Vacancy: Information Officer (Special Collections and Archives/Art and Design)

Information Officer (Special Collections and Archives/Art and Design) Aldham Robarts Learning Resource Centre Liverpool John Moores University Vacancy Ref: A2256IN

£26,402 - £31,525

Working in the team supporting the Faculty of Media, Arts and Social Sciences, you will manage, develop and promote the University's special collections and archives which include the England's Dreaming Jon Savage archive of punk and the Frankie Vaughan music archive. The role also carries responsibility for collection management, user education, academic liaison and enquiry support in Art and Design. You will be a qualified librarian, archivist or information professional with experience of working with special collections and archive materials and providing user support.

You will have a good understanding of archival standards, funding opportunities and digitisation technologies. Good oral and written communication skills are essential as the duties will include promotion of the special collections and producing interpretative materials, including Web pages. Full details of the post and applications forms are available on the LJMU Vacancies web pages at:

http://www.ljmu.ac.uk/vacancies.asp

Closing date: 2nd February 2007

Caroline Williams
Director
Liverpool University Centre for Archive Studies
9 Abercomby Square
Liverpool
L69 7WZ

Tel: +44(0)151 794 2390
Fax: +44(0)151 794 3153