Job Opening Title: Getty Graduate Internship in Special Collections Cataloging
Institution/Organization Name: Getty Research Institute
Job Location (City, State, Province, Country): Los Angeles, California
Application Deadline: November 1, 2017
Link to job posting: http://www.getty.edu/foundation/initiatives/current/gradinterns/index.html
Years of experience required: 0-3
Job Description (if URL to posting not available). Please include instructions for how to apply.: The intern in Special Collections Cataloging will gain hands-on experience with the GRI’s unique research collections, which include archives of artists, architects, dealers and art historians; sketches and drawings; prints from the 16th to the 21st century; rare photographs; and video and audio recordings. Among wide-ranging collection strengths are art collectors and collecting, 20th-century architecture, video and performance art, and Latin American art. The intern’s primary responsibilities will be to process and catalog special collections, with other projects assigned according to the intern’s skills and interests. Specific tasks may include re-housing and arranging materials, writing finding aids, creating catalog records, writing blog posts, contributing to team-based processing projects, and collaborating on digitization projects. Apply online at http://www.getty.edu/foundation/initiatives/current/gradinterns/index.html.
