"Graduate Trainee Archivist"

One-year fixed term contract, full-time

Trinity College Library wishes to appoint an enthusiastic Graduate Trainee Archivist for one year from September 2026. The post offers an ideal opportunity to gain a wide range of experience in a busy academic library and archive before embarking on a career in archives and records management. The post involves a wide variety of work both with the College’s own administrative archives and with the Library’s extensive collections of personal papers. In addition, the trainee will have the opportunity to work on a special project.

The successful candidate will have or be expected to be awarded a good honours degree, have an interest in archival work as a career, have experience of archive work and good IT skills, together with excellent communication skills and the ability to work on their own initiative as well as part of a team.

The salary is £26,669 per annum with further benefits, which include (subject to eligibility) a free meal when on duty, a subsidised gym and a generous defined contribution pension scheme. The role is full time (36 ¼ hours per week).

Applications should be sent to jobvacancies@trin.cam.ac.uk to arrive no later than 9.00am on Friday 23 January 2026. Interviews are expected to be held in person on Friday 6 February 2026.