Project Archivist

Opportunity Overview

The University of Salford’s Library, Careers & Enterprise team is seeking a Project Archivist to catalogue the newly donated Professor Terry Eagleton Archive. This significant collection offers exciting opportunities for teaching, learning, and research. We’re looking for an archivist to catalogue the material and take a pragmatic approach to project delivery. You’ll understand what makes items suitable for digitisation and appreciate its role in widening access and engagement. Proactive with strong communication and relationship-building skills, you’ll explore ways to share archival content for research, education, and public engagement. Newly qualified candidates are warmly encouraged to apply.

Key Responsibilities

• Cataloguing and metadata: arrange and describe the Professor Terry Eagleton Archive using ISAD(G) standards; apply professional judgment for levels of description; input and maintain accurate metadata in Epexio. 
• Research and interpretation: conduct research into and around the collection to support accurate cataloguing and description  
• Preservation: repackage material using archive-standard methods to ensure long-term preservation and assess conservation needs 
• Access and Engagement: Identify material for digitisation and explore opportunities to promote the collection to diverse audiences
• Project Management: develop timelines and provide progress updates 

About the School or About the Department

This role is based in the Library, Careers & Enterprise – a place to learn and share ideas, a virtual hub for research and discovery, a team of friendly faces delivering excellent customer service, and an innovative community of experts working together to enable learning, teaching, research and enterprise at Salford. We are innovative, open, collaborative, and people centred. Our focus is to help learners and researchers get the very most out of their Salford journey, in support of the University’s purpose: “Innovating to enrich lives”.

What's in it for you?

• Our community - there's a real sense of belonging here at Salford. We value diversity, in backgrounds and in experiences.  Our difference makes us stronger, and together we share a passion for improving students' lives
• The Perks! - MySalford, our online employee portal offers a wide range of lifestyle benefits and discounts
• Greater Manchester - live and work in one of the most vibrant regions in the UK, a hot spot of digital innovation, excellent schools and colleges, and with affordable city, suburban and rural living options to suit a wide range of lifestyles 
• Our Peel Park campus is unique with lots of green spaces and great transport links including Salford Crescent train station means we're easy to get to

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