Museum of London Seeks Taylor Swift Superfan to Help Curators on Unspecified Hourly Wage

The Victoria & The Albert Museum in London is enlisting the help of a dedicated Swiftie – on a rather vague contractual basis, it must be said – to act as a 'Superfan Advisor' for all things Taylor Swift.

The more relevant details about the role is admittedly a little scary for those who think this is their chance to land a dream job. It's described as a part-time, zero-hours contract gig, meaning you're not guaranteed a set number of hours.

The salary is also only described as “Competitive Incentives”, whatever that means (certainly not a specific amount of money one can expect to be paid for their work). And further down the list, the V&A says it “will cover reasonable travel costs to the museum for the curatorial meeting and successful applicants will receive V&A Membership as part of the role”.

As that last bit implies, the very nature of the job seems to be a kind of rapid-fire consulting gig. The Swiftie position is actually one of a number of 'Superfan Advisor' roles the V&A is also looking to fill — along with looking for fans of drag, emojis, Crocs and tufting — as it aims to “learn more about our collection… as well as about the current cultural trends that will inform the future of the museum collection.”

All “Superfan Advisors” will meet with curators at the V&A to share their subject matter expertise and “Insights from the sessions… may be used to develop future programming at the museum.” With the V&A's focus on arts and crafts, it seems likely that they will want Swift's expert to advise on the variety of homemade arts and crafts that have become an essential part of the fandom, including concert posters, costumes and clothing, and the ubiquitous friendship bracelets.

The V&A is far from the first institution – museum or otherwise – to offer some sort of Swift-centric work. A handful of university courses have already been devoted to it, including one at New York University that teaches Rolling rockBrittany Spanos. And last year, USA Today and The Tennessean tried to hire a full-time reporter to cover Swift's beat (as well as one dedicated to Beyoncé).