Job Opening Title: Fall 2018 Photo Collection Opportunity
Institution/Organization Name: American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Job Location (City, State, Province, Country): New York, NY
Application Deadline:
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Years of experience required:
Job Description (if URL to posting not available). Please include instructions for how to apply.: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) Archives’ Photo Collection contains over 100,000 images. These photographs offer a rich historical overview of JDC’s relief activities over the past century in 90 countries. More than 73,000 photographs have already been digitally scanned. We seek students for an experiential education opportunity to assist with image cataloguing and preservation. The broad range of countries and topics in our scope of this collection, which encompasses regions and time periods such as postwar Europe, 1950’s North Africa and 1960s-70s Israel, allows us to tailor projects to different interests.
Special projects:
• Adding to our online database the following photo collections:
o Community life, education and health services provided to Moroccan Jews from the 1950s-70s
o Post-WWII Jewish refugees living in Displaced Persons Camps in Austria and Germany
o Youth and elderly care programs in 1960’s Israel.
o Assorted collections of JDC activities in Jewish communities of Bulgaria, Hungary, India, and many others
• Preparing unprocessed images documenting JDC activities in 20 countries (1940’s-70’s) with emphases on Israel, France, Germany and Iran for digitization and preservation.
Responsibilities include:
• Creating metadata and integrating new photographs into cataloguing system.
• Conducting online research and fact-checking to enrich descriptive data for photographs.
Qualifications:
Proficiency in Word and Excel required. Familiarity with database procedures is recommended. Preferred candidates will have completed at least one semester of graduate work in archival, museum, or library studies, or art history. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented and have a basic knowledge of photographic history.
All opportunities are unpaid, but may be taken for course credit. The expected schedule is 12-20 hours per week. Options are available in the NY office located in midtown Manhattan and our offsite facility in Long Island City.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to archivesinterns@jdc.org.
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Job Opening Title: Fall 2018 Artifacts Collection Opportunity
Institution/Organization Name: American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
Job Location (City, State, Province, Country): New York, NY
Application Deadline:
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Years of experience required:
Job Description (if URL to posting not available). Please include instructions for how to apply.: The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) Archives is offering an exciting experiential education opportunity to assist with artifact cataloguing and preservation. Train on best preservation and storage practices, while understanding how to house and handle items from our special collections. The JDC Archives collection of artifacts and ephemera contains hundreds of works ranging from posters and illuminated records to precious artwork and gifts from Jewish communities around the world. These treasures offer a rich historical overview of JDC’s relief activities over the past century in 90 countries.
Responsibilities include:
• Rehouse and describe unprocessed artifacts
• Conduct contextual research using the Archives
• Database cleanup, such as completing preexisting records and conducting quality control on file names, translations, and attachments
Duration:
• 1 – 2 days a week
• 3 – 4 month commitment beginning this Fall
Qualifications:
Familiarity with database procedures; detail-oriented with an interest in art history, museum studies, Jewish history, or archives.
All opportunities are unpaid, but may be taken for course credit. Please send your resume and cover letter including information on availability to archivesinterns@jdc.org, subject ‘Archives Artifacts Interns – (Full Name)’. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
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