VCH Digital Humanities Internship
The IHR’s Centre for the History of People, Place and Community is offering a paid internship in Digital Humanities, working with the Victoria County History (VCH) project.
This Digital Humanities internship is an exciting opportunity to support Institute of Historical Research (IHR) colleagues with a significant digitisation project. While a large number of VCH volumes are already digitally available via the IHR’s British History Online (BHO) platform, many are not. With the support of funding from the Marc Fitch Fund and the IHR, the VCH is working to digitise volumes not currently available on BHO and explore innovative ways in which these new digital resources could be used to re-consider and re-use VCH content that is now up to 127 years old.
The intern will focus specifically on preparing content from the VCH Volumes 1 for digitisation.
This internship is a career development and training opportunity which might be of particular benefit for:
anyone looking for career development in the digital humanities.
anyone interested in a career in publishing and editing.
As an intern with the VCH, you will be supervised by the IHR’s Centre for the History of People, Place and Community and Library & Digital team. You will gain insights into the practical delivery of digitisation projects, particular experience of digital editing, and opportunities to understand the specific VCH approach to place-based histories.
Internship activities will include, although will not be limited to:
Involvement in a specific project to produce digital versions of VCH Volume 1s for upload onto BHO.
The opportunity to publish your own post for the IHR's On History blog on themes such as (but not limited to): the challenges and opportunities of digital humanities projects; the benefits of digital humanities for place-based research; using AI in digital humanities projects.
The opportunity to contribute to VCH activities during the IHR/RHS Festival of History (July 2027, just after the end of the main internship period).
What we are looking for
Applicants will need to be confident using the internet and Microsoft software; familiar with html and xml; have a good attention to detail; and an interest in the editorial process. They will also need to be able to follow specific instructions, which they will be provided with to guide them through the digitisation process they will be contributing to.
Applicants must identify as 'early-career' researchers/professionals to be eligible to apply for this career development and training internship.
Practical details
The internship is designed to help build skills and offer career development opportunities in research. We particularly welcome applications from historians – working in any context – from under-represented groups, including those from minoritized ethnic groups, disabled people, LGBTQIA+ people, and those who are ‘first generation’ in Higher Education.
This internship is offered from January 2027, and all outcomes should be complete by the end of June 2027, with a further opportunity to contribute to the project in July 2027. While the majority of the project can be completed remotely, the intern should be available to use physical library collections in London on occasion. The internship can be completed flexibly, and the intern will be free to organise their time spent on the project (for example, alongside part-time work or studying commitments). This should be agreed with the project supervisor at the start. The internship is not a job and is not defined in terms of a fixed number of hours commitment, but instead around agreed goals and outcomes.
The internship will be supported with a total bursary award of £1500, paid in three equal instalments (£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.
How to Apply
Please submit your application to our application system by 12 noon, UK time, on Friday 4 December 2026.
As part of the application process, we kindly ask you to upload the documents listed below:
Statement of up to 500 words explaining how this opportunity will support your career development, and the skills and experience you would bring to the internship.
A CV of up to 2 A4 pages, including your current job or student status.
Applications will be reviewed by a panel including Dr Ruth Slatter and Professor Catherine Clarke. Applicants will be notified of the outcome by Wednesday 16th December, 2026.
If you have any questions about the internship or the application process, please contact Dr Ruth Slatter (ruth.slatter@sas.ac.uk).
IHR VCH Digital Humanities Internship
VCH Digital Humanities Internship
The IHR’s Centre for the History of People, Place and Community is offering a paid internship in Digital Humanities, working with the Victoria County History (VCH) project.
This Digital Humanities internship is an exciting opportunity to support Institute of Historical Research (IHR) colleagues with a significant digitisation project. While a large number of VCH volumes are already digitally available via the IHR’s British History Online (BHO) platform, many are not. With the support of funding from the Marc Fitch Fund and the IHR, the VCH is working to digitise volumes not currently available on BHO and explore innovative ways in which these new digital resources could be used to re-consider and re-use VCH content that is now up to 127 years old.
The intern will focus specifically on preparing content from the VCH Volumes 1 for digitisation.
This internship is a career development and training opportunity which might be of particular benefit for:
anyone looking for career development in the digital humanities.
anyone interested in a career in publishing and editing.
As an intern with the VCH, you will be supervised by the IHR’s Centre for the History of People, Place and Community and Library & Digital team. You will gain insights into the practical delivery of digitisation projects, particular experience of digital editing, and opportunities to understand the specific VCH approach to place-based histories.
Internship activities will include, although will not be limited to:
Involvement in a specific project to produce digital versions of VCH Volume 1s for upload onto BHO.
The opportunity to publish your own post for the IHR's On History blog on themes such as (but not limited to): the challenges and opportunities of digital humanities projects; the benefits of digital humanities for place-based research; using AI in digital humanities projects.
The opportunity to contribute to VCH activities during the IHR/RHS Festival of History (July 2027, just after the end of the main internship period).
What we are looking for
Applicants will need to be confident using the internet and Microsoft software; familiar with html and xml; have a good attention to detail; and an interest in the editorial process. They will also need to be able to follow specific instructions, which they will be provided with to guide them through the digitisation process they will be contributing to.
Applicants must identify as 'early-career' researchers/professionals to be eligible to apply for this career development and training internship.
Practical details
The internship is designed to help build skills and offer career development opportunities in research. We particularly welcome applications from historians – working in any context – from under-represented groups, including those from minoritized ethnic groups, disabled people, LGBTQIA+ people, and those who are ‘first generation’ in Higher Education.
This internship is offered from January 2027, and all outcomes should be complete by the end of June 2027, with a further opportunity to contribute to the project in July 2027. While the majority of the project can be completed remotely, the intern should be available to use physical library collections in London on occasion. The internship can be completed flexibly, and the intern will be free to organise their time spent on the project (for example, alongside part-time work or studying commitments). This should be agreed with the project supervisor at the start. The internship is not a job and is not defined in terms of a fixed number of hours commitment, but instead around agreed goals and outcomes.
The internship will be supported with a total bursary award of £1500, paid in three equal instalments (£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.
How to Apply
Please submit your application to our application system by 12 noon, UK time, on Friday 4 December 2026.
As part of the application process, we kindly ask you to upload the documents listed below:
Statement of up to 500 words explaining how this opportunity will support your career development, and the skills and experience you would bring to the internship.
A CV of up to 2 A4 pages, including your current job or student status.
Applications will be reviewed by a panel including Dr Ruth Slatter and Professor Catherine Clarke. Applicants will be notified of the outcome by Wednesday 16th December, 2026.
If you have any questions about the internship or the application process, please contact Dr Ruth Slatter (ruth.slatter@sas.ac.uk).