IHR Summer Internships 2023

Opportunities for research experience and career development, thanks to the generosity of donors to the IHR. 

We are delighted to announce three paid internships for early-career historians, to be held between July and September 2023.

Are you an early-career historian? Please consider applying! The deadline for applications is 12 noon, UK time, Monday 26 June, 2023. For details of eligibility and how to apply, please see the bottom of this post. 

Bursary and Timing

Each internship will be supported with a total bursary award of £1500 (paid as £500 at the start of the project, £500 at a midway review point and £500 on completion and approval of the project). Objectives and milestones (including the midway review) will be agreed with the project supervisor at the start. Limited research (e.g. travel) expenses are also available for each internship. 

Internships should ideally be held during the period from July 2023 to the end of September 2023. The internship will not require full-time commitment over the summer period, and there is flexibility around how each intern would like to organise the time they spend on their project (for example, alongside part-time work or studying commitments). This should be agreed with the project supervisor at the start. 

Eligibility

We encourage any early-career historian to apply. We define ‘historian’ broadly and are keen to receive applications from those based in a range of different disciplines and professional contexts, if you consider your main area of work to be ‘history’. We aim to be as inclusive as possible and are using no strict definition of ‘early career’: we simply ask that you declare in your application that you identify as an early-career researcher / professional. 

How to Apply

Please submit your application to [email protected] by 12 noon, UK time, on Monday 26 June, 2023. Please mark the email subject line ‘IHR Internship Application’. You should include as a single attachment: 

• Statement of up to 500 words identifying the internship you wish to apply for, and explaining how this opportunity will support your career development, and the skills and experience you would bring to the role. 
• A statement confirming that you identify as an early-career researcher / professional, and also confirming your availability to hold an internship during the period July to late September 2023. 
• A CV of up to 2 A4 pages, including your current job or student status. 

You may apply for more than one internship, and should submit a separate email application for each, however, we strongly encourage you to consider which internship is the best ‘fit’ for your skills, experience, and future career development aspirations. 

Applications will be reviewed by a panel or IHR academic staff (plus a representative of the UHI in the case of the UHI / IHR partnership project). Applicants will be notified of the outcome by Friday 7 July, 2023. 

If you have any questions about the internships or the application process, please contact the IHR Director of Studies, Dr Simon Trafford.