Acquisitions South Team Member: Asian Languages (Japanese)

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Short info about job

Company: British Library

Salary: £21,000 per annum

Hours: Full Time

Contract type: Permanent

Type / Role: Academic or Research

Phone: +44-1424 4228057

Fax: +44-1490 6314086

E-mail: N\A

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Detail information about job Acquisitions South Team Member: Asian Languages (Japanese). Terms and conditions vacancy

The British Library Acquisitions team in London has a vacancy for a person to order and process material for the Asian and African Collections in Japanese, Korean and South East Asian languages.

It is essential that the successful candidate be computer literate, with an excellent knowledge of written Japanese and the ability to transliterate this language accurately into Latin letters.  Candidates shortlisted for interview will be asked to demonstrate their knowledge of Japanese by sitting a short test to transliterate texts into Latin script (Romanise) according to the Modified Hepburn Romanisation Scheme

Knowledge of Korean or South East Asian languages and the ability to transliterate from these languages would be advantageous, as would familiarity with computer cataloguing systems. To be successful in the role you must be flexible and adaptable, able to work alone and with a team and have the ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English. You should also have general knowledge of the geographical areas covered by Asian and African Collections as well as good attention to detail. A significant amount of manual handling is required in this role. 

For further information and to apply, please visit www.bl.uk/careers.

Closing Date: 3rd September 2017Interview Date: 20th September 2017

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