Early Career Research Fellow: Covid Commemoration

Location: St Pancras
Contract: Fixed Term for 18 months
Hours: Part time for 21.6 hours a week
Grade: B
Salary: £35,993 per annum (FTE 1)
£21,596 pro rata (FTE 0.6)

About the role
We are looking for someone who will be able to plan and record multi-session life story oral history interviews as part of the British Library Covid Commemoration project. This role is an 18 months part-time (0.6 FTE) fixed term opportunity.

You will
- Undertake research and research-related activities based on specialist knowledge of the collections and/or particular fields of study of relevance to the British Library;
- Provide professional input to shape, inform and support delivery of the research fellowship in collaboration with BL staff and external partners
- Enable the BL to maximise the benefits it derives from the outputs of the fellowship in line with its core purposes;
- Promote awareness of the purposes of the fellowship on behalf
of the BL with a range of academic, professional and public audiences.

About us
We are the national library of the UK and we are here for everyone. Our shelves hold over 170 million items – a living collection that gets bigger every day. Although our roots extend back centuries, we aim to collect everything published in the UK today, tomorrow and far into the future. Our trusted experts care for this collection and open it up for everyone to spark new discoveries, ideas and to help people do incredible things.

What we can offer you
- 25 days’ holiday plus 2.5 privilege days.
- Access to a defined benefit Civil Service pension scheme.
- Flexible working arrangements, including flexi-time.
- Full details of employee benefits can be found on our Careers: Benefits

Things you need to know
- We are unable to provide sponsorship under the UK Skilled Worker visa for this role.
- Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check (DBS check).
- Artificial intelligence can be a useful tool to support your application, however, all examples and statements provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own) applications may be withdrawn.
- We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, Mixed Race and other ethnically diverse candidates and disabled candidates. Creating an inclusive workplace is the core of our business and a way to engage the diversity of thought that is essential to achieve our aims.

Closing at 23:59 on Sunday 4 October 2026

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