The successful candidate will manage a programme delivering projects that focus on key conservation objectives such as improving the condition of the archive to support access, exhibitions or digitisation, managing risk to collections through environmental monitoring and incident preparedness, and managing physical storage and infrastructure in the Strong Rooms. You will work closely with conservator colleagues in the department, to deliver on priorities and programmes of work and to provide a seamless archive service for HES. A full job description for this role can be found here.
HES Archives and Libraries is an Accredited Archive Service, holding UK TNA Place of Deposit Status and Core Trust Seal accreditation. We are a team of over 30 professionals, working across archives, digital archives, conservation, libraries, digitisation, public services and outreach, and acquisitions and loans; with a wide variety of backgrounds in history, architecture, archaeology, art history and heritage management.
For informal queries, please contact Dr Iain Fraser, Deputy Head of Archives and Libraries – iain.fraser@hes.scot