Archive Assistant

**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.

Please quote the reference**:0224-066**

Closing Date**:23:59, 17 March 2024**

Interview Date**:To be confirmed**

**Further details**:

- Job Description & Person SpecificationThe university has adopted hybrid working for some roles therefore some remote working may be possible for this role.