Curriculum Vitae of Michaela McCaffrey michaelamccaffrey@univie.ac.at homepage.univie.ac.at/sofia.kantorovich/Michaela DOB: 24.12.1989, Belfast, United Kingdom

Current role

• Management of ETN-COLLDENSE (www.colldense.eu) • Maintaining website of START-project Y 627-N27 (FWF) group • Public Relations • Proofreading for group members

Academic Education

09/2012 – 10/2013 MSc with Distinction, ‘Art in the Global Middle Ages’. University of

Edinburgh, Scotland. Thesis Supervisor: Dr Claudia Bolgia Including internship at Centre for Research Collections, University of Edinburgh

09/2008 – 06/2012 MA with Honours, History of Art 2:1. University of Edinburgh, Scotland. Thesis Supervisor: Dr Heather Pulliam

09/2001 – 05/2008 Dominican College, Belfast, UK (High School education). A-levels (AAB – Mathematics, Economics, Art History)

Work Experience

04/2014 – ongoing Alumni Ambassador for the University of Edinburgh Alumni in

Austria (Event management, public relations, marketing) 09/2012 – 08/2013 Student Representative for Postgraduate Staff-Student Liasion

Committee, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland (Communicating student issues/feedback to university staff, event management)

09/2012 – 06/2013 Special Collections Intern, University of Edinburgh Library, Edinburgh, Scotland (Exhibition research and communication, conservation, dealing with enquiries, aiding the sale of books to dealers/collectors)

09/2012 – 05/2013 ‘Peer Proofreading’ scheme, Edinburgh University Student Association, Edinburgh, Scotland. (Proofreading, dissemination)

09/2011 – 10/2012 Events Volunteer at National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland. (Event organisation, dissemination and encouraging public participation)

11/2011 – 12/2011 Temporary Sales Assistant, Thorntons, Castle Court, Belfast, UK. (Customer enquiries, POS, recommendations and product personalisation)

11/2010 – 12/2010 Promotional Team Member, Red Group Guinness Promotion, Edinburgh, Scotland. (Promoting Guinness’s social networking websites and other promotional activities)

03/2008 – 08/2008 Sales Assistant, All Saints, House of Fraser, Belfast, UK. (POS, merchandising, stock control, meeting sales targets)

01/2008 – 02/2008 Books Merchandiser, RepForce, Newtownabbey, UK. (Stock control, dealing with suppliers, merchandising on sales floor)

11/2007 – 01/2008 Temporary Sales Assistant, Waterstones, Belfast, UK. (Customer service, POS, dealing with enquiries, stock control, financial administration)

09/2005 – 07/2006 Volunteer, Oxfam Fair Trade, Belfast, UK. (Customer service, sales, cash handling)

 

References

 On Request