Paid work: Student Research Assistant with Dr Andrew Cohen
Following the enormous interest in the two recently advertised Student Research Assistant roles, the School of History is now seeking to appoint a Student Research Assistant to support Dr Andrew Cohen with his research project, ‘’Labour Migration and Labour Relations in South and southern Africa, c.1900-2000’.
The SRA on this project will be expected to undertake a variety of tasks, including:
- The cataloguing of research materials
- Obtaining research materials from archives
- Support for the organisation of conference and other research events
- Digitisation of records and other sources
- Support for editorial work (standardising footnotes etc.)
- Undertaking basic research tasks
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Cartoon Workshop at the Powell-Cotton Museum
Humanities MA Fair – Wed 1st March
Should you not be able to attend, there’s another chance to find out everything you need to know at our Postgraduate Open Evening on Tuesday 7th March from 5-7pm in Darwin Conference Suite.
CES newsletter – February 2017
The Careers and Employability Service newsletter for February has been released, and you can download it via this link – CES newsletter – February 2017
The newsletter covers a range of areas, including the monthly careers planner; the employability events on campus throughout the term; off-campus events such as the PriceWaterhouseCooper work experience programmes; adverts for work and volunteering such as the Koreo Prize and the University’s CV competition; job vacancies and application windows; and other information about a host of services, opportunities, and advice available through the CES.
Volunteering Opportunity: Picture Margate Project Assistant
The Margate Museum is looking for a volunteer to work as a Project Assistant to help them with their Heritage Lottery funded project to create a catalogue and digitised record of their collection of prints, drawings, and watercolour paintings. The volunteer will also be carrying out preventative conservation measures, and would be involved in organising events to showcase and celebrate the museum’s collection.
This volunteer would be asked to give a few hours each week to the project. Training will be provided by the Museum’s staff. This would be an excellent opportunity to gain first-hand experience of working in a key role on a valuable local history project.
For more information, and for how to apply, see this link: Margate Museum: Picture Margate Project Assistant
As this role is on a voluntary basis, do bear in mind that you can have your expenses reimbursed through the Kent Experience of Work bursary. However, the role description notes that Margate Museum is also able to help with travel expenses.
Summer Schools at the University of Kent
Paid work: Student Research Assistant with Dr John Wills
Following on from the advert for SRAs to support Dr Emily Manktelow’s project (closing date 23:59 on Sunday 29th January), the School of History is also seeking to appoint a Student Research Assistant to support Dr John Wills with his research project, ‘Depictions of America in Videogames’.
The SRA on this project will be expected to undertake a variety of tasks, including:
- Researching specific game titles and American themes
- Obtaining research materials from (mostly online) archives and websites
- Identifying and organising research materials
- Potentially playing through titles or making notes on game footage
- Creating game-related bibliographies
- Reporting on findings
- Support for research and editorial work (standardising footnotes etc.)
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History Today newsletter – January 2017
Please find attached the latest issue of our School of History newsletter, ‘History Today’. I hope you all find it interesting and informative. Please do not hesitate to send Sam Crooks any feedback or ideas you may have for the next months’ issue.
In this month’s issue:
- Kent’s new Vice-Chancellor is announced
- Student Employability Opportunities
- New publications from our academics
- This term’s Research Seminar Series
- Getting to Know You: Our Student Support Officer
Kent ‘Big Ideas’ Competition
Finishing Strong – slides and recording
A number of you got in touch to say that you weren’t able to make it to the Finishing Strong talk this afternoon, so below are the slides from the talk. I will upload a copy of the recording of the talk tomorrow.
If you have any questions about anything covered in the talk today, don’t hesitate to get in touch with me or with anyone in the School.
Slides: Finishing Strong: Finishing your degree and preparing to graduate
CES CV competition – open until 28th Feb
The Careers and Employability Service is currently running their annual CV Competition, sponsored by Santander Universities.
All you have to do to enter is submit your CV, and if yours is judged to be an example of really good practice and presentation, you could win a two-week work experience placement with a range of different employers.
This is a great incentive (if you need one!) to get your CV up to date and ensure that it is the best representation of your skills and experience it can be. Head to the CES website for more information, how to apply, and the companies the CES works with to provide the work experience placements.
University CES shortlisted for ‘Best Careers/Employability Service in the UK’
The University of Kent’s Careers and Employability Service has been shortlisted by the National Undergraduate Employability Awards for ‘Best Careers/Employability Service in the UK’!
Tim Reed, Head of the Careers and Employability Service, said: “The University of Kent is delighted to have been shortlisted in the Best University Careers and Employability Service category at the 2017 NUE Awards. This award category acknowledges Kent students’ outstanding success over the past few years as well as recognising the exceptional contribution made by Careers and Employability Service staff to the student experience at Kent.”
To see the full press release about the award nomination, head to the CES website.
Webinar: Teaching English as a Foreign Language
EURES UK are hosting a British Council webinar on Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) on Monday 30th January at 2pm-3pm. The session is free to take part in; all you need is to be connected to the internet to tune in. TEFL is a popular route for graduates interested in travel, gaining teaching experience, and expanding their skill base, and the British Council is very active in promoting the option to graduates.
The British Council speaker is from Dubai, and represents recruitment for the Middle East and Africa specifically. She will talk through the recruitment process for the TEFL courses and opportunities generally available through EURES UK. The session will include advice and information on:
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Talk for final-year students: Finishing Strong – 1pm, Wed 25th Jan, TLT
