Doctoral Placement – Investigation into Museum Object Photography Cromwell, England
Job description
This project will investigate different background and lighting choices during the object digitisation process at the V&A and how they affect perception and understanding of and engagement with the object.
Working closely with the Head of Photography and Digitisation, the student will identify relevant user groups and photography styles, investigate suitable methods and methodologies, and carry out the first steps of this audience research project.
Outputs will therefore include a conceptualisation of different user groups of photographs of museum objects, a methodology and justification of how, why, and which photographs are chosen for this research, a methodology of how perception and understanding of and engagement with object images can be investigated and an analysis of the gathered data of the audience research. These outputs can be presented in various forms such as journal paper submission, a blog post, or an internal policy document.
The placement will directly contribute to ongoing research in the department and allow the team to produce images that are in line with end-user requirements.
Placement candidates will expect to acquire the following skills and knowledge from this placement.
- Understanding of the object digitisation process in museums
- Teamwork, collaboration and how to effectively communicate with different stakeholder groups and manage an audience-research project
- Enhanced oral and written presentation skills
- Enhanced audience research skills including the use of relevant software, such as NVivo and SSPS
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