Job Title: MIAH Foundation Intern
Location: Hybrid working (a mixture of remote work, visits to Cadbury Research Library and work in various community settings around Birmingham)
Pay: £9.50/hr
Term: 80 hours in total (including training) over 16 weeks: January 2023 – May 2023). There will be some variation in hours according to the schedule of events, but working hours are expected to average 5 hours per week, with occasional evenings or weekends.
The MIAH Foundation is pleased to announce that it is offering two short-term paid internships aimed at anyone wishing to gain experience in curating digital exhibitions and/or working in the arts and heritage sector. The role involves working closely with the Mingana Collection of Middle Eastern Manuscripts at the Cadbury Research Library (University of Birmingham) and supporting MIAH Foundation’s collaboration with the Cadbury Research Library. The position will be of particular interest to anyone considering a career that engages the public with the arts or history of the Islamic world, or a career that involves curating exhibitions.
Subject to the availability of suitable candidates, it is intended that one of these positions will be offered to West Midlands-based students or recent graduates (graduated in 2021 or 2022); the other position will be open to anyone who is a resident of the West Midlands who is interested in gaining experience working with cultural collections or exhibitions.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Please download the following Job Description/Person Specification document and complete the application form.
After completing the application document, save using the format [Internship2023_FirstName_Surname] and submit as an attachment to the following email address by 4pm on Monday 12th December 2022: [email protected]. Do not send your CV as it will not be taken into consideration.
Unfortunately, we will not be able to respond to all applicants with the outcome of the short-listing process. If you have not heard from us by the end of 15th December, you have not been successful on this occasion.
Successful applicants will be interviewed via Zoom on 19th December 2022. The successful candidate will begin working on Monday 16th January 2023.