12 month project manager post working on a transcription of William Hunter's catalogue, University of Glasgow Special Collections


Post: Special Collections Project Manager (C18th Medical Humanities)
University of Glasgow Library

The University of Glasgow Library has secured funding from the Wellcome Trust for a project to transcribe the 18th century catalogues of William Hunter' s library using our new collections management system, EMu, and need a Project Manager. This twelve month grade 6 post will manage the digital humanities /medical humanities project "William Hunter's Library: a transcription of the early catalogues". The post holder will have day to day responsibility for producing a digital edition of William Hunter's original library catalogue using 18th century sources in Special Collections, overseeing the work of a small transcription team and ensuring outcomes are widely disseminated and publicised. This project is funded by Wellcome (Research Resources for Medical Historians).


Closing date for applications is 18th September 2016. If you have any questions, please contact Julie Gardham(Senior Librarian and Head of Special Collections).