Job opportunity: Graduate Archive Trainee 2025-2026
Salary: £26,394 per annum
Closing date: 07/02/2025
Employment type: Fixed Term - 12 Months
Hours Per Week: 35
The Warburg Institute is appointing a Graduate Archive Trainee for September 2025 – September 2026. The post is designed for graduates carrying out a year of work experience and training prior to attending a course in archive management.
The trainee is based in the Warburg’s Special Collections Reading Room and works with all the Collections staff. This will enable the post-holder to gain specific experience and skills as well as developing an overall understanding of the links between the different sections and how the archive and library fit together as a whole. The trainee is entirely integrated into the smooth running of the Archive.
The Archive Trainee will work under the direction of the Warburg Archivist.
A staff development programme is available for the trainee, along with the Warburg’s Graduate Library Trainees and others in the University of London and beyond.