Posted July 15, 2026
Description: Join the Phillips Library, PEM’s research library, as digital projects intern for Fall 2026! Our digitization program exponentially increases free, worldwide access to our collections and demonstrates that the library is a vital and engaged part of the museum and its communities. The project will include digitization for our online collections portal, including the…
Posted July 15, 2026
Description This internship is a hands-on, physical processing project. The intern will work directly with historical materials to arrange and describe original documents to prepare them for long-term preservation and researcher access. Responsibilities: Include creating a processing plan, assessing and applying basic preservation measures as needed, identifying appropriate subject and name headings for both the…
Posted July 6, 2026
Description: The Peabody Essex Museum’s Phillips Library seeks a full-time Assistant Cataloging Librarian to fulfill the role of primary cataloger on staff, an essential role to improve intellectual and physical access to our collections. They will work closely with the Head of Library Technical Services to identify cataloging priorities, implement equitable descriptive practices, streamline workflows,…
Posted May 26, 2026
Job Description: The Library and Archives Graduate Internship is a temporary, educational experience designed to provide a graduate student (or recent graduate) in Library and Information Science with guided exposure to museum library and archival practice. Through this internship, the participant will: Position Duties: Activities are performed under the guidance of the Librarian/Archivist and intended…
Posted April 24, 2026
Job Description: The Digital Asset Specialist is a key member of the Media Collections team supporting the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library. This position is responsible for the organization, stewardship, and accessibility of the Foundation’s digital media assets through the Digital Asset Management (DAM) system. Working closely with the Media Collections Manager and Photographer/Digital Imaging Specialist, the…
Posted April 3, 2026
Job Description: Looking for hands-on public history experience? Passionate about turn-of-the-20th-century history?Enjoy sharing stories of the Arts and Crafts movement, Boston history, and women’s lives? Join the staff at the Nichols House Museum!Visitor Services Representatives lead high-quality tours of the Nichols House Museum for diverseaudiences. They are also responsible for admission and gift shop sales,…
Posted March 13, 2026
Description The Phillips Library at the Peabody Essex Museum is among the oldest libraries in the United States. Rich primary and secondary sources – including vast quantities of manuscripts, books, photographs, maps, broadsides and ephemera – make it a fruitful location for research and discovery. The library is based at PEM’s James B. and Mary…
Posted February 3, 2026
Description The Peabody Essex Museum’s Phillips Library seeks a temporary, project-based Manuscript Processing and Digitization Assistant to aid in the photography of manuscript material from the Phillips Library’s collections. Digitized materials come from the Pingree Family Papers, a substantial archival collection of personal manuscripts and business records donated to the Phillips Library by the descendants…
Posted January 29, 2026
Job Description: The Collections Manager & Registrar is responsible for the professional stewardship, organization, and care of the Hingham Historical Society’s collections, archives, and library. Reporting to the Executive Director, this position works closely with the Board Collections Committee and key volunteers to oversee accession and deaccession decisions, registration, cataloging, documentation, movement, safekeeping, storage, and…
Posted January 6, 2026
The New Bedford Whaling Museum (NBWM) was founded in 1903 as the regional historical society, has a diverse collection of over one million items, 18 galleries spanning 35,000 square feet, and about 100,000 visitors per year. NBWM annually organizes a dynamic and rigorous eight-week summer internship program, open to currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students…
