Dear colleagues,

 

We would appreciate if you could circulate the below information about the first call for the Sloane Lab’s Community Fellowship scheme.

 

The Sloane Lab: Looking back to build future shared collections develops new technologies, including the use of artificial intelligence (AI), to open up the contents of museum and collections in ways that are more intuitive and relevant to the way the public and academics want to discover and use them. Its case study is the vast range of collections held in a variety of locations that are connected to Sir Hans Sloane, aiming to bring segments of these together online for the first time. Beyond the technological advances the Sloane Lab aims to enrich debate on issues such as: the contested nature of museum collections, the role of digital tools in foreground overlooked or ignored processes, like imperialism, colonialism, slavery, loss and destruction, that have shaped the UK’s national collections until now.

 

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, including but not limited to, digital humanists, artists, computer and data scientists and heritage practitioners (community or institution based). The Fellows will exemplify the research capacity unlocked by the Sloane Lab by undertaking creative, critical and/or research-led projects. Research areas may include but are not limited to local and family history, object biography, critical heritage, indigenous and devalued knowledge, or the transferability of the technology developed by the Sloane Lab.

 

Start Date (round one): 27^th March 2023 or based upon negotiation

 

End Date: The post is funded for 3 months

 

Application deadline: 9^th January 2023

 

Application details and the application form: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?jobId=3089&jobTitle=Community%20Fellow%20

 

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Best wishes

Marco

 

Marco Humbel (he/him)
PhD candidate/Sloane Lab Research Fellow
Department of Information Studies, UCL
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Web: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/information-studies/marco-humbel