Special Collections Arrangement and Description Intern, State Archives of North Carolina, Raleigh, NC

Posted March 19, 2025

Description:

This intern will work under the supervision of the Organization Records Archivist to process new and backlogged archival collections. The intern will learn how to survey a collection, create a processing plan, arrange, rehouse, and label materials, and create descriptive metadata for the collection in a finding aid that will be published in the online catalog.

Major tasks involved:

• Review and analyze an unprocessed archival collection.
• Create a processing plan, determine what supplies are needed and proposing an arrangement.
• Process the collection (arrange, rehouse, label).
• Research and write a finding aid, including historical context, scope and contents, and an inventory list.

Preference will be given to graduate students in library science studying archives and records management, but will accept archival students with some theoretical knowledge of archival
principles.

Estimated hours: 16 hours per week
Able to work remotely? No, in-person only

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should apply before April 1, 2025.

Please see here to apply: https://archives.ncdcr.gov/support/volunteer-and-internship-opportunities

• Once you have submitted the online application form, email your current resumé and cover letter. 
• In your cover letter, address the following:
  • Your career goals
  • How this experience will help you achieve those goals
  • Skills, activities, prior experience, and/or coursework relevant to archives.

Candidates selected for interviews will be contacted by phone or email approximately four weeks after the application deadline.

For volunteer and internship inquiries, contact us at [email protected].