Benjamin Durham, Phd Email & Phone Number

Toronto, On, Ca

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Research books, maps, documents, and fine art (paintings, engravings, sculptures, etc.) for auction and appraise them in accordance with recent market trends.• Catalogue individual consignments into appropriate lots for auction with AuctionFlex and describe them according to their physical characteristics and historical significance.• Serve as an agent of sale by helping consignors to navigate the auction market and assisting clients in building their collections.• Conduct bids for absentee and international buyers via phone and online platforms.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Provide expert customer support to commercial, film/television, and DIY painters for painting, staining, and color matching projects.• Process purchases and returns in-store, online, and over the phone.• Maintain the digital point-of-sale terminal by managing customer orders and accounting via Decor Fusion program.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Engaged in scholarly research on global commentary practices with scholars, professors, and graduate students across multiple departments at University of Toronto.• Established and managed a Twitter account to share progress on blog posts, academic conferences & lectures, journal articles, and monographs.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Teaching assistant for Latin Palaeography I and II (MST1104 and MST1105).• Graduate instructor in writing systems of medieval Western and Centreal Europe from ca. 500 – 1500 CE for both modules of the Latin Paleography course at Centre for Medieval Studies.• Coordinated lesson plans with professors Alexander Andrée, Stephen Pelle, and Greti Dinkova-Bruun to supplement lectures with group transcription exercises and one-on-one mentorship.• Responsible for grading homework assignments as well as midterm and final exams.• Facilitated online classes and video uploads during COVID-19 pandemic.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Analyzed medieval English property documents written in Latin.• Extracted data on landowners, renters, property transactions, and dates.• Generated fact sheets, graphs, and tables with Microsoft Excel for later research.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Showed patrons where to find library resources and collected equipment, reference pieces, and other items.• Organized returned books and materials and assisted with shelving.• Helped patrons to complete forms for library card issuance.• Monitored patrons to enforce adherence to library policies for material management and behavior.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Worked remotely with principal investigators to coordinate qualitative research on biographies for Early Modern preachers from the British Isles and North America.• Catalogued data and research into digital, manuscript sermon databases.• Demonstrated strong writing skills to generate original correspondence and reports.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Research Fellow for ITER, a bibliography of citations for secondary source material about the Middle Ages and Renaissance, 400-1700 CE.• Compiled data on journal articles written in a variety of European languages in Microsoft Excel.• Worked to improve a collective knowledge of Pre-modern European history.

Columbus, Ohio, United States

• Mitigated librarian workload by independently managing basic patron requests and locating materials.• Assisted staff with completing special projects such as codicological examination of medieval manuscripts fragments and attending formal functions related to fundraising and displays.• Maintained and updated records of current collections in Millenium.• Catalogued and sorted books and library materials in Millenium.• Maintained and updated patron records in library system database.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Medieval And Renaissance Studies

Collaborative Program (PhD) in Editing Ancient and Medieval Texts

Master Of Arts - Ma, Medieval And Renaissance Studies

Collaborative Program (M.A.) in Book History and Print Culture

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Medieval And Renaissance Studies

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, European History