Volunteers and Interns

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We host a variety of volunteer roles working on a range of projects and tasks and we welcome enquiries from anyone interested in volunteering with us.

We are also happy to host placements and interns from academic courses in any relevant discipline.

Internship and Placement Opportunities

Student internship opportunities are advertised with Unitemps when they become available.  Any additional internships will be advertised here and we also welcome enquiries from anyone seeking a placement opportunity.  You can also follow us on our Facebook and X pages for up to date information.

We aim to offer our internship and placement opportunities to people who would benefit most from them, both in terms of furthering their personal or professional development and who, in return, would have a new and different perspective to bring to our work.

Previous experience of working in a library, archive or museum is not necessary, we want to attract people to join us who might not have thought about working in our sector before or who have not had the opportunity to experience what this might be like. 

If you would like further information, or have any questions about internship and placement opportunities, please contact us at: LAUCvolunteering@ed.ac.uk 

Volunteer Opportunities

A few areas we regularly have interns and volunteers working in include:

• Conservation

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• Archives
• Rare Books
• Museums, including gallery guides, curatorial roles and event management
• Exhibitions
• Collections Management
• Communications and Marketing

If you'd like to be added to our mailing list and kept up to date with our volunteer opportunities, introductory sessions and masterclasses, please register your interest here.

We aim to advertise new volunteer opportunities three times a year; at the start of Semesters 1 and 2 and also in late Spring/early Summer.  All opportunities will be advertised here and we invite applications from anyone interested, no previous experience is required, just enthusiasm.  All available roles will also be sent out to everyone on our mailing list.

We will recruit for volunteers again at the start of Summer 2024.

What our volunteers and interns say about their volunteering experience

This was a brilliant opportunity to further develop my experiences working within archives and facing challenges associated with this line of work.

Taking on volunteers and interns is a chance for experienced people with developed careers to pass on the knowledge and experience that university studies alone cannot give.

Fiona

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Careers In Heritage

If you are interested in pursuing a career in the heritage sector, please see our guidance document below outlining a range of careers in the sector, examples of real-life careers and hints and tips about how to succeed in the sector. 

Heritage Highlights

We'll be hosting weekly drop in sessions throughout this semester for you to have the opportunity to join staff from across Heritage Collections for short talks on some of their favourite collection items.  Booking is via MyEd, but tickets are not necessary, please do just drop in!

Thursday 19th September, 12:30pm, Centre for Research Collections, Main Library

A-Z Tram Posters: The archive of the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland recently came into Heritage Collections from Edinburgh Zoo and it's your chance to have a look at some of the objects from the collection! In this Heritage Highlight, come and have a look at an artistic surprise.

Book your place here: https://www.events.ed.ac.uk/index.cfm?event=showEventDetails&scheduleId=74258&start=&eventssearch=heritage&eventStart=0 

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