Cataloguing Officer

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Salary from £36,513 to £41,565 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £44,468 pa inclusive of London allowance

This is a fixed term appointment for 7 months

This role is designed as an in-training post for a paraprofessional archivist and is offered as a development opportunity to gain further experience of cataloguing, under the supervision of a professional archivist.

The post-holder will focus on the appraisal, arrangement and description of the Records of Sheba Feminist Press as part of the Charting the journey: cataloguing the Sheba Feminist Publishers archive project. Support for the post has been generously contributed by the Archives Revealed grant programme which is funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, the Pilgrim Trust, the Wolfson Foundation and The National Archives.

Candidates should have experience of working in an archive or similar environment, preferably in higher education, experience of cataloguing archival collections, evidence of a high degree of accuracy and outstanding attention to detail, and knowledge of national and international archival standards, including ISAD(G) and NCA Rules.

We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent training and development opportunities.

For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.

To apply for this post, please click the 'Apply' button above. If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please email Emma Pizarro e.k.pizarro@lse.ac.uk.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 20 May 2026 (23.59 UK time). Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.

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