The Ashmolean Museum are inviting twelve University of Oxford students to help us shape our new University Engagement Programme. Over 3.5 days we will work with staff from across the Museum to set the vision, shape the communications and scope activities for 2026/27 academic year.
We are looking for creative pragmatists, with exciting ideas and unique perspectives about museums, access and the University to be part of this dreaming session. If this sounds like you, please submit a 120-word statement or 1 minute video outlining why you want to participate in the project by 10:00am on 1 June via Microsoft Forms.
This opportunity will take place onsite at the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, and is paid at the Oxford Living Wage of £14.06 per hour. Students will need to be available from 10:00am to 4:00pm, Tuesday 23 – Thursday 25 June and from 10:00am – 1:00pm on Friday 26 June 2026.
Please note that this is a positive action opportunity, open to all University of Oxford students who have matriculated. Although not a requirement of the role we are particularly interested in hearing from applicants from lower socioeconomic backgrounds and Disabled, LGBTQIA+ and Global Majority applicants, all of whom are typically underrepresented in the heritage sector.
If you would like to discuss any questions about, or necessary adjustments to, both the application process and the role its self before submitting your application please email caroline.moore@ashmus.ox.ac.uk
(Use of AI in Applications: To help us get a real sense of why you are interested in this opportunity we encourage you to only use AI to perfect rather the write the content of your application. We also welcome applications which have not used AI at all!)