Curatorial Fellow, Museum of Food & Drink (Brooklyn)

Seeking a Curatorial Fellow

The Museum of Food & Drink (MOFAD) is seeking a Curatorial Fellow to assist with the research and curation of
our next exhibition, Food Carts: Peddling and Placemaking (working title). This exhibition will celebrate the smallest food businesses in New York City, tracing the story of immigration to New York City through the lens of the food cart and its operators through four distinct historical eras with corresponding food carts and demonstrating how new New Yorkers have uplifted themselves and the city’s economy through food vending.
 

This fellowship will last for six months and begin in early 2025 (exact dates tbd).
The Curatorial Fellow will receive a $15,000 stipend for their work and will be expected to work between 20-25 hours per week.

The Curatorial Fellow will:
● Provide research support
● Collect images and objects
● Draft exhibit copy
● Assist with coordinating exhibit design
● Liaise with scholars, chefs, and diverse industry experts
● Attend and contribute to regular meetings with the Exhibitions and Design
team
● Support arrangement of loans
● Other administrative and curatorial tasks as assigned
 

Applicants must be:
● Working towards a degree in museum studies or food studies
● Committed to MOFAD’s educational mission
● Experienced in doing academic -level research, especially
interdisciplinary research
● Knowledgeable of processes relating to rights, permissions, and artifact
procurement
● Detail-oriented
● Interested in food culture, history, science, production, commerce, and
policy
● An avid museum-goer with a strong sense of what makes an exhibit
successful
● Able to zoom out and assess issues from a macro- perspective, but also
enjoy doing deep dives into the nitty gritty minutiae
● Have proficiency in Google Suite and Microsoft Office
● Able to work remote or in person as needed
 

Are you ready to apply?
Submit one PDF with the following to jobs@mofad.org:
● Cover letter
● One-page resume
● Two writing samples:

○ One sample should be a 3-5 page research paper (or excerpt from
a longer paper) from an academic context
○ One sample should be a 250-300 word museum label or paper
abstract

● Name and contact information for two references
 

Please put “Curatorial Fellow – [Your Name]” in the subject line of the email. We
will be in touch if we think you might be a good fit.

Kim Barrett Mem'l Lib Internship, Hospital for Special Surgery (Upper East Side)

Kim Barrett Memorial Library Internship
 

Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is seeking a motivated Library/Information Science student
with an interest in hospital libraries to assist the Medical Librarian in the special project of
updating catalog records of the library’s print and electronic book collection.
 

Duties
In addition to the special project, you will also have the opportunity to participate in the library’s
daily operation including:
• Assist in interlibrary loan and document delivery (NLM’s Docline)
• Assist HSS staff in use of library resources
o Including PubMed, CINAHL, ClinicalKey, UpToDate and RefWorks
• Assist with library orientations
 

Desired Qualifications
The opportunity is available to any Library Science student with an interest in medical libraries,
but special consideration will be given to candidates with the following:
• Completion of coursework in Health Sciences Resources
• Completion of coursework in basic cataloging
• Experience with Content Management Systems and/or web design
• Strong communication skills
 

Stipend Available
$200-$400 month; course credit if applicable
 

Hours
The candidate would need to be able to commit a minimum of 10 hours a week (e.g. 2 days at
5 hours per day), with at least one day onsite. The schedule is flexible, but would need to be
Monday through Friday, 8am-5pm ET.
 

To Apply
Submit your resume and cover letter to jivanellib@hss.edu including number of hours and days
available for the internship.
 

About the Kim Barrett Memorial Library
Since its founding in 1936, the medical library at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) has been a
vital resource. During the 40-year tenure of its first librarian, Kim Barrett, the medical library
evolved from these modest beginnings into a state-of-the-art, modern resource for medical
education and research. The Mission of the Kim Barrett Memorial Library is to manage and
improve effective access to information resources, which encourage excellence in patient care,
teaching, learning, and research conducted by HSS and its affiliations.
 

About the Hospital for Special Surgery:
Founded in 1863, HSS is the oldest orthopedic hospital in the United States and the world’s
leading academic medical center focused on musculoskeletal health. Our Mission is to provide
the highest quality patient care, improve mobility and enhance the quality of life for all, and to
advance the science of orthopedic surgery, rheumatology and their related disciplines through
research and education.

Oral Narratives Mgmt Intern, NYC DORIS (Hybrid-Lower Manhattan)

Job Title 

Oral Narratives Management Intern 

Job Description 

The New York City Department of Records and Information Services (DORIS) preserves and provides public access to historical and contemporary records and information about New York City government. We operate the Municipal Archives, the Municipal Library, and the Records Center. 

DORIS is seeking an intern for its Neighborhood Stories oral narratives project. This is a temporary, part-time position. The Oral Narratives Management Intern will work within the External Affairs team to manage the narrative histories gathered as part of the DORIS’ storytelling initiative. 

Responsibilities 

To expand access to our collection for scholars, researchers, and community members across New York City—and to encourage more people to share their stories—two (2) interns will play a key role in organizing and preparing the collection for a public-facing platform. Interns will help develop systems for managing content and contribute to updating the project’s website. 

Key responsibilities include: 

• Ingesting interview assets (recordings, transcripts, captions, audio description files); 

• Assisting in completing catalog records and selecting subject terms using ArchivesSpace; 

• Supporting reparative description efforts for catalog records; 

• Creating metadata for digital files; 

• Editing audio and/or video interview recordings; 

• Reformatting, reviewing, and proofreading transcripts; 

• Conducting background research on interview subjects; 

• Drafting concise, accurate digests of interview content, noting key themes, phrases, and historically significant details; 

• Assisting with cataloging and entering data into a database; and 

• Conducting and/or recording interviews as needed.

Minimum Qualification Requirements

• Enrolled in a Master’s program in Oral History, History, Public History, Library Science, or Archival Management; 

• Experience updating digital platforms (e.g., SquareSpace); 

• Demonstrated interest in oral history through coursework, projects, or cataloging experience; 

• Excellent writing skills, with the ability to accurately synthesize and summarize information; 

• Strong computer skills and a willingness to learn new software, including website management and audio editing tools; 

• Interest in presenting audiovisual content online, including meeting accessibility requirements (e.g., transcripts, captions, audio description); 

• Interest in digital preservation and file management; 

• Analytical mindset, with an interest in developing systems and workflows; 

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail; and 

• Ability to work independently. 

Preferred Skills 

• Bilingual abilities are a plus. 

Learning Outcomes 

• Gain a deeper understanding of planning and managing an oral history program; 

• Develop skills in digital preservation and file management; 

• Enhance understanding of the challenges in preserving and stewarding oral narratives; 

• Gain insight into the agency’s policies, procedures, and workflows. 

Location 

Hybrid schedule, including telework and in-office hours at the agency’s main office is located at 31 Chambers Street, New York, NY 10007. 

Compensation 

The hourly rate ranges from $32 to $50. 

How To Apply 

Email your resume/curriculum vitae and cover letter to recruit@records.nyc.gov. Subject should read: Oral Narratives Management Intern Application. 

Manuscript Cataloging Fellowship, The Morgan (Midtown)

 Starting in February 2025, join the Morgan Library & Museum's cataloging team as a Shelby White & Leon Levy Fellow in Manuscript Cataloging. It's an excellent opportunity to learn about cataloging individual manuscripts according to DCRM(MSS) focusing on 19th- or 20th-century correspondence. This opportunity is the sixth and last in a series of Manuscript Cataloging Fellowships offered by the Morgan twice a year from September 2022 to February 2025. The Morgan Library & Museum is grateful to the Leon Levy Foundation for their generous support of this program. Check out the full description below:

Shelby White & Leon Levy Fellowship in Manuscript Cataloging

Responsibilities: 

The Morgan Library & Museum invites applications for the Shelby White & Leon Levy Fellowship in Manuscript Cataloging. The Fellowship is intended for new professionals who have demonstrated engagement with general cataloging or archival processing and wish to enhance their skills through intensive specialized training. This is a unique opportunity for early-career professionals to receive training and mentoring as members of the Morgan Library & Museum curatorial and cataloging staff.

Starting in February 2025, the Fellowship will consist of 650 hours, and applicants will have a choice between full-time (35 hours per week) or part-time (21 hours per week) work in order to complete the 650 hours. Fellows will be assigned to work on specific groups of 19th- or 20th-century correspondence. They will be expected to research the historical and cultural context in which the letters and documents were produced, create collection and item level records in CORSAIR—the Morgan's collections database—according to DCRM(MSS), assign accession numbers, and attend to the rehousing and conservation needs of the material. Considerations will be given to applicants’ areas of experience or expertise, such as specific language skills or subject specialization in art, literature, history, film, history of science, etc.

This opportunity is the sixth and last in a series of Manuscript Cataloging Fellowships that are offered by the Morgan every September and February from September 2022 to February 2025. The Morgan Library & Museum is grateful to the Leon Levy Foundation for their generous support of these special opportunities.

The position reports to the Director of Collection Information, and works closely with curators in the Department of Literary and Historical Manuscripts.

Qualifications: 

• Master's Degree in Library and Information Science from an ALA-accredited institution or substantial course work towards the degree; a degree (or substantial course work toward one) in related areas, such as art, literature, music, history, film, or history of science, with specialization in working with original historical documents, will also be considered;
• Experience with reading handwritten documents preferred;
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English;
• Knowledge of additional European languages preferred;
• Knowledge of standard library cataloging tools, such as MARC21, RDA, DCRM, LCSH, and other standard vocabularies preferred;
• Familiarity with an integrated library system and with the OCLC Connexion client preferred;
• Experience with archival processing preferred;
• Understanding of and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusiveness in interactions with coworkers and contacts and a commitment to reflecting those principles in descriptive work;
• Ability to work for extended periods at a computer workstation and lift moderately heavy boxes (10 lbs.)

Schedule: Work hours must fall within the hours of 9 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

Compensation: 

$22 per hour. The Fellowship also provides a $500 stipend towards related professional activities, such as conference and workshop attendance, professional memberships, or the acquisition of relevant resources.

To apply: 

Applicants should submit a resume and a cover letter detailing their interest in the Fellowship. Applications received before January 10, 2025, will be given priority. Application materials should be submitted electronically to cisjob@themorgan.org.

The Morgan Library & Museum receives many applications and inquiries for employment. Unfortunately, we are not able to respond to all of them. Due to the high volume of applicants, we can contact only those candidates whose skills and background best fit our needs.

Important to note:

Vaccination Requirement
To ensure the overall health and safety of the Morgan Library & Museum campus, all staff of the Morgan are required to be vaccinated against the virus that causes COVID-19, absent qualifying exemptions for medical, religious, or other reasons in accordance with applicable laws.

EEO Statement
The Morgan is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to complying with all federal, state, and local equal employment opportunity laws. The Morgan provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race or color, religion or creed, alienage or citizenship status, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, sexual and reproductive health decisions or decision making (of covered persons or their dependents), disability, height, weight, marital status, familial status, domestic partnership status, caregiver status, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristics, military status, domestic violence, sexual violence, or stalking victim status, pre-employment arrest record, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The statements herein are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. Furthermore, they do not establish a contract for employment and are subject to change at the discretion of the employer.

Source: https://www.themorgan.org/opportunities/fellowships/shelby-white-leon-levy-fellowship-manuscript-cataloging

Paid Processing Internship, CUNY Haitian Studies Institute (Brooklyn)

 The CUNY Haitian Studies Institute (HSI) Archives and Special Collections is seeking a highly

motivated and detail-oriented individual for a paid processing internship. The Haitian Studies

Institute Archives is located on the third floor of the Brooklyn College Library.

In May 2016, the Board of Trustees of the City University of New York (CUNY) approved the

creation of the university-wide Haitian Studies Institute housed at Brooklyn College. The CUNY

HSI Archives were formally established in August of 2023 with the hiring of its first archivist. The

establishment of the archives upholds CUNY HSI’s mission as an academic unit aimed to

encourage and support studies on Haiti and Haitians, through the acquisition and preservation

of collections that represent Haiti and its Diaspora.

The Processing Archivist Intern will commit to a minimum of 8 hours of work per week for a total

of 120 hours on-site with the possible flexibility of working remotely. The intern will learn about

processing both large and small collections by conducting an inventory, creating a process plan,

arranging and describing materials, and rehousing records. The internship will focus on the

institute’s five newly acquired collections. The training received through this internship will allow

successful interns to have a thorough understanding of processing collections and gain

demonstrable experience in processing collections and working with Archivesspace.

Requirements

● Enrollment in, or recent completion of, M.L.I.S or similar degree with a concentration in archival studies from an ALA-accredited program, or an equivalent graduate degree in information science, records management, or preservation.

● A demonstrated interest in Black, Caribbean, or Haitian Studies (scholarship, activism, artistic expression)

● Excellent attention to detail.

● Ability to work both independently and under supervision.

● Demonstrated ability to set priorities and meet strict deadlines.

Preferred

● Fluency in French or Haitian Krèyol

● Familiarity with cataloging and archival processing

● Experience working with archives information management applications

Send resume and cover letter to:

Obden Mondésir 

Haitian Studies Institute Archivist 

obden.mondesir@brooklyn.cuny.edu

Cataloging Internships, American Numismatic Society (Lower Manhattan)

The American Numismatic Society

The Library of the American Numismatic Society is offering course-credit and volunteer internship opportunities for Spring 2025.

Interns will gain MARC cataloging experience using the ANS's Koha ILS and learn AACR2 and RDA standards while processing and cataloging materials, which include pamphlet files, auction catalogs, individual journal articles, monographs, and other items. Interns may also have the opportunity to work with rare books, dating to the 16th century and materials in the ANS archives.

Interested applicants please send a message describing interests and/or a resume to David Hill at dhill@numismatics.org .

For more information: https://numismatics.org/basslibrary/interningvolunteering/

Health Science Library Leadership Fellowships 2025-26, National Library of Medicine (REMOTE)

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) seeks early and second-career librarians interested in advancing equitable and innovative futures for biomedical libraries within five years of graduation to participate in a one-year fellowship that fosters the development of librarians seeking to lead in medical or health sciences libraries. A cohort of between 4 and 5 Associate Fellows will be selected for the 2025-2026 year.

 

What will you do?

As a National Library of Medicine Associate Fellow, you will:

• Participate in projects on user services, collection, open science, artificial intelligence, health data standards, information discovery, scholarly communication, user engagement, archives, and training.
• Grow professionally and learn in a cohort, participating in a formal curriculum taught by staff experts 
• Develop skills in data science (analysis, visualization)
• Develop foundations for leadership (presenting, network building)
• Receive support from experienced mentors 
• Attend a professional conference and a one-week practicum at a health sciences library

 

The NLM Associate Fellowship Program (AFP) offers a series of staff-taught sessions in user services and collections, research, and development, intramural and extramural research, development, and the lifecycle of the NLM web-based products and services, and the NLM engagement and education program. Associate Fellows develop a national and international perspective of the NLM role in health science and biomedical science. Associate Fellows choose projects to collaborate on and complete with NLM staff allowing them to gain valuable project experience in areas that aid their future career. Associate Fellow projects have led to peer-review publications and to services that became a part of the services and products of NLM.

Appointment Length:

This is a one-year research appointment starting July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026. The 2025 - 2026 Associate Fellowship Program year will be remote. Program hours will be 8:30 a.m.—5:00 p.m. Eastern time.

 

Qualification Requirements:

• Master's degree in an ALA-accredited library/information science program, earned by June of the year of appointment or within 5 years. Undergraduate degrees can be in any major.
• United States citizenship.
• Desirable, but not essential:

• Work experience in a library or health sciences environment.
• Demonstrated interest or experience in leadership.

 

Participant Benefits:

• Annual stipend of $68,405.00
• Health Insurance Supplement - The program offers a supplemental health insurance stipend for participants to purchase health insurance through a group health insurance plan via Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE).  Alternatively, participants may choose to hold outside insurance. Proof of health insurance is required for participation in this program. Participants are eligible to purchase health insurance through Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE).
• Training and Travel Allowance that can be used for attendance at local and national conferences and other relevant training materials as determined by NLM and ORISE.

 

Apply online. The application deadline is January 24, 2025, 3:00 p.m. EST. The NLM Associate Fellowship Program website provides more information about the application process.

 

More about NLM:

NLM is committed to recruiting and developing a workforce that is inclusive of a broad range of underrepresented people, including racial and ethnic groups, individuals with disabilities, and individuals from economically or educationally disadvantaged backgrounds. NLM’s commitment to workforce diversity extends to advocating for diversity of thought and plurality of methods. A commitment to diversity is grounded in the belief that full participation of a diverse workforce improves team performance, engendering a robust array of knowledge representations and culturally appropriate means of supporting discovery and delivering health information.

 

This program, administered by Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) through its contract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to manage the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE), was established through an interagency agreement between DOE and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Library of Medicine (NLM). Participants do not become employees of NIH, NLM, ORAU, ORISE, DOE, or any other agency, and no employment-related benefits exist.