This sounds great - am tempted
On 7 May 2014 09:22, Furtherfield <[email protected]> wrote: > FYI > > > -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Do you know anyone who might > be interested is doing a Phd related to software based art at Kings college > London and Tate Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 19:05:39 +0000 From: Pip > Laurenson <[email protected]> <[email protected]> To: ' > [email protected]' <[email protected]> <[email protected]> > > Dear Furtherfield > If you know anyone who might be interested in this opportunity we would > love to hear from them. > > Collaborative Doctorate King's College London and Tate > *Method, Purpose, Use and Value in the Technical Description and Analysis > of Software-Based Art * > Applications are invited to undertake a collaborative doctorate based at > King’s College London and Tate to investigate two main questions: how are > software-based artworks to be described and represented for the purposes of > preservation, understanding and access? What constitutes technical art > history for software-based artworks? > > The dissertation supervisors are Dr Mark Hedges (Department of Digital > Humanities, King’s College London) and Dr Pip Laurenson (Head of Collection > Care Research, Tate). The student will join the research teams at King’s > and Tate engaged in the four year EU-funded research project > *PERICLES*<http://pericles-project.eu/> (2013 > – 2017), of which King’s is the coordinator. In the second year the student > will be based for some of the time within Tate's time-based media > conservation section in south London. > > Candidates may come from a variety of relevant backgrounds, including > conservation, digital preservation, digital humanities, information > science, computer science or curatorial practice. Appropriate training will > be provided by the host institutions, to fill any gaps in the candidate’s > background knowledge. It is, however, important that candidates have an > interest in and at least a basic knowledge of digital technologies, as well > as an interest in contemporary art practice. The deadline for applications > is *31 May 2014*. > > The funding is provided by the Arts and Humanities Research Council for UK > residents. > > For full details please see > > *http://www.tate.org.uk/about/our-work/research/research-posts/studentships/tate-kings-software*<http://www.tate.org.uk/about/our-work/research/research-posts/studentships/tate-kings-software> > > Or contact Pip Laurenson at [email protected] > > Best wishes > Pip > > Pip Laurenson > Head of Collection Care Research > Tate > Millbank > London > SW1P 4RG > +44(0)207887 8776 > +44(0)7966062962 > > > *www.tate.org.uk* <http://www.tate.org.uk/>/conservation > Please note that any information sent, received or held by Tate may be > disclosed under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. > > > > > -- > Furtherfield - A living, breathing, thriving > networkhttp://www.furtherfield.org - for art, technology and social change > since 1997 > > Furtherfield > Furtherfield > Furtherfield Gallery & Commons, > Finsbury Park, London N4 2NQ > T +44(0)208 802 1301/+44(0)208 802 2827www.furtherfield.org > > Furtherfield is a Not-for-Profit Company limited by Guarantee registered > in England and Wales under the Company No.7005205. Registered business > address: Ballard Newman, Apex House, Grand Arcade, Tally Ho Corner, London > N12 0EH. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >
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