Archives and Collections Assistant

2 weeks ago


Glasgow, United Kingdom Glasgow School of Arts Full time

The Glasgow School of Art is looking for an organised and enthusiastic Archives and Collections Assistant to join the Archives and Collections team which looks after and makes accessible the School’s Archives and Collections, a rich resource for the study of art, design, architecture and art education.

This is an essential front-facing role that supports the work of the Archives and Collections service by answering enquiries, fulfilling image requests, invigilating the reading room, creating content for Archives and Collections’ social media channels, carrying out a range of clerical and administrative duties and supporting user engagement and collections care activities.

The collection contains approximately 5000 individual objects, around 100 deposited archive collections and 25,000 items in the GSA institutional archive, illustrating the people, history and buildings of the institution and the development of its teaching practices since it was established in 1845. The collections also have the potential to inspire creativity, provoke response and unlock hidden narratives of interest to the contemporary community of users it serves.

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**Midnight, Sunday 8**
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**January 2023.**

Interviews for this post will take place week commencing
**16**
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**January 2023.**

The Glasgow School of Art is an equal opportunities employer.

Registered Charity Number SC012490.

STRICTLY NO AGENCIES.



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