Assistant Curator
Lead the development of a new primary source collection in a six-month contract position.
Best for:Best for humanities researchers and PhD candidates with an interest in archives, digital publishing, and primary source collections.
Overview
British Online Archives seeks an Assistant Curator on a six-month, part-time contract to lead the development of a new digital primary source collection. Working within the Content team, the successful candidate will conduct archival research, perform on-site scoping of materials, and draft accompanying marketing and descriptive content. This temporary role is ideally suited for current doctoral students or recent postdoctoral researchers looking to apply their academic expertise in a commercial digital publishing environment. The position offers flexible working hours ranging from 21 to 28 hours per week with a combination of remote work and archival visits.
What you'll do
- Conduct independent research to develop a new primary source collection aligned with personal academic interests.
- Perform on-site scoping and assessment of primary source material at archives and repositories.
- Author written documentation, guides, and marketing materials to accompany the published collection.
- Execute additional research and scoping tasks for other curation projects as needed.
Requirements
Degree required: Current enrollment in a PhD programme or a completed PhD in a Humanities discipline.
Language: English
Instruction: English
- Creative and lateral thinking in the curation and collection development process
- Comprehensive knowledge of the academic research landscape
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Strong workload management capabilities across multiple concurrent tasks
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within a team
- Must be a current PhD student or postdoctoral early career researcher
Funding & terms
How to apply
Deadline: 2026-11-09
Interested applicants should submit all required application materials in PDF format via email to careers@britishonlinearchives.com with the subject line 'Assistant Curator' by the stated deadline.
- CV
- Cover letter
- Proposal
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