The University of London The University of London is a leading UK provider of distance and digital education internationally, offering programmes to 45,000 students in 190 countries around the world. Although proudly rooted in London, our community and impact are global. We are a national leader in the humanities, and we promote their value to society and the economy through knowledge creation and exchange. We are also a federation of 17 world class higher education institutions, with collaboration at the heart of our ethos. The University of London federation is a collective community of more than 240,000 learners and 50,000 staff, delivering world-leading research across all disciplines. Our passion for increasing access to education and mobilising the collective power and expertise of the federation is central to our ability to transform lives around the world and address the global challenges of the future. The Warburg Institute The Warburg Institute is the premier institute in the world for the study of cultural history and the role of images in culture. Research at the Institute is cross-disciplinary and global: it is concerned with the survival and transmission of cultural forms across national borders and from the earliest times to the present. It has historic strengths in the reception of the classical tradition in the Renaissance and has been home to some of the most innovative and influential scholars in the fields it covers. Its library holds some 380,000 volumes, stored on open shelves and structured according to Aby Warburg s own unique scheme: it is the world s largest collection of its kind and includes a large proportion of continental books and journals unavailable elsewhere in the UK. Since 1944, the Warburg Institute has been part of the University of London, one of the oldest and largest universities in the UKand its most diverse. The Institute is a founding member of the University s School of Advanced Study, a cluster of internationally renowned institutes that form the UK's national centre for the promotion and facilitation of research in the humanities. The Role The Warburg Institute Library is appointing two Graduate Library Trainees for September 2025 September 2026. These posts are designed for graduates carrying out a year of work experience and training prior to attending library school. The trainees are based in the Reading Room but work with everyone in the Library s team of ten, and alongside the Warburg Archive and Photographic Collection teams. They are given training and experience in a broad range of library tasks. This enables the position holders to gain specific experience and skills, and also to develop an overall understanding of the work of a busy research library. The daily work is varied and will include tasks such as working at the enquiries desk, overseeing Inter Library Loans, assisting with conservation procedures, updating the Warburg Digital Library, contributing to the Institute s social media feeds, and devising and researching book displays. The Library Trainees work under the direction of the Deputy Librarian. A staff development programme is available for the trainees, along with other Graduate Library Trainees in the University of London and beyond. For a full role profile, please refer to the job description below. Further information To be considered for this opportunity, please submit your application and CV (by clicking apply for job at the bottom of this page) before the closing date at midnight on 31 January 2025. The University will be unable to sponsor candidates for a visa for this role. Successful applicants must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK for the duration of their employment. The University of London is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive working environment where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We particularly encourage applications from members of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic communities as this group is currently under-represented at all levels within the University. All appointments will be made on merit, based on the criteria identified in the job description. Pursuing excellence in education and equal opportunities. University of London Benefits www.london.ac.uk