The APGRD is happy to host interns from various programmes, primarily via the Erasmus+ traineeship scheme arranged between the intern's home institution and the APGRD.
Overseen by the APGRD Director and mentored by the APGRD Archivist, interns can expect an extensive introduction to archive principles and practices and an insight into academic research centres, as well as developing their own research experience. We always tailor the placement to the intern's own area of interest and to the skills they most wish to develop, in addition to supporting them to be an active member of the APGRD's wider research and graduate community.
Please contact us to discuss the possibility of an internship, after consulting your home institution.
Previous Interns
Selina, from Radboud Universiteit: "I spent four great months at the APGRD assisting in the daily workings of the centre. I had the opportunity to re-catalogue parts of the Abd'Elkader Farrah collection, prepare visual and textual materials for the final chapters of the multimedia Agamemnon ebook, and aid with the organisation of public lectures, workshops, and colloquiums" (Erasmus+ Traineeship, 2022).
Martino, from Università di Bologna: "I had the great opportunity to spend two months as an archive-assistant. I was trained in the APGRD catalogues and performance database, and in preserving archive materials. I assisted with APGRD events and had the pleasure to help with the testing and proof-reading of their ebook. Moreover, working in the archive helped me with the preparation of my PhD proposal on the Bacchae on the contemporary stage" (Erasmus+ Traineeship, 2020).
Volunteering
If you are based in or near Oxford, and if an independently-funded internship is not an option but you would still like to gain work experience in a performance archive or university research centre, you might like to consider volunteering at the APGRD.