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Job Opportunity: Project Cataloguing Archivist:Job description:Job location: Ormskirk Fixed Term 12 months We're here to create and harness expertise, to deliver opportunity for everyone. About the function The Collections & Archive Team, located within the Library and Learning Services Department, are responsible for the procurement and management of print and digital resources to support learning and research across the University and the Edge Hill University Archive. We are seeking for a qualified Archivist to join the team to undertake the cataloguing of two extraordinary and exciting new archive collections recently acquired by Edge Hill University so that we can make them fully available to the University and to wider audiences. The two collections relate to the Liverpool located film production company Hurricane Films and the personal and professional life of the critically acclaimed late film director Terence Davies. The Hurricane Film collection which is on permanent loan to Edge Hill Archives includes a mixture of business records, promotional materials, film production documents, as well as films, tapes, and photographs of the company's work. The Terences Davies collection consists of drafts and rewrites of screenplays, detailed production notes, location recess, casting notes, shooting scripts and production design artwork, as well as prose and poetry and Davies' personal correspondence. As Project Cataloguing Archivist your main function will be to organise, review, prioritise and catalogue the two collections to optimise their discovercapability, visibility, and accessibility. You will use the university's collections management software, Epexio, to catalogue material to the publicly available online catalogue, supervise related digitization activity and contribute towards a range of activity to help promote the collections to both internal and external audiences. For the duration of the project, you will work alongside the University Archivist to supervise and provide direction to Senior Information adjuncts and student volunteers working in the archive, as well as responding to internal and external enquiries and requests relating to the collections. The post is offered on a fixed term basis for 12 months. For informal enquiries about this vacancy, Contact Us by: Anna França, Head of Collections and Archives at francaa@edgehill.ac.uk About You As Project Cataloguing Archivist you will: » Have practice of working with and preserving archive collections in a range of formats » Be highly motivated and comfortable working independently as well as part of the wider team and department » Have excellent interpersonal expertise and the capability to develop and maintain working relationships at all levels » Have a demonstrable interested in British cinema and filmmaking At Edge Hill University we value the benefits a rich and diverse workforce brings to our community and therefore welcome applications from all sections of society. compensates & Benefits » A minimum of 38 days annual leave per annum (inclusive of bank holiday and University closure days) » Free foreign language evening classes » Discounted membership to our onsite state-of-the-art sport and leisure facilities » Staff benefits scheme, which provides you with discounts across the high street, supermarket shopping, cinema tickets, dining out and more. » Employee assistance programme with access to free confidential counselling sessions, legal & financial advice, and as health & wellbeing resources. » A wide variety of development programmes to enhance your career. » Beautiful award-winning on-campus working environment. » Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme with our employer contribution of 17.8% Skills:
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