Post: Special Collections Project Manager (C18th Medical Humanities), Glasgow

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).

For more info see http://www22.i-grasp.com/fe/tpl_glasgow01.asp?newms=jj&id=89930&newlang=1

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