Archives Processing Intern, Wildlife Conservation Society Archives (Bronx Zoo), New York, NY

Posted October 27, 2014

Department:  Library & Archives, Bronx Zoo

Title:  Archives Processing Intern, Spring 2015

Supervisor:  Library and Archives Director

Start Date: January 19, 2015

End Date: May 15, 2015

Schedule:  Minimum commitment of 104 hours, Monday and Friday between 9:00am – 5:00pm

Application deadline: November 24, 2014

Summary

Under the guidance of the WCS Processing Archivist, the Archives Processing Intern will gain experience in various components of archival processing and description. While WCS Archives internships are unpaid, we are happy to work with academic institutions so that students can get academic credit for their internship.  Interns should be able to commit at least 104 hours to the internship and must schedule their hours Monday through Friday, 9-5. 

Objectives

Experience to be gained includes but is not limited to:

• survey, arrange, and describe an archival collection
• enter data into an archival management system
• create an EAD finding aid
• document their work with one or more posts for Wild Things, the WCS Archives Blog

Qualifications

• enrollment in or recent completion of a graduate program (within the last 6 months)  in library science, museum studies, or a related field
• experience with archival collections and/or photographic materials is preferred

Location

• Bronx Zoo

Application Instructions

For full consideration of your application, interested individuals should submit a resume and a statement of interest describing what you hope to bring to the internship and gain from the experience.

Please email your cover letter and resume to: [email protected]; specify “Archives Processing Intern, Spring 2015″ in the subject of your email.

EOE, M/F/V/D