Dear colleagues,
With apologies for cross-posting.
We would appreciate if you could circulate the below information about third call for the
Sloane Lab's Community Fellowship scheme (2 positions available).
The fellowship comes with an award of £7,500. We welcome applications from outside as well
as inside the United Kingdom.
The tenure of the fellowship does not require residency in the UK. All fellowships will be
hosted remotely online. Applications to the fellowship are particularly welcomed from
Global Majority Individuals.
This advertised role offers an exciting opportunity for individuals with an interest in
contributing to the Sloane
Lab<https://sloanelab.org/>g/>, including but not limited
to, digital humanists, artists, computer and data scientists and heritage practitioners
(community or institution based). For this fellowship opportunity we are looking for
individuals who will help us to understand the creative and research potential of the
Sloane Lab digital platform and data (see Knowledge
Base<https://sloanelab.org/the-sloane-lab-knowledge-base/> and Sloane collections
and external
resources<https://sloanelab.org/sloanes-collections/>) in the following
areas:
* Examples of how the Sloane Lab can help to shed light on the geographic spread,
collectors and knowledge about objects in the Sloane collections (for instance objects
originating from South Asia, East Asia, America, Africa, and Europe. Due to the expertise
in the team supporting this round we welcome in particular proposals relating to South
Asia).
* The contested nature of museum collections, the role of digital tools in
foregrounding overlooked or ignored and marginalised issues like imperialism, colonialism,
slavery, loss, and destruction, that have shaped the UK's national collections.
* The potential of Sloane Lab digital tools for transferability to and enhancement of
other collections
Start Date: 29th April 2024 or based upon negotiation
End Date: The post is funded for 3 months
Application deadline: 9th February 2024
Application
details<https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?jobId=19479&jobTitle=Community+Fellowship+-+Sloane+Lab>
For questions and queries please contact:
sloanelab@ucl.ac.uk<mailto:sloanelab@ucl.ac.uk>
Best wishes
Marco
Dr Marco Humbel (he/him)
Sloane Lab Research Fellow
UCLDH Associate Director (ECR)
Department of Information Studies, UCL
Email: marco.humbel.17@ucl.ac.uk<mailto:marco.humbel.17@ucl.ac.uk>
Web:
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/information-studies/marco-humbel