Jobs

PURPOSE OF JOB

The Black Watch Castle and Museum is a 5-star visitor attraction and home to a varied archive covering many aspects of Regimental life including diaries, letters, army forms, service records and much more. There are roughly 15,000 archive materials in our collection covering the period c.1745 – 2006. We are currently seeking a Project Archivist to join our vibrant team to continue the cataloguing of our collections, under the supervision of the Museum Archivist.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identify and appraise collections to be catalogued as a priority
• Create an item level catalogue for any identified collections
• Identify packaging and preservation needs
• Maintain project administration
• Update collections management system (Adlib) and Discovery
• Identify archive material for education/events/community outreach
• Supervising archive and collections volunteers and researchers

6 Month Fixed Term Contract

Application Deadline: Friday 16/06/2023