Graduate Trainee
Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London - Courtauld Library
| Location: | London |
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| Salary: | £29,994 Salary, Grade 3, per annum |
| Hours: | Full Time |
| Contract Type: | Fixed-Term/Contract |
| Placed On: | 12th June 2026 |
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| Closes: | 24th June 2026 |
| Job Ref: | 346 |
About The Courtauld
The Courtauld is one of the world’s leading centres for the study and conservation of art history and home to an internationally renowned gallery collection.
The Courtauld Library
The Courtauld Library is one of the UK's major collections for the study of art history. We are at the heart of The Courtauld, and have been since its founding in 1932. Our collections inform exhibitions and teaching and are central to learning, outreach and research. Our academic skills provision enables students and researchers to make the most of these archives, books, images, journals and objects. Our services ensure that our communities are able to access these rich resources. Our spaces provide environments for our users to engage with these materials.
About the Role
We are recruiting a Graduate Trainee Support Assistant. This is a fixed term post in the Library finishing at the end of July 2027. The post is especially suitable for graduates wishing to gain library experience before undertaking a postgraduate course in Librarianship/Information Studies or for recent graduates of such courses seeking to specialise in art librarianship.
As a member of the Library team you will provide support for the services we provide, including:
- Assisting Courtauld members and visitors to make the best use of the Library.
- Helping to teach students various strategies for finding books, articles, and images.
- Helping to administer Inter Library Loans and retrieval of material in remote storage.
- Assisting with the validation of data in the Courtauld’s research repository, Pure.
About You
You will have excellent customer service skills as well as administrative experience and confident in the use of IT and AV technology. You will have strong communication skills as you will be working with a wide range of people at all levels. Organisational skills are essential in order to prioritise multiple tasks and in a rapidly changing environment it is important that you have the flexibility to acquire the new skills rapidly. You will have worked successfully in teams as well as being able to demonstrate self-assured independence when required in order to meet deadlines.
Role Details
Fixed term until July 2027 | Full time | 9:30 – 17:30 Monday – Friday with one evening per week until 19:00
Salary: Grade 3 £29,994
If you have any questions, please contact library@courtauld.ac.uk
The Courtauld Institute of Art promotes equal opportunities.
Closing Date: 24 June 2026
Interview Date: 3 July 2026
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