Freelance Researcher with Culture Leicestershire

Culture Leicestershire


Job Summary

We are looking for a freelance researcher to help shape our new cultural programme, Making Leicestershire My Home. This will involve using local, national and international resources but in particular, the collections of the Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland (ROLLR).

Job Description

Making Leicestershire My Home

This programme of activity will focus on reflecting the histories, experiences and contributions of people who have made Leicestershire their home over thousands of years, and how this continues to shape the culture of where we live today. We will achieve this through a programme that will showcase our existing museum and archive collections and stories, co-created community projects with targeted audiences, and outreach with communities facing barriers to accessing our cultural offer. We will use the skills of our staff, volunteers, and commissioned creative practitioners and artists to shine a light on modern Leicestershire in the context of its own history.

Team: CuL Senior Leadership Team

Location: Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland andhome based

Project Delivery Timeframes: Feb – March 26

Commission Amount: £5000

Job Requirements

  • Develop historically accurate research using the archives and collections based at ROLLR, and by working with our professional Archivists and Museum Curatorial Teams.
  • Identify migration stories relevant to Leicestershire’s history and cultural heritage that provides a strong historical foundation for the Making Leicestershire My Home programme.
  • Research, review and document 10 themes/stories relating to Leicestershire’s migration stories and present them to project leads and stakeholders in a format which will support them to prioritise 4/5. These will be selected for further in-depth attention by the freelancer and the CuL team.
  • Produce clear, accessible reports or case studies that can be easily adapted for multiple uses, including museum and library exhibitions, community displays, digital case studies, workshops, talks, and tours.

Job Overview

  • Job Title: Freelance Researcher with Culture Leicestershire
  • Salary: £30k-£40k
  • Hours:
    Full time
  • Artform: Museums
  • Role: Research
  • Contract: Temporary
  • Closing date: Sun, 25 Jan 2026

  • Location:

    East Midlands

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Job: Freelance Researcher with Culture Leicestershire

Job: Freelance Researcher with Culture Leicestershire

Organisation: Culture Leicestershire

Postcode: LE18 2AH

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