Opportunity! Arts Council postdoc related to the living and working conditions of Irish artists

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Happy to share this information from the Arts Council of Ireland, who are interested in hearing from postdoctoral folks keen to undertake new research related to the living and working conditions of artists.

NOTE: to apply, applicants will need to identify an academic partner. Feel free to contact me here in UCD’s School of Art History & Cultural Policy, and I’d be happy to discuss our experience supporting researchers in this scheme, and what’s involved.

Arts Council Ireland seeks expressions of interest from researchers regarding the Irish Research Council’s Enterprise Partnership Scheme (Post-Doctoral)

The Arts Council is seeking to support new research into artists’ living and working conditions through investing in the Irish Research Council’s Post-Doctoral Enterprise Partnership Scheme.

A commitment to artists is at the core of the Arts Council’s 10-year Strategy. In 2020 we published our Paying the Artist policy. We are currently working to commission a major new study into artists living and working conditions similar in nature to the 2010 study. However, in addition and separate to this, we also want to support researchers to explore new ground, to ask different questions, delve into a specific area or bring a new perspective to this subject.

To support new thinking in this area the Arts Council is investing as an Enterprise Partner on the IRC Scheme which supports a postdoctoral researcher to pursue a two-year research project (Sept 2022 – 2024) on a full time basis. The award provides: 

  • a salary of €39,132 (year 1) and €39,686 (year 2);
  • employer’s PRSI contribution;
  • and eligible direct research expenses of €5,000 per annum.

Applicants to the scheme must be supported by both an academic partner and an enterprise partner. The Arts Council is seeking expressions of interest from researchers who may wish to apply to the IRC programme to pursue such research with the support of the Arts Council as their enterprise partner.

The Arts Council is open and flexible in terms of the focus of such research. We want to support a researcher led enquiry that is different in scope and nature to our own commissioned research. A researcher may wish to draw on relevant expertise, data, information and networks accessible through the Arts Council.

The Arts Council can only be a partner to one application and is therefore seeking to identify (in advance of the IRC deadline of 02 December 2021) a suitable research project to support.

Expressions of interest must be submitted to the Arts Council by 17:30 on Thursday 11 November 2021. Further information in attached PDF or contact.Toby Dennett: toby.dennett@artscouncil.ie (cc: louise.ward@artscouncil.ie) at the Arts Council

The Arts Council will run an information session on Microsoft Teams for questions and answers on Tuesday 26 October 2021 at 11.30am. JOIN HERE (no app/software download required).

Researchers must meet the eligibility criteria for the IRC’s Enterprise Partnership Scheme (Post Doctoral).

Full details (as PDF)Download

Thinking about doing an MA in Arts Management this autumn?

Tomorrow (22 July) we’re offering an hour-long webinar for anyone interested in pursuing the MA in Arts Management & Cultural Policy here with us at University College Dublin!

It’ll be hosted by our course director Dr Annette Clancy, who will be joined by course lecturer Dr Victoria Durrer, as well as a current student in the programme (Jenny Hartnett, who recently completed her placement with Dublin City Council) and a recent alum (Richie O’Sullivan, General Manager for the Irish Theatre Institute).

Our MA is the oldest and largest programme on the island of Ireland — established in 1986, today we’ve more than 770 graduates now working all over the world! All are welcome to hear more about the programme — its structure and the opportunities it opens — with registration through Eventbrite 🙂

Refresh and reset: artsmanagement.ie

(sunnier days and remote Irish beaches ahead… hopefully!)

The blog’s been very quiet of late — because, well, pandemic — but I’m pleased to share that I’ve taken on some help to keep the job listings updated (thanks James!) Do feel free to send any new postings in, as these are now being updated weekly. I’ve also given the site a wee refresh and update.

Our MA programmes at UCD have undergone quite a few changes of late: most especially our MA in Cultural Policy and Arts Management, with Dr Annette Clancy taking over as Director of the programme from last September, and being joined by Dr Victoria Durrer, who came to us after running QUB’s programme in arts management. Our current MA CULP students have just finished their coursework and are now on their work placements: many thanks especially to all of the arts organisations in Ireland and internationally who’ve taken folks onboard for the next few months, given the upheavals the cultural sector has faced since last March! It’s certainly been a challenging year for the university working fully online, but the students have been brilliant and engaged, and have gone above and beyond in demonstrating their resilience and creativity!

Our MAs in Art History: Collections and Curating have similarly weathered the Covid storm with good humour and hard work! We’re so grateful to all of the alumni and colleagues who’ve Zoomed with the students, and shared their expertise as curators, gallerists, and arts professionals (pictured below is Sheena Barrett, Arts Officer with Dublin City Council and Curator of The Lab Gallery, who’s assisting with development of students’ exhibition plan assessments.) Our MA Art History students’ brilliant work is also captured in a research blog, which demonstrates the fantastic range of work they’re undertaking.

My UCD colleagues have been working incredibly hard to deliver courses online, mind our large student cohorts, and support one another (in sickness and in health) over the past year. I’m so fortunate to have an enormously collegial School and supportive College, and I know we’re all looking forward to campus life returning in the near future.

More announcements are also coming soon about exciting new programme developments – stay tuned!

That’s all folks: wrapping 2020 for artsmanagement.ie

Tom Gauld (2018) – but feels like 2020

Hello gentle readers – I’ve just completed my final jobs & opportunities update for the year – 36 new listings for you to peruse over your mulled wine & mince pies! Still some silver linings there, even in these dark times… Apologies for any missed listings that were sent in early December; this semester has been a doozy for anyone working in universities.

I’ll be back in early January, so do feel free to send on any new opportunities & I’ll update ASAP.

Happy Christmas & New Year to one and all! Over & out for 2020.

— Emily

p.s. many thanks to all who applied for the Archiving the 8th Research Coordinator position — the response was tremendous, and I deeply appreciate everyone who took the time to send in an application.

Come work with me! Research Coordinator for Archiving the 8th

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I’m really excited to share news that I’m currently recruiting for the position of Research Coordinator for Archiving the 8th!

This is a part-time (0.5FTE), temporary postdoctoral position in the School of Art History & Cultural Policy at UCD, from December 2020 until 31 August 2021, working with me to support, develop, and extend the activities of the Archiving the 8th Network, funded by the Wellcome Trust. The role of the Research Coordinator will be to consolidate and develop research resources, especially a new Archiving the 8th website, working primarily online and remotely. The candidate will also be collaborating with allied research project Digital Preservation of Reproductive Health Resources: Archiving the 8th (TCD/DRI/Irish Qualitative Data Archive), also funded by the Wellcome Trust.

The purpose of the Archiving the 8th Network is to support and coordinate nationwide efforts to archive, collect, and research the 8th Amendment referendum and related outputs concerning women’s reproductive health and rights. These include collections and research on political ephemera, organisational records, websites and digital material, photography, visual and material culture, and oral histories.

This is a flexible position that can be adapted to the candidate’s research/work schedule, and is ideally suited for an experienced researcher (with a PhD) with an interest and/or experience in activism, women’s rights and/or collections, archiving, and public history.

The salary is €50,029 (pro rata).

The full job spec and application instructions can be found here – https://www.ucd.ie/workatucd/jobs/ (just search under the name of the school – Art History and Cultural Policy).

** update: please do note, a PhD is a requirement for this position. Also, whilst this is a remote working position, applicants must be based in Ireland. **

You can also download a copy of the job advert here (but please note all applications must be made through the UCD HR portal online).

There’s a short application window — deadline is 30 November, 2020 — but all you need is a CV+ cover letter. Happy to take any informal enquiries at emily.mark@ucd.ie, and please do forward this announcement to anyone who might be interested!

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