Museum Internships in Baltimore

Multiple Internship Opportunities at the Jewish Museum of Maryland

JMM 2012 Summer Internships
Interning with the Jewish Museum of Maryland is a dynamic, interesting, educational, and fun experience. JMM summer internships are full time for ten weeks and include a modest stipend. All summer interns at the JMM participate in professional development workshops, attend field trips, and contribute to the museum’s blog. Free parking is provided. Housing is not provided. Orientation for the summer internship program will be held on Monday June 4, 2012.

JMM ARCHIVES INTERN
The Jewish Museum of Maryland seeks a qualified intern to assist in the museum archives. The Archives Intern will be responsible for cataloging archival documents, processing manuscript collections, and assisting with the triennial archives inventory. Processing collections involves
organizing archival collections and writing documents that help researchers locate materials within the collection. Duties may also include digitizing parts of archival collections as well as research.
Interested students should be working toward a degree in history, art history, material culture, Jewish studies, museum studies, or library science. Previous museum or library experience is not required. This internship is full time for ten weeks and includes a modest stipend.
Please send a cover letter, resume, availability and list of
three references to Ms. Jennifer Vess, Archivist, Jewish Museum of Maryland, 15 Lloyd Street, Baltimore MD 21202 or to jvess@jewishmuseummd.org. Please include “JMM Archives Intern” in your subject line. Applications are due by Friday March 16, 2012.

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The Jewish Museum of Maryland seeks a qualified intern to assist with the processing of Baltimore Hebrew University archives collection. The BHU Archives Intern will be responsible for cataloging and processing archival materials related to the Baltimore Hebrew University. Processing involves organizing one or more sections of the larger BHU archive collection
and writing documents that help researchers locate materials within the collection. Duties may also include digitizing parts of archival collections. BHU interns will also be assisting with the museum’s triennial archives inventory.
Interested students should be working toward a degree in history, art history, material culture, Jewish studies, museum studies, or library science. Previous museum or library experience is not required. This internship is full time for ten weeks and includes a modest stipend
Please send a cover letter, resume, availability and list of
three references to Ms. Jennifer Vess, Archivist, Jewish Museum of Maryland, 15 Lloyd Street, Baltimore MD 21202 or to jvess@jewishmuseummd.org. Please include “JMM BHU Archives Intern” in your subject line. Applications are due by Friday March 16, 2012.

Collections Intern:
The Jewish Museum of Maryland seeks a qualified intern to assist in the Collections Department to work on general collections management projects. Tasks include, but are not limited to: cataloging new donations and loans, assisting in triennial collections inventory, object photography, data entry, digitizing photographic collections, artifact handling, and indexing
and/or transcribing oral histories.
Interested students should be working toward a degree in museum studies, archival science, history, art history, material culture, or Jewish studies.
Please send a cover letter, resume, availability and list of three references (two of which must be professional or academic) to Ms. Jobi Zink, Sr. Collections Manager, Jewish Museum of Maryland, 15 Lloyd Street, Baltimore MD 21202 or to jzink@jewishmuseummd.org. Please include “Collections Intern” in your subject line. Application deadline is Friday March 16, 2012.

Development Intern
The Jewish Museum of Maryland seeks a qualified intern to assist in the development department. The Development Intern will be responsible for assisting with the donor database, grants management, event coordination, marketing and p/r projects, museum mailings, and other administrative tasks as needed.
Applicants should be interested in the business and administration aspects of the cultural arts. Previous museum experience is not required. This internship can be used for academic credit.
Please send a cover letter, resume and list of three references to Ms. Amy Smith, Administrative & Development Coordinator, Jewish Museum of Maryland, 15 Lloyd Street, Baltimore MD 21202 or to asmith@jewishmuseummd.org. Please include “JMM Development Intern” in your subject line. Applications will be accepted immediately and until the internship position is filled.

Exhibitions Research Intern:
TheJewish Museum of Maryland seeks a qualified intern to assist the Museum Curator in conducting literature searches and developing object lists for future exhibitions. Tasks include, but are not limited to: literature search in print and online sources, producing written summaries of identified sources, use of JMM collections database to identify potential objects, oral histories and images for exhibition, preparation of exhibition spreadsheets and notebooks. While much research will be conducted within JMM holdings, intern will also explore sources in regional libraries and collections. Interested students should be working toward a degree in history, art history, material culture, Jewish studies, museum studies, or curatorial studies. Previous museum or gallery experience is not required. Internship will run 10 weeks and will begin 1 June 2012. This internship can be used for academic credit.
Please send a cover letter, resume, availability and list of three references to Karen Falk, Curator, Jewish Museum of Maryland, 15 Lloyd Street, Baltimore MD 21202 or to kfalk@jewishmuseummd.org. Please include “Exhibitions Intern” in your subject line. Applications should be received by March 15, 2012.

Oral History Intern
The Jewish Museum of Maryland seeks a qualified candidate for an oral history internship. The oral history intern will be responsible for conducting research and developing questions for oral history interviews for several projects, conducting and transcribing oral histories, as well as data
entry. Interested students should be working toward a degree in museum studies, urban planning, public history, archival science, history, art history, material culture, or Jewish studies. Previous oral history experience preferred.
To apply, please send a cover letter, resume, availability and list of three references (two of which must be professional or academic) to Ms. Jobi Zink, Senior Collections manager, Jewish Museum of Maryland, 15 Lloyd Street, Baltimore MD 21202 or to jzink@jewishmuseummd.org. Please include “Oral History Intern” in your subject line. Application deadline is Friday March 16, 2012.

LSS Archaeology Intern
The Jewish Museum of Maryland seeks a qualified intern to assist in the Collections Department to work on the Lloyd Street Synagogue inventory and archaeology collection. Tasks include, but are not limited to: artifact handling, reconciling object numbers, assisting in LSS collections
inventory, object photography, and data entry. Interested students should be working toward a degree in museum studies, archaeology, history, art history, material culture, or Jewish studies.
Please send a cover letter, resume, availability and list of three references (two of which must be professional or academic) to Ms. Jobi Zink, Sr. Collections Manager, Jewish Museum of Maryland, 15 Lloyd Street, Baltimore MD 21202 or to jzink@jewishmuseummd.org. Please include “LSS Archaeology Intern” in your subject line. Application deadline is Friday
March 16, 2012.

Archivist, Curatorial Assistant
Jewish Museum of Maryland
15 Lloyd Street
Baltimore,
MD 21202
410-732-6400 x213
jvess@jewishmuseummd.org