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Title: Curatorial Intern
Compensation: Unpaid; No housing provided.
Time Commitment: ongoing and flexible during the hours of 8:00am- 4:00pm, Monday-Friday
Note: we prefer 200+ Hours (10 weeks, 20 hrs per week) but we will adjust to student schedules

Duties/Responsibilities/Projects: The museum internship program at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library – Museum offers real world museum experience to students interested in pursuing a career within the field. The internship is restricted to upper level undergraduate and graduate students. We assign a variety of collections and exhibits related projects to our interns. Within the sphere of collections, interns work on a variety of tasks, such as data-entry, cataloging, assessing storage conditions, cleaning, inventorying and condition reporting; geared to impart knowledge on proper collections management practices. Our interns also spend some time on exhibit related projects, such as exhibit installation, label writing, mount-making, lighting, environmental monitoring, and assisting with artifact loans.
Summer interns are encouraged to participate in Hoover's Hometown Days the first weekend of August.
Supervision: Melanie Wier, Assistant Curator
Qualifications:
• Interest in working with museum collections.
• Intern should be detail oriented, organized, and able to work independently.
• Must be able to work as a team and accept constructive criticism.
• Must be able to climb stairs and ladders.
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs.
• Average or above average level of computer literacy (Skills in Photoshop, Illustrator, Word, Excel, Access, and a collection database would be an advantage but is not required).
• Must be eager to learn and ask questions.
Note:
• Dress code is smart casual.
• Intern is responsible for own transportation and housing.
Application materials are due by: rolling application- but to secure a semester internship applications are due two months before the start of the semester. Two to three positions are available each semester- fall, spring and summer.
To apply, send cover letter, resume, and at least two recommendation letters to Melanie Wier, Assistant Curator, 210 Parkside Drive, P.O. Box 488, West Branch, IA 52358 OR e-mail the above information to melanie.wier@nara.gov.