Diversify Increasing the accessibility of museums careers to people from ethnic minorities UCL Museums and Collections Traineeship Description Title: Museum Trainee The Museums Association Diversify programme aims to address areas where black and ethnic minority individuals are underrepresented in the museum workforce. This 5 month traineeship is offered to Black and Minority Ethnic people only (Section 37 (1) of the Race Relations Act 1976 applies). Diversify is funded by Renaissance, the Museums, Libraries and Archives Partnership’s regional museums programme Duration: 5 months This is a training opportunity and does not represent employment. There will be no offer of a permanent job at the end of the traineeship. Training allowance: £5,000 non-taxed bursary Hours per day: The placement can be taken full or part-time. The trainee will be based in the host museum for seven hours per day. Location: UCL Museums and Collections 1.0 Background of the Traineeship People from ethnic minorities are underrepresented in the museum and gallery workforce. As part of the Renaissance programme, UCL Museums and Collections is offering a 5-month positive-action entry-level traineeship. The successful applicant will have the opportunity to: Undertake a masters in museum studies at the University of Leicester’s Department of Museum Studies either full-time or on the Distance Learning programme 2.0 Gain training and experience in the museum over 5 months supported by a training bursary Participate in the planning and/or delivery of a significant project as part of their training Undertake a training programme tailored to their needs, which will include an introduction to the museum sector and the development of museum skills Receive professional development benefits from the Museums Association including membership and attendance at its Annual Conference and seminars Potential projects The Trainee will have the opportunity to train in one or more of the following areas depending on their interests: Slade Prints Audit Undertake supervised audit of 1,500 contemporary prints from the Slade School of Fine Art. An opportunity for the bursary holder to work with an outstanding collection of contemporary prints under the supervision of curatorial staff. The project will provide the bursary holder with training in: collections care, collections storage, object handling, preventative conservation, documentation procedures, identifying print methods and materials, using paper and electronic archive resources to research artists' biographies. Outreach Development Work either in the Grant Museum of Zoology or the UCL Art Collections to develop an outreach resource for schools under the supervision of collections staff and UCL's Head of Education and Access. The project will provide the bursary holder with training in: object handling, researching and developing thematic resources using collections, using databases to select objects, interpretation, identification of audience needs, writing lesson plans, publicity and marketing, schools teaching. If you would like to discuss the Slade Print Audit project outlined above please contact Emma Chambers, Manager, UCL Art Collections, ucwcnec@ucl.ac.uk or 0207 679 2821. If you would like to discuss the Outreach Development project please contact Natasha McEnroe, Grant Museum Manager, n.mcenroe@ucl.ac.uk or 0207 679 2457.