Library Intern, Archive for Res in Archetypal Symbolism (Manhattan)

Library Intern (Archives and Special Collections)


The Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism (ARAS)

Spring 2016

The Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism (ARAS) is looking for 1 or 2 library science interns to work with materials from its collection and assist in grantseeking research. ARAS is an internationally recognized interdisciplinary research institution housed in the C.G. Jung Center in midtown Manhattan.

The ARAS archive contains about 17,000 photographic images, each cross-indexed, individually mounted, and accompanied by scholarly commentary. We offer an online database containing the majority of our material. ARAS also hosts speaker events and readings, and publishes the quarterly journal, ARAS Connections. Our most recent publication, The Book of Symbols, Reflections on Archetypal Images, published by Taschen has remained a best-seller since its release in 2010.

ARAS roots go back to the early 20th century Eranos Conferences in Ascona, Switzerland, which included such luminary participants as as C.G.Jung, Rudolf Otto, Mircea Eliade, Karl Kerenyi, and later, Gershom Scholem, Max Knoll, and Joseph Campbell.

We depend on our interns and offer training, hands-on experience and responsibility in a congenial and fascinating environment. Previous interns have contributed to web design (see www.aras.org), have independently coordinated large public events, multimedia presentations, digital imaging, collection processing, cataloguing, and subject research and writing in the areas of art history, psychology, and mythology.

We are currently preparing to expand our grantwriting program. An ideal applicant will have experience with grantseeking and grantwriting, or an enthusiasm for learning the process.

If you are interested in volunteering or creating a formal internship for the spring semester, please contact Tal Hurwitz, ARAS. 917.842.7723 or tal@aras.org.

www.aras.org

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