This is an opportunity for an exceptional candidate to undertake advanced academic training in research leading to a PhD, while working in collaboration with a leading intercultural arts organization to produce relevant research outputs that contribute to arts development and widening access to the arts. During fieldwork, the student will be based at The Drum and work alongside others in the organization and in close contact with the PhD supervisors to:

• Undertake empirical research and development of The Drum’s archives of programmes, flyers, brochures, photographs, film, digital, customer and audience comments and feedback
• Collate information and archives presenting a chronology of The Drum’s arts and cultural activities
• Engage with artists, organisations, institutions which have delivered activities at The Drum to gain information and comments on our programme
• Participate in arts and cultural activities and meetings which inform how The Drum documents, records and archives events and information
• Liaise with The Drum’s departments including programming, marketing, administration, technical, front of house and commercial to ensure the smooth running of the research
• Work with The Drum staff to develop the archives into an accessible online and physical timeline to enable our audiences and users to engage with
• Work with The Drum staff to develop the archives that will encourage members of the local community, artists, arts, academic and other institutions to access our archives
• Present research findings at meetings, seminars, conference, online, within specific academic, arts and cultural journals
• Adhere to the Drum’s policies including health and safety, equal opportunities and safeguarding

The student will be required to undertake advanced research skills training provided through the University of Warwick’s Doctoral Training Centre, and will write a full PhD dissertation on their independent research using the resources described above.

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