Job opportunity - Voices of Science Web Coordinator, The British Library, 6 months part-time

Location: St. Pancras, London

Position: Voices of Science Web Coordinator

Fixed Term Contract: 6 months (Oct 2012 – March 2013), part-time (0.6 wte)

Salary Scale: £24,828 to £28,266 per annum pro rata

Job reference: S&C00332

The British Library leads and collaborates in growing the world’s knowledge base. Since 2009, with funding from the Arcadia Fund, National Life Stories has been recording in-depth oral history interviews with British scientists for An Oral History of British Science project.  The new innovative ‘Voices of Science' web resource will showcase and provide online access to curated content from the 100 audio and 20 video interviews as part of the British Library’s Web Redevelopment Programme. 

This new part-time (3 days a week or equivalent hours), 6 month fixed-term position of Web Co-ordinator will play a crucial role in the successful launch of ‘Voices of Science.’  The post holder will collate content, be responsible for the integrity of the metadata for all assets (audio, video, images and text) in excel, and upload the metadata into the British Library’s Content Management System.  The Web Co-ordinator will work as an integral member of the Oral History of British Science team within the Library’s Oral History section to deliver this exciting web resource by the end of March 2013. 

We are seeking a graduate (or candidate with equivalent experience) with excellent keyboarding and literacy skills, a good eye for detail, experience of working with websites and/or data upload, with excellent interpersonal and team-working skills.  This role would suit an applicant with an interest in one or more of the following: oral history, the history of science and web design.  We would like the successful candidate to start work on Monday 15 October, or as soon as possible after this date. 

Closing date: 16 September 2012

Interviews will be held at the British Library on Monday 8 October 2012. 

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