Alumni/Student Jobs & Opportunities Board

Description of role & details:

Frahm & Frahm is a London-based primary and secondary market art advisory with a focus on collection building. We are seeking a Research Assistant to drive the research behind our acquisition, advisory and sales activity. The role suits someone studious who enjoys deep research and can apply a strong grounding in earlier art history to contemporary practice.

Key responsibilities include conducting art historical and art market research; writing in-depth artist overviews; identifying key works and tracing their whereabouts; researching provenance, exhibition and literature histories; liaising with scholars, curators and artist foundations; and synthesising findings into clear reports for the Directors. The role also involves writing catalogue notes, producing client presentations and proposals, presenting to clients over Zoom and leading fair and exhibition tours, supporting sales and acquisitions, maintaining our Artlogic database, and managing general enquiries and our websites.

Essential requirements: a BA and MA in Art History or a related discipline; at least one year’s continuous employment, ideally in research, curatorial, gallery, auction or academic work; excellent written English and the ability to talk about art with ease; strong organisation and attention to detail; and the ability to work quickly across competing deadlines. Proficiency with Mac and MS Office and confidence using AI tools are expected. Foreign languages and experience with Artlogic or Photoshop are a plus.

Full-time, permanent, Mon-Fri, 9.00am to 6.00pm, based in Mayfair with remote working on Fridays. 24 days’ holiday plus public holidays. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Type of position: Permanent

Organisation name: Frahm & Frahm Ltd

Location: London

Application deadline: Monday 9 November 2026

Salary: £32,500 per annum.

How to apply:  Please send your CV and a covering letter to Millie Print at mp@frahmandfrahm.com. For the full job description, email the same address.

Description of role & details:

The Friends of the Wallraf-Richartz-Museum and Museum Ludwig e. V., hereinafter referred to as freunde, and the editorial team of the Wallraf-Richartz-Jahrbuch, published in Cologne, are now accepting submissions for the annual Frank Zurlino Publication Prize for early career scholars of art history as well as art technology under the age of 35 (on the date of submission). The prize will be awarded for the second time in 2027 to a previously unpublished research paper on the topics covered by the yearbook that impresses the judging panel with its originality and scholarly rigor.

The Frank Zurlino Publication Prize consists of a cash award of €3,000 in addition to the publication of the winning paper in the Wallraf-Richartz-Jahrbuch, Volume 88 (2027).

The winner will also be invited to give a public talk on the award-winning topic in the lecture series Kunstbewusst organised by the freunde.

Type of position: Open Call

Organisation name: Wallraf-Richartz-Museum & Fondation Corboud Cologne/Germany

Location: International

Application deadline: 31 March 2027

Recruiter website: https://www.wallraf.museum/en/the-museum/

Award / Prize Money:  3000 €

How to apply: https://www.wallraf.museum/en/the-museum/research/publication-prize/

Description of role & details:

Fixed term (3-months) | Full-time | Salary: £45,088 – £51,413 per annum pro rata (Grade 6) | Contract dates: 14 December 2026 – 13 March 2027

We are seeking a passionate wall painting conservator to join our MA in Conservation of Wall Paintings team. The postholder will supervise six third-year postgraduate students in the MA Conservation of Wall Paintings for a six-week on-site fieldwork at Longthorpe Tower, Peterborough from 18 January 2027 Monday to 26 February 2027. You are expected to stay in Peterborough Monday-Friday for the full six-week period. Accommodation and daily stipend for the six-week period will be provided. Other supervision throughout the contract period will be carried out either remotely or held at the Courtauld Institute at the Somerset House, Strand, London.

The postholder is expected to: 

• To provide close guidance and supervision of students in the following conservation activities: documentation, diagnostic investigations, treatment trials and interventions.
• To ensure that imaging, documentation and student work on site is completed to agreed standards and in accordance with health and safety protocols;
• To work closely with Courtauld staff and partners at the site;
• To participate in preparations for fieldwork including risk assessment and timetable and equipment planning; the formative and summative assessment of students.
• To support marketing and fundraising activity by supplying relevant updates during the project;
• To prepare a formal report of the project for the Courtauld and stakeholders.
This role is to partially cover the duties of a faculty at the Department who is on sabbatical leave. This role is expected to spend 60% of the time in teaching, 20% in central administrative duties and 20% in scholarship activities.

Type of position: Fixed Term

Organisation name: Courtauld Institute of Art

Location: London/UK

Application deadline: Online interviews are expected to be held on the morning of Wednesday 11 November. Deadline 31st October

Salary: £45,088 – £51,413 per annum pro rata

How to apply:  https://courtauld.ac.uk/jobs/

Description of role & details:
The Getty is inviting applications for its 2027–2028 Graduate Internship Program, offering 29 paid opportunities for emerging arts professionals.

For more than 40 years, the program has supported emerging professionals from around the world to develop their careers within the arts and cultural sector. Graduate internships are available across a range of areas including curatorial, public programs, studio photography, special collections, conservation, publications and more.

Interns have the opportunity to gain professional experience working alongside Getty staff and contributing to projects across the organisation.

Full details of the individual internship opportunities, including specific roles and eligibility requirements, can be found on the Getty Graduate Internship Program website.

Type of position: Graduate Internship

Organisation name: Getty

Location: Los Angeles, California, USA

Application deadline: 3 November 2026

Salary: Paid internship – salary/stipend varies by opportunity

How to apply: Applications should be made online via the Getty Graduate Internship Program website:
https://www.getty.edu/projects/graduate-internships/

Individual opportunities can be viewed here:
https://www.getty.edu/projects/graduate-internships/opportunities/

Description of role & details:

Art Historical London organises art history lectures, courses, guided visits and online events, bringing together expert speakers and audiences with an interest in art, history and cultural heritage.

We are looking for a reliable occasional monitor to support our in-person art historical talks in Richmond. The role involves setting up the projector and presentation equipment before the session, helping the lecturer to connect and ensuring everything is ready for the talk to begin. Once the session is underway, you are welcome to sit in and enjoy the lecture.

This would suit someone with an interest in art and art history who is dependable, comfortable with basic presentation technology and able to commit fully to any sessions they agree to cover. Sessions run from 10.30am to 12.15pm and are paid at £30 per session.

Type of position: Part Time

Organisation name: Art Historical London

Location: Richmond, Surrey (London)

Application deadline: Ongoing

Salary: £30 per session (10.30-12.15)

How to apply:  Covering letter to mariska@arthistoricallondon.com, no CV required.