Eastern Academic Research Consortium (Eastern ARC Awards) PhD Studentship (Digital Humanities)

Deadline: 8 Nov 2015

The University of Kent is seeking at least one highly motivated and ambitious PhD candidate to apply to work within the field of Digital Humanities. The successful candidate(s) will join the exciting new research community of the Eastern Academic Research Consortium (EARC), which unites Kent with the Universities of East Anglia and Essex as a significant new force in research collaboration and training.

This studentship is available to UK, EU or overseas fee-paying applicants.

This opportunity is open to applications investigating any aspect of the digital humanities, broadly defined, but deploying substantial engagement with digital data or technologies. more…

Heritage Lottery Fund/National Heritage Memorial Fund: Trustee for Wales

In addition, to the responsibilities common to all Trustees, the Trustee for Wales is:

• a Deputy Chair of the Board (along with the Trustees for Scotland and for Northern Ireland)
• the Chair of the Committee for Wales and has particular responsibility for representing NHMF/HLF in Wales and for representing the interests of Wales at the Board. The successful appointee will be required to actively engage with stakeholders in the heritage and cultural sectors in Wales and with the Welsh Government.

Average of at least five days per month, plus time to read the necessary papers.

Deadline: 9 Nov 2015

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Preventative Conservation Internship – NT

Rowallane Gardens, County Down & National Trust property

If you want a career in Conservation, we can offer you some of the most interesting places to work. Our visitors tell us that they love coming to our beautiful places and spaces where they can appreciate the wonderful work we do, so come and be a part of our preventive conservation team and play your part in taking what we do into the future.

This internship work based placement is for 18-24 year olds, and would suit a recent graduate in preventive conservation ( arts/heritage degree also considered) who wishes to develop a career in Collections care in the cultural heritage sector. more…

Anthony Nutt PhD Studentships 2016

The Open University Business School invites applications for full-time PhD studentships starting in February 2016.

Studentships are attached to specific research projects in the new Centre for Voluntary Sector Leadership which are described at www.open.ac.uk/business-school-phd. The studentships cover tuition fees, a research training support grant and a starting stipend of circa £14,000 per year. These are full-time three-year studentships and candidates would be required to live in the UK within commuting distance of the Milton Keynes campus.

We are looking for highly motivated candidates who have a good honours degree at a minimum of 2:1 or equivalent in a related subject, plus around 120 credits of advanced research methods skills or ideally a Masters in research methods. more…

HLF: Board and Committee Vacancies

There are 12 committees across the UK, supported by our local teams. Each year we recruit to replace committee members who have reached the end of their appointment period. Chairs and members are normally appointed for three years in the first instance with potential for a second term.

East of England, Committee Chair and Member
South East England, Committee Chair and Member
South West, Committee Chair and Member
West Midlands, Committee Chair and Member
North West, Committee Member
Scotland, Committee Members

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Subsidised Training -Traditional Building Repair & Maintenance

Historic Scotland is once again running a programme of heavily subsidised training events in Stirling over the winter 2015-16.

These seminars also counts towards RIAS, RICS and IHBC CPD.

Training focuses on the repair and maintenance of traditional buildings and covers topics which range from the repair of earth structures, roof leadwork and chimney heads to energy efficiency measures.

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International Innovation & Research Awards

Celebrating Excellence: Showcase your innovative achievements!

Can you help us build a better future? Do you have a great idea? Have you produced ground-breaking research? Are you transforming life on site? If the answer is yes, we want to hear from you.

CIOB International Innovation & Research (I&R) Awards celebrate achievement across the built environment, from academic research to industry innovation. The I&R Awards 2015 are bigger and better than ever before, with cash prizes of up to £2,000.

The closing date for entries to all categories is 2 October 2015, and except the Masters Dissertation Award which closes for entries on 20 November 2015.

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Heritage Plastering, Masonry and Carpentry Specialist Apprenticeship Programmes.

The Twyi Centre in Wales has limited numbers of places each of the Heritage Plastering, Masonry and Carpentry Specialist Apprenticeship Programmes. Is there anyone in your company who would benefit from working towards this Heritage NVQ Level 3 and being able to apply for the CSCS Heritage Gold Card?

The first 2 weeks of training starts on Monday 21st September for the Masonry and the Carpentry, and on the 5th October for the first week of Plastering. There is CITB grant to cover the course cost if the trainee and your company are eligible.

Construction Companies are invited to enrol their employees on an NVQ Level 3 in Heritage Stone Masonry (Mason QUH870), Plastering (Solid QUD870) or Wood Occupations (QUG870). This is a 20-day training course, followed by on-site assessment over a year. The training will commence in September 2015. CITB grant is available for eligible companies and employees. Registration closes on 14<sup>th</sup> August 2015. Course flyer/booking from and FAQ’s attached.

More information on the requirements expected of employers is available, and if you have further questions, please do contact Angela James or Helena Burke for details. 01558 824271 or acjames@carmarthenshire.gov.uk or hburke@carmarthenshire.gov.uk

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Kew Royal Botanic Gardens Apprenticeships

Kew Royal Botanic Gardens in London are currently undertaking a major restoration of Temperate House, the main glass house in the gardens.

Four specialist restoration apprenticeship work based training opportunities have arisen. The majority of the work is in the restoration of the ironwork, although there is some stonemasonry and also smaller amounts of lime plasterwork, painting and decorating and carpentry.

Ideal candidates would be currently undertaking a Level 3 heritage apprenticeship and are seeking a career in hertiage and restoration. Funding is available, please contact Peter Kelly on peter.kelly@isgplc.com or telephone 07773 477241 to find out more and apply.

The Canal & River Trust

The Canal & River Trust is among the UK’s biggest charities, looking after 2,000 miles of canals, rivers docks and reservoirs; together with museums, archives and the country’s third largest collection of protected historic buildings.

As part of our commitment to the long term maintenance and restoration of the waterways, we are looking to recruit a number of Waterway Heritage Trainees across both Wales and England. more…

Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851: Research Fellowships in Science and Engineering

Research Fellowships in Science and Engineering are intended to give early-career scientists or engineers of exceptional promise an opportunity to conduct a research project of their own instigation.

With the objective of contributing to the knowledge base required for a healthy and innovative national culture, these fellowships are open to all nationalities. Applicants must be in possession of a recent PhD, or equivalent qualification (normally with no more than 3 years post doctoral experience), and usually intending to carry out their research at a UK institution more…

AR Awards

The AR Awards are an online awards programme dedicated to commending and celebrating design excellence and innovation across a range of building types.

Conceived as a rolling programme that extends over the year and is evaluated by a high-profile international jury, awards will be made for specific typologies. Categories for 2015 will be House, Schools, and ReUse.

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SEAHA Studentships

Exciting SEAHA studentship with Historic Royal Palaces: ‘Developing preventive conservation strategies for ‘problem stones’: Reigate Stone at the Tower of London’.

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Essex County Council: Traditional Building Skills Courses

If you work in the building trade or are training you could be eligible for the City and Country Bursary which will fully fund a place on one of the courses.

further details: katie.seabright@essex.gov.uk

Church Care

We have an opportunity for several students or recent graduates to work within our team over the summer months. This is a unique chance to gain an understanding of how we conserve and adapt our ecclesiastical buildings. The role would suit those studying, or about to start, or recently graduated from a course in a relevant subject, e.g. historic building conservation or architectural history.

Closes 1st June 2015

further details: catherine.townsend@churchofengland.org