FHASS-Exclusive Internship: Museums Practice Intern
Closing Date: 29/11/2026

Please note: this internship is only available to current students registered on a degree scheme in the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences at Lancaster University.  If you apply for this role the information within your application will be shared with the recruiting organisation. 

Lancaster City Museums run four nationally Accredited Museums – Lancaster City Museum, the Maritime Museum, Cottage Museum and King’s Own Royal Regiment Museum. They also care for the museum collection of the people of Lancaster and also of the King’s Own Royal Regiment. 

In 2020 the City Museums acquired the 1792 subscription book for the Lancaster canal. This was a list of the people who eventually became shareholders in the scheme, which was completed in 1819 (Kendal) and 1826 (Glasson) https://www.lancaster.gov.uk/sites/museums/explore-online/discover-our-collection/canal-subscribers  

The museum has a transcription of the names, but no other analysis has been made of the book. The successful candidate will start the process of investigating the names that are linked to Lancaster as part of an evaluation of where the money came from that was invested in the canal, It is suspected that a good proportion may be linked to slavery in some way (either through the slave trade or plantations). 

Please submit a CV (maximum of two sides) and a Cover Letter (maximum one side) both tailored to the role.

Preferred Start Date: 11 January 2027 
End Date: 9th July 2027 
Interview Date:  7th December 2026 
Working Hours / Pattern:  3 hours every 2-3 weeks up to 40 hours in total 

Location: This is an internship that can largely be undertaken remotely, however at least one visit to the Maritime Museum to view the subscription book, meet staff and look at the displays would be valuable. 

FHASS Students: CV & Cover Letter Appointment 

You can book a 20 minute appointment with the Employability Officer for the Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences for queries you may have about your CV and / or Cover Letter.  If you have a CV and / or Cover Letter you would like reviewing please upload to your booking at least 24-hours before the appointment time. 

Main Duties:

• Analyse the names linked to Lancaster (some of these may be recorded under other linked places such as Liverpool)
•  Undertake some high-level research to see which names are already linked to families connected to slavery using publications and websites
•  If time allows, start some more in-depth research into those individuals. 

Skills required:

• Good communication skills
•  Good research skills
•  Happy to work alone or as part of a team
•  Logical and practical thinker and analyst
•  Experience with internet searching
•  Knowledge of databases 

Working in this role will help develop the following skills and experience:

• Analysing
• Curiosity
• Knowledge Sharing
• Research
• Exercising Professional Judgement
• Flexibility

You are required to submit a cover letter to support your application. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

Please note: Unless specified otherwise in the advert wording, this role is only open to individuals living in the UK.

Under the terms of this work, we endeavour to provide the advertised number of hours however, hours are not guaranteed and that work may cease if there is a fall in demand. 

Adverts that display a closing date should be treated as a guide. We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.