Part-time role based remotely with some travel (UK and potentially abroad)
2 or 2.5 days/week for 9 months with possibility of extension
Responsible to Director of EHRI-UK
Start date: Ideally October 2025, although flexible depending on the candidate’s existing commitments
Salary: £32,500 FTE (0.4 or 0.5 FTE, depending on the candidate)
Location: Remote with some in-person meetings
Closing date for applications: 26th September 2025
Interviews to be held: 6th October 2025
We are seeking a highly motivated candidate with strong research skills and attention to detail to support the Director of EHRI-UK in the day-to-day running of the UK Holocaust Research Infrastructure (https://www.ehri-uk.org). Reporting directly to the EHRI-UK Director, the successful candidate will liaise with EHRI-UK partners, organise meetings and events, undertake research tasks relating to EHRI-UK’s work, administer the EHRI-UK Regional Placement Scheme, update social media, and other related tasks. The successful candidate will be employed by the Wiener Holocaust Library but will work remotely. There will be some travel within the UK (and possibly Europe).
The Wiener Holocaust Library (WHL) is the world’s oldest Holocaust archive and the home of Britain’s largest collection of published and unpublished works, documents and photographs relating to the Nazi era. The WHL is a key founding partner of EHRI-UK, which seeks to improve access to Holocaust-related collections throughout the UK, provide national Fellowships for scholars and heritage practitioners, and placements for graduate students at UK archival institutions. The EHRI-UK national node links UK collections and people networks to the newly founded, permanent body of the European Research Infrastructure Consortium for Holocaust research (EHRI-ERIC), https://www.ehri-project.eu/).
EHRI-UK is working to improve access to Holocaust related collections throughout the UK, provide national Fellowships for scholars and heritage practitioners, and placements for graduate students at UK archival institutions. The EHRI-UK national node links UK collections and people networks to the newly founded, permanent body of the European Research Infrastructure Consortium for Holocaust Research (EHRI-ERIC), https://www.ehri-project.eu/). The EHRI-UK Director is also currently the Chair of the National Coordinators’ Committee, one of the two governing bodies of the EHRI-ERIC, there may also be tasks relating to this role that will be undertaken by the successful candidate.
More information: https://wienerholocaustlibrary.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/EHRI-UK-PA-role_2025FIN.pdf
