Summer Internship at National Electronics Museum in Maryland

Paid Internship at the National Electronics Museum

The National Electronics Museum in Linthicum, MD (near Baltimore) is seeking an intern for Summer 2012. The intern will work primarily in Collections with the Assistant Director. The intern will also have the opportunity to experience a variety of aspects of museum operations including volunteer management, visitor services, and education.

The internship includes a $3600 stipend for 12 weeks of full time work, and may be applied towards school credit as your school allows.

Applicants should be graduate students, recent graduates, or upper level undergraduates in Museum Studies, History, History of Science, or related fields.

The successful candidate will be detail oriented, organized, and able to work independently as well as in a team. Ability to lift up to 40 pounds and to climb ladders, and
American citizenship required. Knowledge of PastPerfect collections database a plus.

Please send resume or CV, cover letter, and two recommendation letters (transcripts welcome but not required) to Alice Donahue at donahue.nem@gmail.com by April 9, 2012.

www.nationalelectronicsmuseum.org

Summer Museum Internship in Kansas City

The Toy and Miniature Museum of Kansas City (www.toyandminiaturemuseum.org)
is pleased to announce the following internship positions:

Summer Internship
Title: Education Intern
Number of positions: 3
Compensation: $1000 stipend; No housing provided.

Time Commitment: 132 Hours (11 weeks, 12 hrs per week minimum) May 29- August 12
Tuesday & Wednesday, 12:30-4:30; 4 hours on Saturday or Sunday

Duties/Responsibilities/Projects:
Education interns will be responsible for facilitating programming and giving oral presentations for the summer Adventures in Learning series, which explores various aspects of the collection through tours and hands-on workshops. Interns will lead pre-structured hands-on workshops and will be responsible for creating a new program. Additionally, each intern will be responsible for delivering at least 2 oral presentations as well as highlights tours of the collection. Interns will assist the front-line staff with visitor orientation and participate in weekly readings and discussions. Interns are required to attend a reception on June 30, 2012.

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, public speaking experience, 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. Special preference will be given to UMKC students who have completed English 309WI: Rhetorics of Public Memory.

Resume and cover letter due by March 30, 2012

Please send application materials to Amanda Clark, Assistant Museum Educator, Toy and
Miniature Museum, 5235 Oak Street, Kansas City, MO 64112 or clarkan@umkc.edu

History Education Summer Internship in Thomson, GA

*PAID INTERNSHIP **MUSEUM EDUCATION***
Hickory Hill, the historic home of Senator Thomas E. Watson has an education internship available for an upcoming professional interested inarchaeology, history, ecology, and educating children. The site is ownedand operated by the Watson-Brown Foundation, Inc.

*Position Available:*
Museum Education Summer Intern, 40 hours per week. Intern will be onsite Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm.

*Duration:* May 25th through August 3, 2012. *Dates are FIRM*.

* **Responsibilities include:
* Under the direction of the Curator and the Educator, the Intern will conduct 4 weeks of summer camps for local teens & tweens. Two weeks are devoted to archaeology with excavations at the Jeffersonian Publishing Plant site. Two weeks are focused on History and the Environment. The Intern will be co-teaching with the Educator, and will assist with curriculum development.
*Requirements, Abilities & Skills: *
- an enrolled university student, recent graduate, or graduate student in *anthropology, history,* *museum education, public history, or education*
- Responsible, reliable, and dedicated to job performance.
- Ability to learn information quickly.
- Experience working with children.
- Ability to teach activities to a group.
- A desire to work with the public.
- A desire to work outdoors.
- Commitment to being a team player.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Creative problem solving and ability to use available resources.
- Able to pass a drug test and background check.
- First Aid and CPR skills are a plus, but not mandatory.

Compensation: * $1000 per month. Housing is provided in a furnished cottage at Hickory Hill. All utilities, Internet, and cable TV are paid. Laundry facilities on-site

Application Requirements:* By 29 February, please submit: Completed Application available fromhttp://www.hickory-hill.org/news-a-events/news-feed/1/26.html or contact Michelle at mzupan@hickory-hill.org for a Word format application.

*DO NOT send transcripts or letters of recommendation.*

Pro Football Hall of Fame Volunteer Management Internship

Fall 2010

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is seeking students for its Fall of 2010 Volunteer Management Internship with its Museum Volunteer program. Students who are interested in pursuing a career with an historical organization and have an interest in volunteer program management or human resources are preferred. The student interns will be given an introduction into the history of professional football and the museum volunteer program. The student interns will assist staff in maintaining the online volunteer management database and volunteer programming. The student intern will also assist in volunteer orientations and educational training.

Student interns are required to work for a continuous 12-week period in the Fall 2010 and be available on weekends. Volunteer Management interns are required to have completed or working to complete a bachelor’s degree in one of the following fields: history, public administration, non-profit management, human resource management or equivalent. The museum prefers students who have experience volunteering or working for an historical organization and in a graduate program in one of the following fields of study: non-profit administration, human resource management, history or equivalent. The Volunteer Management Internship is an unpaid internship.

Please send a cover letter, 3 references and resume to: Jason Aikens, Collections Curator, Pro Football Hall of Fame, 2121 George Halas Dr. NW, Canton, OH 44708 (330) 456-8207, Jason.Aikens@profootballhof.com.

The deadline to apply is September 10, 2010 but application materials will be reviewed immediately.

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM COORDINATOR POSITION

Historical & Genealogical Society of Somerset County

10649 Somerset Pike, Somerset, PA 15501

The Education Program Coordinator of the Historical & Genealogical Society of Somerset County (H&GSSC) is responsible for developing, implementing, and directing the educational programs and policies of the H&GSSC as directed by the H&GSSC Board of Directors. The Education Program Coordinator is supervised by the Site Director and the Education Committee who provide assistance and direction. Review and evaluation of work is provided by the Education Committee and the Site Director through direct observation and progress reports.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

* Developing and implementing, with site staff and the H&GSSC Education Committee, on-site and off-site programs for regional school systems which are curriculum-based and which relate to the themes of the Somerset Historical Center

* Developing and directing, with site staff and the H&GSSC Education Committee, an annual schedule of educational programs for H&GSSC members and adults such as lectures, craft classes, and exhibit openings

* Preparing programs and coordinating crafters and vendors for Mountain Craft Days, the H&GSSC’s annual festival in September.

Secondary Duties and Responsibilities:

* Developing training programs for volunteers and interns engaged in school programs

* Preparing press releases and press kits for Center events and activities Performance Review All new employees are initially hired on a probationary basis. At the end of six months employment the H&GSSC Personnel Committee will conduct a probationary review of employee performance. Upon successful completion of the probationary review the employee will be posted to permanent status. The H&GSSC Personnel Committee will review employee performance on an annual basis thereafter.

Minimum Experience & Training

* Prefer degree in History, Museum Studies or Education, or a related field and any equivalent combination of experience and training which would afford the applicant the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

* Good written and verbal communication skills

* Organizational skills

Hours, Salary & Benefits

The Educator will be a full-time position of 37.5 hours per week. Some evening and weekend work will be necessary. Salary and benefits are negotiable based on education and experience.

Send resume to George Kaufman, President, at PO Box 284 Somerset, PA or email to georgek@wpia.net on or before June 7, 2010.

Historic Research Internship

Historic Research Internship for the Montgomery County PA Department of Parks and Heritage Services (northwest of Philadelphia)

Unpaid internship working with senior historic site staff to compile documentation for the largest county park, Green Lane Park, which was created in the 1950s when a reservoir was built. Intern will coordinate historical information and look for maps, photographs, and documentation at local historical resources for the people and businesses that were in the area before the reservoir was built to develop interpretation/display material. May involve oral histories. Will involve travel within the county.

Number of hours and days of the week flexible, but would like a commitment for at least 150 hours. Prior experience with historical research a plus, but not necessary.

Send cover letter and resume to: eaderman@montcopa.org

Ella Aderman

Historic Site Supervisor

5 Haldeman Road

Schwenksville, PA 19473

610-287-9349

Montgomery County Historical Society Archive Internship

Rockville, Maryland

INTERNSHIP DESCRIPTION: The archive intern will conduct an inventory of material in the Montgomery County Historical Society (MCHS) library and archives related to the development of suburban Montgomery County. Primary goal of the internship is establishment of a finding aid to facilitate use of the MCHS archives by researchers interested in suburban studies. The internship is full-time (40 hours/week) for 8 weeks, with a $1000 stipend. Alternative schedules, such as fewer hours/week over a longer period of time, may be considered.

The MCHS archives and library contain material relevant to County history and culture, from the 18th century through the present day. Collection strengths include land plats, surveys and maps; photographic images; scrapbooks and diaries; and organizational records. Many are discrete collections relating to, or collected by, a single individual, group or community. Although inventories exist for some of the archive collection, most are not in computerized and searchable formats. With the recent founding of the MCHS Mary Kay Harper Center for Suburban Studies (MKH-CSS) it is increasingly important to establish intellectual control over the collection to improve accessibility to visiting researchers. The purpose of the internship is to identify material within the collection relevant to suburban studies and document this information in a descriptive finding aid for inclusion on the MKH-CSS website.

ABOUT MCHS: The Montgomery County Historical Society is dedicated to encouraging the County's residents and the public at large to discover their common heritage. To achieve this, the Society uses its historic resources (historic buildings, artifact, library, and archive collections, educational programs) and fosters partnerships with others to create a shared sense of place in a changing environment.

MCHS operates two campuses, the Beall-Dawson Historic Park in Rockville and the Waters House History Center in Germantown. The Beall-Dawson Historic Park is the organization’s main campus and site of the MCHS administrative offices, Beall-Dawson House Museum, the Stonestreet Museum of 19th Century Medicine, and the Jane C. Sween Research Library. The Waters House History Center contains part of the MCHS library special collections, as well as changing exhibit galleries. The internship is located at the Sween Research Library, but travel to Germantown will occasionally be necessary. Please visit www.montgomeryhistory.org to learn more about MCHS.

TO APPLY: Send or email a cover letter and detailed resume to the address below. Please include the names and contact information for three references familiar with your work. Candidates for this position should have a strong interest and background in 20th century American history and/or some experience working in a research library setting. Upper level undergraduate and graduate students or recent graduates in archive or library science are preferred, but applicants with archive or library experience from museum studies, anthropology, and history programs are also encouraged to apply. Deadline: April 30, 2010.

Beth Hickey, Assistant Director

Montgomery County Historical Society

111 W. Montgomery Ave.

Rockville, MD 20850

bhickey@montgomeryhistory.org

Still National Osteopathic Museum Internship

The Still National Osteopathic Museum, Kirksville, MO is currently offering an unpaid internship to assist with collections management during the summer of 2010. The intern will be a part of the ongoing Museums for America grant awarded to the museum in the fall of 2009. As the only museum dedicated to the history of osteopathic medicine, the Still National Osteopathic Museum collects artifacts that trace the history of the osteopathic profession throughout the world and preserves these unique resources for present and future visitors and researchers.

Specific responsibilities include:

Photograph and scan the collection
Assist with entering catalog information into PastPerfect
Maintenance and documentation of the collection
Pack and relocate the collection
Other collections management issues, as needed

Preferred Qualifications:
Currently enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program in history, museum studies, preservation, library sciences or related field. Knowledge of PastPerfect a plus.
A minimum of 25 hours per week is expected. Approximate dates are June 1, 2010 to August 1, 2010. Please submit cover letter and resume no later than April 15 to Debra Loguda-Summers, curator, at dsummers@atsu.edu, or Still National Osteopathic Museum, 800 W. Jefferson, Kirksville, MO 63501.
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Check out the collection online at snom.pastperfect-online.com
A.T. Still Papers online at:
http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/mdh_splash/default.asp?coll=atsu

Still National Osteopathic Museum and International Center for Osteopathic History
800 West Jefferson
Kirksville, MO 63501
Phone: 660 626 2359
Fax: 660 626 2984
Toll Free: 1 866 626 ATSU Ext. 2359
www.atsu.edu/museum

The Mission of the Still National Osteopathic Museum is to collect, preserve, and make available artifacts and related materials to communicate the history and philosophy about the osteopathic principles of mind, body and spirit to a global audience.