Project Collections Officer

3 weeks ago


Leeds, United Kingdom University of Leeds Full time

**Project Collections Officer (Coleman Collection)**:
**Salary: Grade 4 (£21,197 - £23,715 p.a. depending on experience)**

**This role will be based on the university campus. We are also open to discussing flexible working arrangements.**

**Are you a creative individual with an interest in the decorative arts? Do you pride yourself on excellent accuracy, attention to detail, and a good visual memory? Would you like the opportunity to work with a significant collection of Indonesian têxtiles?**

The University of Leeds is one of the top 135 universities in the world. We have a truly global community, with more than 39,000 students from 170 different countries and over 9,000 staff of 100 different nationalities. Established in 1904, we have a strong tradition of academic excellence, reflected in first-class student education, along with world-leading research that has a real impact around the globe.

Special Collections at the University of Leeds is responsible for hundreds of thousands of rare books, manuscripts, archives and artworks. The International Textile Collection is made up of several distinct collections of world têxtiles, dating from Ancient Egyptian to the present day.

We have recently acquired a large, previously loaned, collection of Indonesian resists and weaves. The donor has also provided detailed provenance. You will be creating and enhancing catalogue records for this collection to make it fully accessible to researchers.

As Collections Officer your main responsibility will be to research, repackage, arrange digitisation and create metadata for the têxtiles in this collection. You will be liaising with the donor to gain further details and identification.

You will ideally have an understanding of handling museum objects or archives, and of the principles of cataloguing. You will also have strong organisational and interpersonal skills.

**What we offer in return**
- 25 days holiday plus 15.5 Bank Holidays/days that the University is closed by custom (including Christmas) - That’s over 40 days a year
- Generous pension scheme - the University contributes 21.6% of salary
- Health and Wellbeing: Discounted staff membership options at The Edge, our state-of-the-art Campus gym, with a pool, sauna, climbing wall, cycle circuit, and sports halls.
- Personal Development: Access to courses run by our Organisational Development & Professional Learning team, and self-development courses including languages, Creative Writing, Wellbeing Therapies and much more.
- Access to on-site childcare, shopping discounts and travel schemes are also available.

And much more

**To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact**:
Jill Winder, Associate Curator (Decorative Art & Artefacts)

**Location**:

- Leeds - Main Campus**Faculty/Service**:

- Professional Services**School/Institute**:

- Library**Category**:

- Administrative and Clerical Support**Grade**:

- Grade 4**Salary**:

- £21,197 to £23,715 p.a.**Post Type**:

- Full Time**Contract Type**:

- Fixed Term (0.4 FTE for 37 weeks)**Release Date**:

- Friday 03 March 2023**Closing Date**:

- Friday 17 March 2023**Interview Date**:

- To be confirmed**Reference**:

- CSLIB1370



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