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Hi all,

 

Thanks to funding from the Platten Family Fund at the Community Foundation Tyne & Wear and Northumberland, the Discovery Museum in Newcastle is pleased to announce the return of New Inventors, a residency programme working with three practitioners, three primary schools and visitors to the museum over the course of 2018/19 to inspire children to pursue opportunities in STEM.

 

Discovery Museum tells the changing story of Tyneside and holds internationally important collections including those that showcase the region’s contribution to the history of invention and have had a significant impact on our lives. Today, the region continues to be at the centre of innovative research, investigating what the future holds for Tyneside and how we can harness the power of data and technology to improve the lives of citizens and businesses.

 

Discovery Museum is seeking to recruit an innovative external practitioner working within contemporary engineering and the wider STEM industry to serve as an Inventor in Residence who will devise and deliver a bold programme with a focus on the theme of ‘Smart Cities.’

 

Budget

A fee of £5000 (equivalent to £200 a day for 25 days)

A production budget of £1000 is available for materials and technologies to deliver family and school activity.

 

We welcome quotations from applicants based in or outside the North East of England (in the UK or internationally) but please note that there is no separate budget for accommodation or travel.

 

Timescale

  1. Deadline for submissions is Friday 12 April at 5pm
  2. Interviews will take place on Tuesday 23 April, please note, you will be expected to prepare a 30 minute hands-on demo for the interview panel. You will be contacted no later than Wednesday 17 April 2019
  3. The appointment of the successful candidate will be no later than Wednesday 24 April 2019
  4. The residency will take place across 12 weeks on agreed dates between Monday 29 April and 19 July 2019

 

For more information and to download a copy of the brief, please visit https://discoverymuseum.org.uk/new-inventors

 

Best wishes,

Sarah

 

 

Sarah Younas

Digital Producer

 

Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums

Discovery Museum

Blandford Square

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE1 4JA

 

T: 0191 277 2324 (EXT – 22324)

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W: http://www.twmuseums.org.uk

 

 

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