Job Opening Title:
Paid Graduate Intern – Special Collections Processing & Cataloging at Getty Research Inst.
Name of Employer:
J. Paul Getty Trust
Job Site Location (City, State) :
Los Angeles, California
Application Deadline:
November 4, 2024
Minimum Degree Requirement:
Students currently enrolled in a graduate program (Master of Arts (M.A.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), graduate conservation certificate, or their equivalents for international applicants) in a field relevant to the internship(s) for which they are applying.
Years of experience required:
Salary Range:
$47,500 for twelve months, plus $1,500 towards relocation expenses
Job Opening URL:
https://www.getty.edu/projects/graduate-internships/opportunities/
Job Description (if URL to posting not available). Include instructions for how to apply.:
The Getty Graduate Internship Program
Graduate Internships are offered in the four programs of the J. Paul Getty Trust—the Getty Museum, the Getty Conservation Institute, the Getty Research Institute, and the Getty Foundation—and in Getty Publications and Getty Digital. Placements are typically available in areas such as curatorial, education, conservation, research, publications, web and new media, public programs, digital projects, and grantmaking. Internships are located at the Getty Center in Los Angeles. All positions are full-time for twelve months from September 8, 2025, through August 28, 2026.
Internship in Special Collections Processing & Cataloging
The Graduate Intern in Special Collections Processing & Cataloging will gain hands-on experience with Getty’s unique research collections, which include the archives of artists, architects, dealers, and art historians; sketches and drawings; prints from the 16th to the 21st century; and rare photographs. The broad range of subject areas includes, but is not limited to: art collectors and collecting, 20th-century architecture, video and performance art, Latin American art, and African American art. The primary responsibility of the Graduate Intern will be to process an archive related to modern and contemporary art containing a variety of formats. Tasks will include writing a finding aid in ArchivesSpace, creating records in ALMA and in OCLC Connexion, and potentially engaging in authority work and born-digital description. The intern will gain experience in the proper handling of archives, archival arrangement and description, and cataloging principles. The intern may assist with other department processing projects and data enhancement and cleanup projects.
Archives Gig 