Social Media Assistant

CURRICULUM VITAE – EDWARD COIDAN

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EDUCATION

BA Classics with Oriental Studies (Sanskrit), University of Oxford (2022) Class: 2.1

Summer School in Classical Languages & Historical Linguistics, University of Leiden (2018) A Levels: A* (Sanskrit), 4x As (in French, Spanish, Classical Greek & Latin); A* (Extended Project Qualification) (2017)

• AS Levels: 2x Bs (Ancient History & Religious Studies) (2016) IGCSEs (2015), St. Peter’s School, York: 11A*, 1A, EXCAVATIONS

Trainee, York Archaeological Trust (August 2015)

• Participated in two-week long excavation at Hungate & the Church of John the Baptist in York

• Developed my knowledge of archaeological techniques

• Found the signum of a distinguished Yorkshire craftsman

• Hands-on excavation experience

Trainee, Roman Vindolanda Trust (July 2015)

• Participated in a week-long excavation at the Roman fort of Vindolanda

• Learnt the basics of archaeological techniques & equipment

• Hands-on excavation experience

DIRECT GALLERY / MUSEUM EXPERIENCE

Volunteer, Undercroft Museum, York Minster (August 2022 – present)

• Assisting visitors in using interactives & being on hand to answer specific historical questions about York Minster

• Part-time involvement in cataloguing & digitising manuscripts in the Archives collection

• Trained in Health & Safety protocols

• Leading guided historical tours of the museum

Volunteer, Treasurer’s House, York (August 2022-present)

• Supervising allocated rooms of the house, guiding & answering specific questions from visitors

• Leading guided historical tours

Krasis Scholar, Ashmolean Museum (October 2019 – December 2019)

• Selected to participate in interactive events designed to enhance visitor experience

• Participated in interdisciplinary symposia with other students involved in analysing & handling objects from the museum’s collections

• Developed specialist knowledge under the guidance of an art historian

• Attended seminars on the history of Greek coinage that involved object handling sessions Placement, Jorvik Viking Centre (June 2015 – August 2015)

• Shadowing of staff in the visitor experience division

• Rotational role of duties

• Organising & leading tours of collections & Coppergate excavations

• Ran an interactive “Hands on here” display showcasing objects from the museum’s collections Placement, Yorkshire Museums Trust / Yorkshire Museum (June – August 2014)

• Co-created an animation video explaining the provenance of the Bedale Hoard

• Ran an interactive “Hands on here” display showcasing objects from the museum’s collections

• Led tours of the museum’s varied collections & on hand to answer specific questions TEAMWORK & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

President, The Oxford Forum (December 2019 – March 2020)

• Served as president for Hilary term 2020 of a flourishing politics & international relations debating society

• Organised seven debates with renowned professionals, academics & YouTubers

• Two debate panels gained over 350k views on YouTube

• Led a significant increase of The Oxford Forum presence on social media platforms

• Overseeing committee responsibilities for sponsorship deals, operations & organising events Committee member (Consulting division), The Oxford Guild (April – June 2019)

• Leading member of the consultancy division of the committee for Trinity term 2019

• Co-operated in organising the society’s renowned ball at Porchester Hall, London

• Help successfully secured sponsorship deal with Oliver Wyman

• Developed leadership, interpersonal & organisational skills Treasurer, Oxford University Walking Club (January – June 2019)

• Using Xero to oversee club expenses & the annual budget

• Consulting with executive members about the society’s finances Electoral & finance committees, The Oxford Union (April – June 2019)

• Involved in organising & hosting elections for Trinity term 2019

• Assisted in designing & implementing the official society app on the Apple App Store President, The Oxford Classics Society (October 2018 – June 2019)

• Inviting visiting lecturers & faculty to present talks / seminars and publicising the events via social media & email

• Increased social media presence of. The society

• Organising social events such as a toga party & subject-related quizzes

• Membership drive

WORK EXPERIENCE (Paid)

Summer School Assistant, Department of Continuing Education, University of Oxford (2019 & 2022)

• Helped coordinate summer schools of about 100 & 200 students over three- & six-week periods (in 2022 & 2019, respectively) at Exeter College, University of Oxford

• Logistics & administrative training (setting up specialist equipment, assisting lecture delivery, guided orientation tours

& excursions, daily emails)

Academic Tutor, VIP Tutors.co (December 2019 – September 2021)

• Tutored intermittently online in Latin & Greek languages and Classical Civilisation for IB, GCSE & A Level syllabi, as well as casual learners & mature students

Library Book Check Assistant, Wadham College Library, University of Oxford (June – August 2019)

• Electronically cataloguing over 50,000 books in the library’s collection with an electronic pidion & assigning them to shelf markers

AWARDS

Krasis Scholarship, Ashmolean Museum (July 2019)

• Selected to participate in interdisciplinary symposia with fellow students & under the guidance of an art historian Holbrook and Bickley Rogers Fund Travel Grant, Wadham College (April 2018)

• Awarded to participate in a week-long seminary programme in Latin & Greek literatures at the Vivarium Novum school in Rome

Most Original Scholar, York College (June 2017)

• Awarded for achieving excellent grades in an unusual combination of A Levels Personal and academic references available upon request.

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