Wildlife Conservation Society
Internship Description
Department:
Library & Archives, Bronx Zoo
Title: Archives
Processing Intern, Spring 2015
Supervisor: Library
and Archives Director
Start
Date: January 19, 2015
End
Date: May 15, 2015
Schedule:
Minimum commitment of 104 hours, between Monday and Friday 9:00am – 5:00pm
Application
deadline: November 24, 2014
Summary
Under the
guidance of the WCS Processing Archivist, the Archives Processing Intern will
gain experience in various components of archival processing and description.
While WCS Archives internships are unpaid, we are happy to work with academic
institutions so that students can get academic credit for their
internship. Interns should be able to commit at least 104 hours to the
internship and must schedule their hours Monday through Friday, 9-5.
Objectives
Experience to
be gained includes but is not limited to:
- survey,
arrange, and describe an archival collection
- enter
data into an archival management system
- create
an EAD finding aid
- document
their work with one or more posts for Wild Things, the WCS Archives Blog
Qualifications
- enrollment
in or recent completion of a graduate program (within the last 6
months) in library science, museum studies, or a related field
- experience
with archival collections and/or photographic materials is preferred
Location
- Bronx Zoo
Application
Instructions
For full consideration of your application, interested
individuals should submit a resume and a statement of interest describing what
you hope to bring to the internship and gain from the experience.
Please email your cover
letter and resume to: Opportunities@wcs.org; specify “Archives Processing Intern,
Spring 2015” in the subject of your email.
