Neringa Forest Architecture Internship

Published on Friday, 11 September 2020 16:23
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Forest in Neringa. Fragment of a photo by Jonas Žukauskas.
 
Nida Art Colony of Vilnius Academy of Arts is offering an internship for a Research Assistant to work in Vilnius and the Baltic States on Neringa Forest Architecture project for a period of October–December 2020.  
 
Neringa Forest Architecture is a multidisciplinary project carried out by NAC looking into the natural, technological and socio-political properties of the forests of Curonian Spit. Through a variety of activities, Neringa Forest Architecture traces the relationship between ecological, recreational, representational, and industrial narratives of the forest and explores the possibility to perceive the forest as an infrastructure formed by a diverse civic consensus. The trees of the Curonian forest and all of its distinct eco-socio-political features are literally, and figuratively, the foundational material of this project. 
 
We are offering an opportunity to work closely with the curatorial team of Neringa Forest Architecture and conduct research into timber and new materials currently in development in the Baltic States. We are looking for a recent graduate or student of the arts, architecture, design or the humanities with:
• an interest in the project’s theme and need to develop their professional practice; 
• ability to plan their time efficiently and prioritize tasks; 
• excellent English and computer skills; 
• an open-minded and curious attitude. 
 
The position entails: 
• assisting with research tasks and independently pursuing inquiries in accordance with the guidelines provided by the project’s curators and the team of NAC; 
• logging and systematizing research sources, proceedings and results; 
• reporting to the project’s curators and team of NAC regarding research findings and new sources / leads; 
• looking after contacts, correspondence and communication flow;
• assisting the research team with assorted daily tasks. 
 
The internship is paid, it includes occasional travel to Nida and the Baltic States for on-site assignments. Travel costs are compensated. 
 
If interested, please send your CV and motivational letter in either English or Lithuanian to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by 25 September.