14508 - Collections Registrar


Company:	The University of Edinburgh
Salary:	£34,610 - £48,822
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Edinburgh, EH8 9LJ
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	8 Jul 2026
Closing date:	7 Aug 2026

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Summary

Grade UE06: £34,610 – £39,906 per annum

Information Services / Heritage Collections (Library & University Collections)

Full-time: 35 hours per week

Open-ended (permanent) contract

Take your next step. Be part of a vibrant heritage collections environment at the University of Edinburgh.

The University isn’t just any employer. We are part of a local community and a contributor to global thinking, progress and research. In Edinburgh, you are in one of the world’s most attractive cities with active arts and social sectors. Our people have helped create the modern world and are working on more ground-breaking technologies and practices. In Professional Services, we support the University’s research and teaching, offering many career and role specialisms. Here you can take on new challenges, grow your career, be recognised for your contributions and benefit from our commitment to your wellbeing.

The Opportunity

As Collections Registrar you will provide the registrarial activity and expertise for the University’s Heritage Collections, a large, complex and significant collection of art, musical instruments, rare books, archives and manuscripts. Your work will underpin research, teaching, display and academic and community engagement including managing inward and outward loans and supporting acquisition and collections transit, both procedure and process.

Your skills and attributes for success:

- Knowledge of cultural heritage collections processes and procedures, including sector standards, guidelines and legislation.

- Experience of loans management.

- Practical experience of collections management system(s) and related software.

- Enthusiasm, initiative, motivation.

People are at the heart of our collections and the activity we support with our collections. We are looking for people with drive and determination and a passion for what they do. We are a place where everyone is welcome.

The Collections Registrar role is within the Conservation and Collections Management (C&CM) team in Heritage Collections. C&CM is a multi-sector team of professional and para-professional staff drawn from archives, museums and library sectors. The team works together to provide the interventive treatment, stewardship and sector compliance necessary to ensure the long-term preservation of, and access to, the University’s rare/unique collections.

A career with us has a range of other benefits that can be tailored to your lifestyle including a supportive and welcoming work environment, opportunities for responsibility, autonomy and sector engagement, and interesting work.

This post is full-time, 35 hours per week, however, we are open to considering flexible working patterns.

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