Vacancy for Assistant Archivist - Archive Management System at Cambridge University Library

Digital Preservation Coalition; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Part time

Job summary

The Digital Preservation Coalition seeks a part-time Assistant Archivist to enhance the usage of the Archive Management System at Cambridge University Library. This role involves supporting archival collections access, training archivists, and contributing to documentation and workflow developments within the Archives & Modern Manuscripts team at an exciting time for service enhancement in digital preservation.

Qualifications

• Experience with archival systems and data management.
• Strong communication and coordination skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team.

Responsibilities

• Support and enhance discovery of archival collections.
• Develop and share knowledge of archival data management.
• Coordinate with archivists and maintain system documentation.

Skills

Archival data management

Communication

Technical performance analysis

Job description

• Vacancy for Assistant Archivist - Archive Management System at Cambridge University Library

Vacancy for Assistant Archivist - Archive Management System at Cambridge University Library

16 March 2025

Cambridge, England

Part-Time

The Archives & Modern Manuscripts team is looking to appoint an Assistant Archivist - Archive Management System. This is an opportunity to support and enhance the discovery of archival collections by users locally, nationally and internationally of the archival collections of the University of Cambridge and many of its colleges through supporting, coordinating and developing use of the Archive Management System. Key responsibilities include developing and sharing knowledge about and skills in archival data management using the system with other archivists working in approximately 30 archival repositories across Cambridge, answering inquiries, liaising with colleagues about the system's technical performance and development, contributing to the development of archival data management workflows, and maintaining and developing user documentation. An integral member of the Archives and Modern Manuscripts team at the University Library, you will join an Accredited Archive Service at an exciting time of service development including digital preservation and reader services. We particularly encourage candidates from a Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic background to apply for this vacancy as they are currently under-represented at this level within our University.

The closing date for applications is Sunday 16 March. Interviews will be held on 26 March 2025. To obtain further information about the role please contact Dr Katrina Dean, Keeper of Archives and Modern Manuscripts ([e-mail] ).