Summer Internship #1:
Collections Department
Title: Collections Intern
Number of Positions Open: 1
Compensation: $3000 stipend. No housing provided.
Time Commitment: 10 weeks, 40 hrs per week M-F, Closed 4th of July.
June 9- August 12, 2011
Project: The Intern will play an essential role in improving the documentation of the Museum's collection. The Intern will process the museum's Doll House Accessory collection currently in storage. This involves cataloging the objects, physical numbering, digital photography, packing objects for storage and entering information into Past Perfect. Intern will identify and correct numbering issues, conduct research in museum files to verify sources, record any known provenance and create box lists for object tracking. Intern will make deaccession recommendations to collections department based on established criteria and participate in all Collections Committee activities.
Intern will be supervised by Registrar Calleen Carver.
Qualifications: Seeking a motivated, organized, self starter who is currently enrolled in a museum studies program or who has previous museum experience. Knowledge of Past Perfect preferred, but not required.
Resume and cover letter due by April 8, 2011.
Please send materials to Kristie Dobbins, Curator, 5235 Oak Street, Kansas City, MO 64112 or via e-mail at dobbinsk@umkc.edu
Summer Internship #2:
Education Department
Title: Program Intern
Number of positions: 2
Compensation: $1000 stipend; No housing provided.
Time Commitment: 120 Hours (10 weeks, 12 hrs per week minimum) June 6- August 13 Tuesdays, 1:00-5:00; Wednesdays, 12:30-4:30; 4 hours over the weekend
Duties/Responsibilities/Projects: The program interns will facilitate the Adventures in Learning summer series which explores various aspects of the collection through tours and hands-on workshops. The interns will present pre-structured hands-on workshops and will be responsible for creating a new museum program in collaboration with the interpretation intern. Interns will also assist the front-line staff with visitor orientation and participate in weekly readings and discussions.
Supervision: Laura Taylor, Educator and Amanda Clark, Assistant
Museum Educator
Qualifications: Seeking undergraduates interested in pursuing a career in museum education. Candidates must have strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated experience working with the public. Must be a self-starter with high standards and exemplary problem solving skills. History, art, and museum studies majors are encouraged to apply.
Resume and cover letter due by April 8, 2011
Please send application materials to Laura Taylor, Museum Educator,
Toy and Miniature Museum, 5235 Oak Street, Kansas City, MO 64112 or
Summer Internship #3:
Education Department
Title: Interpretation Intern
Number of positions: 1
Compensation: $1000 stipend; No housing provided.
Time Commitment: 120 Hours (10 weeks, 12 hrs per week minimum) June 6- August 13
Tuesdays, 1:00-5:00; Wednesdays, 12:30-4:30;
Saturdays, 10:00-2:00
Duties/Responsibilities/Projects: The interpretation intern will be responsible for delivering oral presentations as part of the Adventures in Learning series and will also deliver highlights tours of the collection. The interpretation intern will collaborate with the program interns to create and present an original program for the museum. The interpretation intern will also assist the front-line staff with visitor orientation and participate in weekly readings and discussions.
Supervision: Laura Taylor, Educator and Amanda Clark, Assistant
Museum Educator
Qualifications: Seeking an undergraduate with a dynamic personality and experience with public speaking. Candidate must have strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated experience working with the public. History, art, museum studies and English majors are encouraged to apply. Special preference will be given to UMKC students who have completed English 309WI: Rhetorics of Public Memory.
Resume and cover letter due by April 8, 2011
Please send application materials to Laura Taylor, Museum Educator,
Toy and Miniature Museum, 5235 Oak Street, Kansas City, MO 64112 or
Amanda Clark, Assistant Museum Educator Toy & Miniature Museum of
Kansas City
phone: 816.333.9328 * fax/info: 816.333.2055
5235 Oak Street, Kansas City, Missouri 64112
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