Project Archivist (Salvesen)

Part-time: 17.5 hours per week (0.5 FTE)

Fixed-term contract: for 20 months

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The University of Edinburgh is a world-class organisation. We are a large University covering a wide range of activities. In Professional Services, we support the University’s research and teaching, offering many career and role specialisms.

The Opportunity:

The Project Archivist (Salvesen) will catalogue and promote the Archives of Christian Salvesen Ltd. through the Archives Revealed Funded Project ‘The Last Catch: Surfacing Stories from the Salvesen Whaling Archive’. The successful candidate will also review existing data protection and access restrictions, and will liaise with project partners - including South Georgia Heritage Trust, Living Memory Association (Leith) and academic stakeholders - to deliver engagement activity and ensure relevant knowledge and perspectives are appropriately reflected in the catalogue to support future use.

Apply Before: 26/06/2026, 23:59

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