"Graduate Trainee Archivist for 2026-2027"

Pembroke College and Newnham College wish to appoint jointly a dedicated and hard-working Graduate Trainee Archivist for 2026-2027. This joint post offers an ideal opportunity to gain a wide range of experience in contrasting academic archives before embarking on a career in Archives and Records Management work. Candidates should have or expect to be awarded an undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification (or good predicted result if in the final year of their degree). We welcome applicants from any subject background. The role is based in both colleges and the successful applicant’s week will be divided between the two locations.

The post-holder will provide assistance to the College Archivists with a range of day-to-day operational tasks and designated projects. This training post is designed to equip the post-holder with a wide range of practical archival experience prior to the attainment of a formal archive qualification. The post-holder is expected to play a full part in the Library and Archive teams in both colleges, support the Archives’ services to users, gain experience of archival cataloguing and management processes, and work on displays and exhibitions. 

As this is a training post, the post-holder will have the opportunity to attend training sessions both within the University and externally, and to take part in visits and other professional activities. Please note that this is a training post aimed at people who are new to the profession. Therefore, applications from anyone with more than 3 years’ cumulative experience in archives, libraries or museums, or who has started or completed a professional qualification in these areas will not be considered. We welcome candidates who have other work experience that wish to start a career in archival work.

The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

Location: Cambridge

Salary: £25,249 per annum

Hours: Full Time

Contract Type: Fixed-Term/Contract

37 hours per week Full Time – 18.75 hrs at Newnham College, 18.25 hrs at Pembroke College

Fixed Term - 1st September 2026 until 20th August 2027

Closing date: Noon, 23rd March, 2026