31. august 2010
HERA Research Fellow post vacant at the V&A
HERA Post-doctoral Research Fellow
£ 25000 - 27000 Per Annum Full-time
(36 hours per week)
The V&A is the world's leading museum of art and design. We enrich people's lives by promoting the practice of design and increasing knowledge, understanding and enjoyment of the designed world.
We are currently seeking a HERA (Humanities in the European Research Area) Research Fellow, who will focus on gathering, analysing and presenting data on creativity and innovation in French fashion, 1500-1800 and on its transmission from one location to another via a number of methods and intermediaries. The research will take place mainly in archives and museums in London, Paris and Lyon. The primary sources will include dictionaries and commercial publications, extant garments and textile sample books, commercial correspondence and bankruptcy papers, inventories and wardrobe accounts. The findings will contribute to the reinterpretation and redisplay of the V&A galleries showing art and design in Europe, 1600-1800. The Fellow will collaborate with the Lead Curator /Principal Investigator and the Galleries Educator in presenting the research findings in appropriate forms and registers for the Museum's purpose, as well as contributing to conferences, workshops and publications organised under the aegis of the Collaborative Project described below.
The successful candidate will have a postgraduate degree (preferably a PhD) and a strong track record of scholarly achievement in a relevant field. A demonstrable understanding of the application of research in a museum environment, and evidence of the ability to be a successful ambassador for the project, communicating effectively at all levels, externally and internally, in written and oral form, are also essential. In addition, the successful candidate must have the ability to apply sound management principles to individual and collaborative projects and to complete on time, as well as have an excellent working knowledge of French and English (reading, writing and speaking) and proven knowledge of word-processing, databases and digital photography.
This is a fixed term contract for 2.5 years
Closing Date for applications: Midnight Thursday 9 September 2010
Interviews will be held on Thursday 30 September 2010
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