Assistant Archivist: Cataloguing

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The opportunity

You will contribute to the development and delivery of high quality and student-focused library services which support the academic activities of the University and its constituent Colleges. 

You will contribute to a programme to catalogue UAL’s archives, museum and special collections, to make them discoverable and to support teaching, learning and research at UAL and beyond.  In particular, you will arrange, catalogue and promote the Wimbledon College of Art Archive, to international cataloguing standards, using Axiell CALM cataloguing software. You will also prepare a selection of items from the Archive for digitisation. 

About you

You will have a postgraduate qualification in Archives and Records Management, or equivalent experience of archival arrangement and cataloguing, and demonstrable knowledge and experience of working to international standards in cataloguing and collections care. 

In addition, you will be familiar with the Axiell CALM cataloguing software and have an interest in the development of art and design education.  Experience of preparing archival material for digitisation is desirable. 

By creating realistic plans to achieve the agreed deadlines and objectives of the role, you will have experience of providing guidance to support the needs of diverse archive users. You will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, as well as an understanding of the academic context of the University. 

All our library service roles contribute to running our frontline service. This role offers some opportunities for working from home.  

In return, University of the Arts London offers generous leave, an attractive salary and pension plus a commitment to your continuing personal development and training in an environment that encourages excellence, creativity and diversity.  

If you need any reasonable adjustments for your application, please contact, Sahil Ibrahim, Resourcing Adviser via email at Educationstaffrecruitment@arts.ac.uk.

We are UAL

University of the Arts London (UAL) offers an extensive range of courses in art, design, fashion, communication and performing arts. We are a collegiate University spread across London with six Colleges, four Institutes and five Research Centres. UAL also has two subsidiary companies, delivering specialist activities – UAL Short Courses Ltd, and UAL Arts Temps Ltd.

We’re made up of all types of people, coming together in London, the world’s creative capital. We are designers, artists, performers, thinkers, researchers and makers. Our students, staff and graduates form a global network of creatives, entrepreneurs and leaders. Together, our ideas change the world. Because the world needs creativity.

We are ranked highly across the board. We are ranked first for specialist art and design, second in the world for Art and Design in the 2023 QS World University Rankings (for the fifth year in a row), ranked fifth in sustainability and two of our colleges were rated in the top three fashion schools in the world.

Our culture

We have become one of the world’s most international Universities, welcoming over 22,000 students and 6,000 staff from 130 countries. And, as a global university, staff and students learn from different cultures and perspectives, which leads to new conversations and innovative work. At our very core, everything we do seeks to challenge the status quo by driving social purpose and standing up for what matters.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds including those who may feel underrepresented in the workforce due to their socioeconomic circumstances such as those from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (B.A.M.E.) backgrounds. We aim to be a university where everyone can be themselves and are supported to reach their full potential.

With our commitment to inclusion and diversity, we are proud to be a Race Equality Charter (REC) member to help us reduce barriers that negatively impacts B.A.M.E. staff, a Stonewall Diversity Champion to ensure all LGBTQ+ people are valued at work, a Disability Confident Scheme Committed employer and member of the Business Disability Forum which help us to improve the lives of disabled people in the workplace.

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