* Vacancy for Senior Archivist (Academic and Public Engagement) at University of Nottingham
Vacancy for Senior Archivist (Academic and Public Engagement) at University of Nottingham
30 September 2022
Nottingham
£42155 to £53353 per annum
Full-Time
Applications are invited for the post of Senior Archivist: Academic and Public Engagement, within the University of Nottingham Manuscripts and Special Collections (MSC).
As Senior Archivist: Academic and Public Engagement you will lead on increasing use of the collections by both internal and external audiences. You will strengthen and develop relationships with academic departments to increase use for research and teaching, and develop and expand our public engagement activities, promoting the collections to new and diverse audiences. The role includes the management of our popular exhibition programme. The post will also manage the delivery of public services in the reading room and the development of our website and digital content.
As a member of the MSC management team you will contribute to the collective leadership of the section and its strategic development. You will lead the Academic and Public Engagement team, planning, managing and co-ordinating work across the team and ensuring that team members are inspired and enabled to deliver a high quality service.
You will be passionate about archives, manuscripts and special collections with demonstrable experience of using and promoting them for research, teaching and public engagement. You will be confident speaking to a range of specialist and non-specialist audiences including academics, students, professional service colleagues, community groups, and the general public. Experience of managing digitisation services and/or the use of technology to widen access to collections would be an advantage.
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