Pub crawl for a historical cause: is this the best job ever?!
The stream of dream jobs we would all love to have just keeps on coming: tasting donuts, tasting cheese, tasting wine – sometimes even for money! But now a position has come up that really takes the biscuit… Read here what we think is the best (and most remarkable) vacancy in the entire ‘dream jobs’ category so far:
Because unlike simply enjoying some food and drink and saying something useful about it to the manufacturer, this position is also of historical importance. You would genuinely be contributing to cultural heritage, and besides a generous portion of fun at work and a decent salary, this job also has a wonderful social dimension. Now that’s what we call a win! And honestly, wouldn’t everyone want this job?
Cultural heritage
The county of Lincolnshire (a three-hour drive north of London) is looking for what they very properly call a ‘Heritage Project Officer’ to map the current state of one of the pillars of the country’s history: the English pub. Just as Chinese-Indonesian restaurants in the Netherlands, for example, have been added to the Intangible Cultural Heritage list because a cultural phenomenon is at risk of being forgotten, traditional pubs in England are not doing well either. This project is an attempt to turn the tide.
Ideal candidate
The ideal candidate must be “enthusiastic and creative”, work and communicate well with others, and spend a year, for a handsome annual salary of around €30,000, researching the architectural and social history of ‘public houses’ (pubs) along Lincolnshire’s 50-kilometre coast from Grimsby to Boston.
Pub awareness
This new “Inns on the Edge” project is being set up by the government to document local history and raise awareness of the imminent threat of forced closure facing many of these historic cafés, as well as to help the sector recover from the pandemic. It also aims to make pubs more appealing to a less traditional audience through new channels such as social media. If this pilot proves successful, the intention is for the project to be replicated in other counties and parts of Great Britain.
Reading between the lines
When you look at the vacancy on the Lincolnshire County Council website, you may notice that beer or pints are not mentioned anywhere… But anyone with a keen ear will know the quintessentially British phenomenon of understatement, and can read between the lines when it says that you will be expected to ‘promote’ and ‘celebrate’ the pubs in question!
So we’re thinking: time to hit the pubs for the historical cause. And, of course, diligently write reports and produce summaries in between visits. We usually have to end these kinds of stories with disappointing lines such as “but you do have to be an American citizen” or “you do have to live in England”, but this time: none of that! So if you have a relevant degree (history is fine, archaeology too, and heritage management or something similar is also perfect) and feel like visiting pubs for a year in the name of the public interest: seize your chance and make us proud!
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Source: Food and Wine
