of our work. Our people are at the centre of the University community and everything we do. We value colleagues with drive, determination and a passion for what they do. We are a place where everyone is welcome and offer a range of policies and benefits designed to support you in building the right meaningful flexibility that works for you.

A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle:

• Opportunities to develop new skills and broaden your experience
• Working within one of the world's leading universities
• Responsibility and autonomy

This post is part-time (9 hours per week). We are open to considering requests for hybrid working (on a non-contractual basis) that combines a mix of remote and regular on-campus working.

As a valued member of our team, you can expect:

• A competitive salary.
• An exciting, positive, creative, challenging and rewarding place to work.
• To be part of a diverse and vibrant international community.
• Comprehensive Staff Benefits, including generous annual leave entitlement, a defined benefits pension scheme, a wide range of staff discounts, family-friendly initiatives, and flexible work options. Check out the full list on our staff benefits page (opens in a new tab) and use our reward calculator to discover the value of your pay and benefits.

Championing equality, diversity, and inclusion

The University of Edinburgh holds a Silver Athena SWAN award in recognition of our commitment to advance gender equality in higher education. We are members of the Race Equality Charter, and we are also a Stonewall Proud Employer, actively promoting LGBTQ+ equality.

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates and particularly encourage applications from candidates from ethnic minority backgrounds, as we acknowledge they are currently underrepresented within our Directorate.

Prior to any employment commencing with the University, you will be required to evidence your right to work in the UK. Further information is available on our right to work webpages (opens new browser tab).

Key dates to note

The closing date for applications is 5th of October, 2026.

Unless stated otherwise the closing time for applications is 11:59pm UK time. If you are applying outside the UK the closing time on our adverts automatically adjusts to your browsers local time zone.

Interviews will be in the week beginning 19th October 2026.

About Us

As a world-leading research-intensive University, we are here to address tomorrow's greatest challenges. Between now and 2030 we will do that with a values-led approach to teaching, research and innovation, and through the strength of our relationships, both locally and globally.

About the Team

The Library helps people to grow their knowledge and create new connections through open services, collections and environments, sparking ideas that change the world. Library & University Collections teams (approximately 200 staff) provide leadership and oversight for the University's library and museum collections and services, and lead the University's transition to Open Scholarship. Collections comprise over 2 million print volumes, 2 million e-books, 200,000 e-journals and 100 kilometres of Heritage Collections which include rare books, archives, artworks and musical instruments. Library & University Collections deliver highly-regarded services to support teaching, learning and research across the University and wider communities. Services and access to collections are provided online and onsite through the Main Library, site libraries, the Centre for Research Collections, award-winning makerspace services and St Cecilia's Hall Concert Room & Music Museum.