Job Opening Title: Graduate Internship Fall 2016
Institution/Organization Name: Illinois College
Job Location (City, State, Province, Country): Jacksonville, Illinois, USA
Application Deadline: June 15, 2016
Years of experience required: 1-3
Job Description (if URL to posting not available). Please include instructions for how to apply.: Summary: The Khalaf Al Habtoor Archives at Illinois College seeks a graduate-level intern for the fall 2016 semester (mid-August – mid-December 2016, flexible start and end dates). The position includes a generous stipend as well as furnished, on-campus housing.
Eligibility: Graduate or recently graduated students from MA or MLIS programs in history, public history, archival studies, historical administration, library sciences, and related disciplines are eligible to apply. Students interested in a career in archives, records management, public history, and museums are especially encouraged. Illinois College is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from underrepresented minorities and women.
Details: Interns may select from a variety of projects that emphasize their interests, strengths, and professional goals. A few examples include:
– Processing the papers of Congressman Paul Findley (1921-present), approximately 60 linear feet, including family records, correspondence, Congressional records, photographs, audio-visual materials, and artifacts.
– Processing the correspondence of IC President Charles Rammelkamp (1905-1932), approximately 15 linear feet, including correspondence with dignitaries, covers the college’s involvement in the First World War, and ICs Centennial in 1929.
– Process the records of Sorosis, a local women’s literary society (1869-present), approximately 10 linear feet, that emphasizes women’s activism and education.
– Aid in collection inventories and creating finding aids
– Conduct research on museum artifact and document collections
– Assist in rehousing museum document collections
– Lead an effort to generate digital humanities projects at Illinois College that feature crowdsourcing and interactive features. Assist in digitizing select collections to be made available to the
campus community.
In conjunction with their project, the intern will make a public presentation, create an exhibit, or work closely with an undergraduate class on a specific project. The intern would also gain experience with the day-to-day management of a campus archives including aiding in research requests, managing the reading room, as well as aiding and assisting with related programs and/or activities. The intern may also assist with the management of the Paul Findley Congressional Office Museum.
To apply: Interested candidates should send a cover letter, resume, and contact information for two references by June 15, 2016. Applications should be sent electronically as one PDF or Word Document to Samantha Sauer, Samantha.sauer@mail.ic.edu. Please use the subject line “Graduate Internship Application.” References should be able to speak to the applicant’s academic abilities, dependability, and interest in the field. There will be a prompt reviewing of materials and candidates selected for an interview will be contacted by June 22, 2016.
About Illinois College Illinois College is a residential, private liberal arts college located in historic Jacksonville, Illinois, 70 miles northeast of Saint Louis, Missouri, and 30 miles west of Springfield, the Illinois state capital. True to its founding vision in 1829, Illinois College is a community committed to the highest standards of scholarship and integrity in the liberal arts. Illinois College promotes academic freedom, equality of opportunity, and human dignity through an increasingly diverse student population, currently comprised of 26 percent underrepresented students. The College develops in its students qualities of mind and character needed for fulfilling lives of leadership and service, fostering academic excellence rooted in opportunities for experiential learning while preparing students for lifelong success.
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