Repository Description:
The DEP Archives is
responsible for collecting and preserving historical records documenting the
activities of the Department of Environmental Protection and its predecessor
agencies. Amongst its most important records are those that document the
development and operation of New York City’s immense water supply and
distribution system. Not only are these records historically important to
engineering, science, and New York City, but they are also critical to the
continuing operation of our city’s water supply system. This is a great
opportunity to work with vitally important archival records and to gain
real-world knowledge of managing records that support local government.
Internship Descriptions:
1. Archives Digitization Intern:
Job ID 2015-1480. The selected candidate will work with the Records and
Archives Management team to digitize archival photographs and engineering
drawings related to the planning and construction the New York City water
supply. Tasks will focus on scanning, metadata creation, and quality control.
Other responsibilities may include conducting research in support in support of
user requests.
2. Archival Processing Intern:
Job ID 2015-1478 and 2015-1479. The selected candidate will work with the
Records and Archives Management team to inventory archival collections
(drawings, photography, publications, and/or textual records) related to the
planning and construction of the New York City water supply. Projects will
focus on improving access to collection records that are in high demand for
research to support agency projects. Other responsibilities may include
digitizing/copying collections, assisting with projects to support digital
collections, and conducting research in support of user requests.
Qualifications: Student must currently be enrolled at a college/university at the
graduate level pursuing a degree in library science, archival studies, history,
or a related field. Student must have at least a 2.5GPA (on a 4.0 scale).
Projects may entail standing and lifting and moving boxes of records.
Preferred Skills: Interested in local history, government or engineering. Strong
written and verbal communication skills, excellent organizational and planning
skills, detail-oriented, self-motivated and able to work well following a written
project plan with minimal supervision. Proficient in full Microsoft Office
suite of applications, particularly MS Excel. For digitization projects
previous experience working with a digital asset management system, Adobe
Photoshop and Acrobat, applying metadata, or digitizing collections a
plus.
Compensation: Interns will be paid $14.30 an hour; the position requires a
full-time commitment (Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm). Internships are 10 weeks and run
from June 1 through August 7, 2015; interns must be able to commit for the full
duration of the internship.
Work location: The Archives is located on the east side of midtown Manhattan.
To apply: In order to be eligible you must apply through the New York City
website: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dep/html/job_opportunities/icims_internships.shtml
. Search for internship listings “2015-1478, 2015-1479 and 2015-1480”.
Please include cover letter and resume – applicants who do not include cover
letter clearly stating their qualifications and why they are interested in
position will not be considered. The deadline for submissions is Friday,
April 3, 2015 at 5pm. If you have questions please contact mtorres2@dep.nyc.gov .
For more information
about NYC Environmental Protection please visit our website at www.nyc.gov/dep. You can also
find us on Facebook www.facebook.com/nycwater and Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/nycwater/sets/72157647118511120/
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