Medieval Manuscripts DH Specialist-Cambridge

Cambridge University Library

Medieval Manuscripts Specialist, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives (Special Collections Division)
Grade: 7
Salary Range: £27,854 - £36,298 p.a

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated and proactive individual to work at the heart of one of the world’s major research libraries with an outstanding collection of western medieval manuscripts.

The successful candidate will lead the development of high quality reader-focussed services to support scholarship on the manuscripts, promoting them to the research community at local, national and international level. He/she with deal with all aspects of the care and administration of medieval manuscripts and will be outward-looking in developing innovative digital services alongside traditional methods to support the University in its teaching, learning and research and to make the medieval manuscripts accessible to the widest possible audience. He/she will have the necessary skills and enthusiasm to exploit the opportunities created by the Cambridge Digital Library (http://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk) and to take a leading part in planning and implementing a new online catalogue of medieval manuscripts.

Informal enquiries are welcomed by Dr Patrick Zutshi, Keeper of Manuscripts and University Archives (tel: 01223 333149; email: Patrick.Zutshi@lib.cam.ac.uk).

Further details can be downloaded from http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/Vacancies/medieval_manuscripts.pdf or are available from the Librarian’s Office, Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DR, tel: 01223 747413; email: Charlotte.Ross@lib.cam.ac.uk.

Applications, in the form of a completed CHRIS/6 form (http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/offices/hr/forms/chris6/), a covering letter, curriculum vitae and contact details for three professional referees should be sent to the University Librarian either by post to Cambridge University Library, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR or electronically to Charlotte.Ross@lib.cam.ac.uk (but not both) by 5pm on the closing date.

Interviews are expected to take place in mid-April

Closing Date: Monday 18 March 2013