21 Oct
University of Leeds
Leeds
LGBTQ+ Intern
This is a 6 month internship only available to current University of Leeds students
This role will be based on the University campus. We are open to discussing flexible working arrangements.
Are you a University of Leeds student looking to gain experience from a placement? Are you passionate about increasing visibility of under-represented communities? Do you want to help challenge the narratives the University’s Special Collections currently seem to tell?
Special Collections & Galleries is a department of the University Library, looking after collections ranging from the University’s art collection through to unique literary manuscripts.
The collections are potentially a rich resource for telling the diverse stories that make-up the University’s history. Following on from a pilot internship looking at LGBTQ+ representation in our collections, we have an opportunity for a further internship to continue this work. This internship will explore how we can apply information statements to collection descriptions that invite researchers to view collections through an LGBTQ+ lens. This provides us with a way to open up collections to the possibility of LGBTQ+ histories without prescribing specific terms to people who are unable to self-identify.
This role is not eligible for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Information on other visa options is available at: https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
To explore the post further or for any queries you may have, please contact:
Jennifer Povey, Senior Archivist
Email: *********@leeds.ac.uk
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