If the answer is yes, then read on! We are looking for librarians of the future and our trainee scheme is the first step in your career in Librarianship/Information Management. Oxford’s one-year full-time traineeships provide an excellent launch-pad for undertaking a subsequent postgraduate qualifications and a professional career. 9 vacancies will be available, commencing early September 2024 and based in research, faculty and departmental libraries within the Bodleian Libraries. Please visit the vacancies website for more information and how to apply. We will also be running on online session about careers in libraries which you are very welcome to attend.

Exploring Careers in Libraries
19^th December 2023, 10.00-12.00, Online via Teams

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work in a library? Do you like working with people and information? If you answered yes to either of these questions, do come and join us on 19^th December to find out about career options in libraries and to hear what working at the Bodleian Libraries could be like. The Bodleian Libraries include the Bodleian Library as well as 26 other libraries across Oxford including major research libraries and faculty, department and institute libraries.  The Libraries hold many unique special collections as well as providing access to many digital resources that users can access remotely. You will gain an understanding of some of the roles you could do as well as how you can develop a career in libraries. Many people think of librarians as quiet gatekeepers of old, dusty books, but the focus of most library roles is on people and information, and how we can bring the two together and whilst books are an important part of libraries a lot of what we do is digital. We will talk about:

• Options for working in libraries
• Different sectors and roles
• The work of the Bodleian Libraries

There will be a short break during the session and there will be time for questions. To book a place, please email: staff-dev@bodleian.ox.ac.uk.

Exploring Careers in Libraries
17^th January 2023, 10.00-12.00, Online

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to work in a library? Do you like working with people and information? If you answered yes to either of these questions, do come and join us on 17^th January to find out about career options in libraries and to hear what working at the Bodleian Libraries could be like. The Bodleian Libraries include the Bodleian Library as well as 26 other libraries across Oxford including major research libraries and faculty, department and institute libraries.  The Libraries hold many unique special collections as well as providing access to many digital resources that users can access remotely. You will gain an understanding of some of the roles you could do as well as how you can develop a career in libraries. Many people think of librarians as quiet gatekeepers of old, dusty books, but the focus of most library roles is on people and information, and how we can bring the two together and whilst books are an important part of libraries a lot of what we do is digital. We will talk about:

• Options for working in libraries
• Sectors and roles
• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
• Digital Libraries
• Reader Services
• Collections

There will be a short break during the session and there will be time for questions. To book a place, please email: staff-dev@bodleian.ox.ac.uk.

We are now recruiting trainees for a September 2023 start and details of the role and how to apply can be found on our University job pages. The Graduate Trainee scheme at Oxford is a great way of getting experience of working in libraries, and to find out whether a career in the library and information sector is right for you! If you’re interested in working towards making resources, services and spaces accessible to library users and enjoy interacting with others in a friendly and helpful manner then this could be the next step in your career.

We are pleased to say that we are recruiting trainees for 2021-2022 and details of the role and how to apply can be found on our University job pages. If you interested in working in one of our libraries and learning about the wider world of library and information work then do consider applying.

We are now recruiting graduate trainees for the 2020/21 intake, starting in September 2020. Details about the roles and how to apply can be found here. Further information about the trainee scheme can be found here. The closing date for applications is 27th January 2020.