Current vacancies are listed below
Archivist (Digital Collections)
Full time: 37 hours per week
Salary: Grade 8 £29,901-£32,320 per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: York Explore Library and Archive
Explore York Archives is responsible for acquiring, preserving, and facilitating access to the Archive and Local History collections relating to the City of York council area. We have a strong community focus, with an emphasis on engaging new communities with our collections in innovative ways. We are proud to be an Accredited Archives Service, and our collections are currently the focus of Explore’s Arts Council funded engagement programme.
Our archives chart nearly 900 years of York’s history, with our earliest document dating to 1155. The civic archive contains the records of the City of York Council and its predecessor bodies, whilst our community collections include personal and family papers as well as the records of local charities, businesses, and community groups.
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to ensure that the city’s archives remain accessible into the future. You will take the lead on digital preservation and access, working with our stakeholders to ensure the timely transfer of born-digital material, and developing our digitisation programme. You will also have the opportunity to work with our hard-copy archives, supporting the work of colleagues to address our cataloguing backlog.
Explore values diversity, equity and inclusion and welcomes applications from people from all backgrounds.
For more information or an informal discussion about the post, please contact Head of Archives, Julie-Ann Vickers.
Closing Date for applications: Midday on Monday 12 August 2024
Interview Date: Friday 23 August 2024 at York Explore
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