Greenbelt, MD: Paid Fall 2025 Archives Intern, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Job Opening Title:
Paid Fall 2025 Archives Intern, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Name of Employer:
NASA

Job Site Location (City, State) :
Greenbelt, MD

Application Deadline:
May 16

Minimum Degree Requirement:
Currently enrolled in an MLIS program

Years of experience required:

Salary Range:
Paid

Job Opening URL:
https://stemgateway.nasa.gov/s/course-offering/a0BSJ000002i3p32AA/archives-intern-nasa-goddard-space-flight-center

Job Description (if URL to posting not available). Include instructions for how to apply.:
The NASA Archives preserves and provides access to historically significant materials relating to NASA’s history and organization. This opportunity is for an on-site archival intern who will be responsible for performing processing and digitization of analog collections. In addition to processing textual collections, the intern will use a tethered camera workstation and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom to perform the digital capture of textual records. This opportunity is in person at Goddard Space Flight Center. Skills needed: Understanding of archival theory, principles, and practices. Experience processing analog textual collections, performing holdings maintenance work on analog collections, and using archival description software. Knowledge of description standards including DACS and ISAD-G, as well as knowledge of the use of taxonomies and authority files for controlled vocabulary. Experience with digital capture equipment and software, and/or photography using a digital SLR camera. Experience using Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, Adobe Acrobat, LibreOffice, Exiftool, ABBY FineReader, etc.

Understanding of archival theory, principles, and practices. Experience processing analog and digital collections, performing holdings maintenance work on analog collections, and using archival description software. Knowledge of description standards including DACS and ISAD-G, as well as knowledge of the use of taxonomies and authority files for controlled vocabulary. Experience using Microsoft Office, LibreOffice, Access to Memory (AtoM), or ArchivesSpace preferred.