Fallingwater Collections Internship, Fallingwater, Mill Run, PA

Posted January 21, 2025

Description

Fallingwater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, seeks applications for its
Judy Cheteyan Fallingwater Collections Internship. This year we seek a full-time resident intern to work exclusively with the archives collection as part of an Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Museums for America grant project focused on the Fallingwater archival collection.

Working under the supervision of the Senior Director of Preservation and Collections and the Collections Manager and Archivist, the Collections Intern will assist in organizing, preparing, and inventorying our large collection of audiovisual material for future digitization. The intern will also update our collection management system with relevant and up-to-date information related to our objects and art collection. If time permits, the intern will also select a sub collection from within the archives as a focused summer project. Their selection will be based on diversity of content, and will be of a size and scope that can be successfully completed during the allotted time.

Projects Planned:

Developing an updated inventory of the large collection of audiovisual material and organizing the material for future digitization and rehousing.
Updating, organizing, and adding to our collection management database, PastPerfect.

Qualifications: Recent graduate or current graduate student in Library and/or Information Science with a strong interest and relevant experience in archives. Preference given to those with experience using collection management systems such as PastPerfect.

Physical Demands / Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Utilizing keyboarding and fine motor skills
Bending, twisting, lifting and carrying up to 40 pounds
Climbing up and down stairways
Sitting/standing/walking for periods in excess of 2 hours
To be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.

Position Duration: Ten weeks, beginning June 2, 2025, and ending August 8, 2025. Interns will be expected to work during normal business hours (typically Monday through Friday, 8:00am to 4:30pm), forty hours per week. June 19 and July 4 are unpaid holidays.

Location: Fallingwater is located in rural Mill Run, Pennsylvania (zip code 15464), and is approximately 90 minutes by car from the Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT). Having a motor vehicle is strongly recommended as there are no stores or amenities within walking distance.

Pay: This is a paid internship at the rate of $16.50 per hour. Coed, shared housing is provided at no charge. Interns are required to provide their own food, linens, laundry supplies, and incidentals.

How to Apply:

Application Process: To apply, email the following items to [email protected] and list Collections Intern in the subject line:

Cover letter
Resume
Two letters of reference (academic or employer)
Essay of 500 words on how our internship program fits your academic and/or career goals

Application deadline: March 31, 2025