Placement Opportunities Available

Below you can find all the recent placement opportunities currently available to LAHP students.

To apply, please follow the application guidelines noted in each opportunity.

If you apply directly to a placement host and are successful, please notify lahp@ucl.ac.uk

• AHRC TV PhD Scheme

  A unique opportunity to gain Insider knowledge of the TV industry!

  The AHRC are looking for 15 current AHRC-funded PhD students, who have a passion for television and are keen to explore all the ways that their skills and ideas might fit into the industry to take part in TV PhD, a training programme in partnership with The TV Foundation.

  Through industry-led training, guidance and hands-on workshops, the students will learn how to shape their ideas for TV audiences, grow the confidence to pitch these ideas to TV professionals, and gain real insight into the way the industry works.

  The final 15 will receive a free pass and accommodation to the 2026 Edinburgh TV Festival. There will be a chance to pitch their idea directly to television producers and one will be selected to work with the production team – offering a rare insight into the experience of turning their research into a real TV concept.

  They will also have access to year-round TV Foundation events and will join a growing network of like-minded professionals as part of the TV Foundation alumni.

  The deadline for applications is Thursday 26th March 2026. Apply here

• Wasafiri – editorial, prize, and speculative placement opportunities available

  An opportunity is available for two LAHP-funded PhD students to join Wasafiri on placements. We are also open to receiving speculative applications for placements where the applicant wishes to propose a specific project aligned with Wasafiri’s work.

  Application deadline: Midnight BST, 30 March 2026
  Interviews: Week commencing 6 April 2026
  Start date: 20 April 2026 for the Editorial Placement preferred; 5 May for the Prize Placement preferred.
  Hours: part-time 2 days/14 hours per week for nine to twelve months
  Location: Hybrid remote/in-person working. Offices are at Queen Mary University of London, Mile End campus

  The magazine

  Wasafiri is the UK’s leading magazine of international contemporary writing. Launched in 1984 to create a vibrant publication space for authors and critics from Africa, the Caribbean, South Asia, and their diasporas, Wasafiri has spread its reach over the last forty years to encompass the works of writers worldwide, championing underrepresented writers from all backgrounds. Having pioneered a shift in the literary, cultural, and critical landscape, the magazine draws widely across modern culture and the arts, publishing a lively and informed mix of fiction, poetry, interviews, essays, articles, art, and reviews. You can access the magazine here.

  The placements in brief

  A chance to build your own network and gain experience behind the scenes at an Arts Council National Portfolio Organisation with a forty two-year history of radical publishing and curriculum change.

  One placement will focus on the 2026 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize, which closes for entries on 30 June, 2026. The placement holder will work closely with the Wasafiri team, particularly the Administration and Programmes Manager, and will learn about running a literary prize. They will also support with the administration of the prize, reading and assessing prize entries, data evaluation for prize reporting, and work on the prize-giving ceremony which will take place in late October.

  A second placement holder will offer editorial support for our quarterly magazine and manage our submissions portal. There are also further opportunities for experience in their areas of interest, which might include events organisation, marketing and design, and more.

  Both roles are ideal for a motivated and curious candidate with excellent critical reading skills and a strong desire to work in a small team.

  The LAHP-funded researchers undertaking a placement at Wasafiri will also receive an extension to their stipend, equivalent to the duration of their placement.

  The placements in detail

  Wasafiri has been successfully working with LAHP placement students since 2024.

  Prize Placement (nine months)
  

  Activities for the literary prize placement include:

  • Managing entries to the 2026 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize.
  • Reading and assessing entries to the 2026 Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize.
  • Contributing to promotion strategy for the prize, as well as wider organisational strategy, including events and special projects.
  • Supporting the data gathering and reporting of the 2025 and 2026 prizes.
  • Supporting the Administration and Programmes Manager with the planning and delivery of 2026 prize giving event.
  • Managing relationships with judges, external readers, prize partners, shortlistees and winners, and growing a personal network of arts practitioners and researchers.

  Editorial Placement (twelve months)
  

  This placement is made up of two halves: assisting with the editorial production of our quarterly magazine and managing our submissions system, including peer review. Activities include:

  • Managing our submissions portal, including reading submissions and assigning peer reviewers, in coordination with the Deputy Editor, allowing the student to discover and influence emerging scholarship and promote innovative work.

  • Contributing to editorial strategy for the print magazine and website content by attending editorial and Associate Editor meetings, as well as wider organisational strategy, including events and special projects.

  • Managing relationships with contributors and peer reviewers, learning to communicate with a wide variety of stakeholders, and growing a personal network of arts practitioners and researchers.

  • Supporting the Reviews Editor, communicating with publicists, publishers, and reviewers as required.

  As well as providing an introduction and foundation to working in the arts beyond academia, Wasafiri placements offer students the skills necessary for the completion of their own research, including time management, editing, and communication, as well as developing academic networks and gaining a better understanding of the journal publishing process.

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  Only LAHP-funded researchers at LAHP-affiliated institutions can apply.

  The successful candidate for the literary Prize Placement will report to Wasafiri’s Administration and Programmes Manager, Elizabeth Robertson, and to Deputy Editor, Vamika Sinha, for the Editorial Placement. For more information, or with queries about the placement, please email: wasafiri-manager@qmul.ac.uk 

  Applications should consist of a cover letter of up to a page and a CV, sent to wasafiri-manager@qmul.ac.uk by no later than Midnight BST, 30 March 2026.

  Speculative applications should consist of a cover letter of up to a page, a 500-word project proposal, and a CV, sent to wasafiri-manager@qmul.ac.uk by no later than Midnight BST, 30 March 2026.

  Full details on the Wasafiri website

• AMOSSHE The Student Services Organisation – Policy and Research Intern

  AMOSSHE The Student Services Organisation is looking for a Policy and Research Intern. In this new role, you’ll support the Senior Policy and Research Officer in conducting original research into the use of artificial intelligence in higher education. You’ll take the lead on designing the project, including conducting primary research and analysing the findings. You’ll produce a report which will engage and support our members aligned to our strategic vision, and have the opportunity to present the report as part of our professional development programme. As well, you’ll be invited to relevant meetings with our members and external sector organisations which‘ll offer you insight into the role of a policy officer in a higher education setting.

  • Contract type: Fixed-term, full time (37.5 hours a week) for three months (February to April 2026).
  • Location: Hybrid, with a central London office.

  Applications should be made directly to AMOSSHE – full details can be found here

  Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis until a suitable candidate is found. Early application is encouraged.

• Royal College of Physicians – Recording the 20th century library

  The project intends to make the provenance information in an early-20th century accessions register accessible today. It can be completed remotely, and would fall into three parts, which can run concurrently:

  1. Transcribing the handwritten ledger entries in summary. They record the author, title and date of the book, and details of who donated it or where we bought it, and when we acquired it. Most of this data hasn’t previously been included in our main library catalogue.
  2. Matching the entries to books in the library catalogue today, and updating the catalogue entry with the provenance info.
  3. Researching interesting or major donations – who gave the books, what books were given – and writing that up for library website and social media channels.

  Start & end date of placement: Ad hoc placements to be agreed with the student.

  Hours of work: Negotiable, part-time preferred

  Essential criteria: Ability to read or to learn to read early 20th century handwriting.

  Deadline: No specific deadline, placements are available throughout the academic year.

  To apply, please complete the expression of interest and return it to lahp@ucl.ac.uk 

  For further details, please contact Katie Birkwood (Rare books and special collections Librarian) katie.birkwood@rcp.ac.uk