Summer Internship Resources

It's never too early to start thinking about expanding your experience in the art world! Even though summer is months away, these websites can help open up doors to new opportunities for internships in museums. Good luck!

• National Park Service Cultural Resources Diversity Internship
  http://www.nps.gov/history/crdi/internships/intrnCRDIP.htm

• Smithsonian Institution

http://www.si.edu/ohr/Smithsonian Institution Career Center. Job listings at all the Smithsonian facilities. These jobs also appear on USAJobs, but this site is worth monitoring.

http://museumstudies.si.edu Smithsonian Center for Museum Studies. Resources, training classes and fellowships in museum studies.

• American Association for State and Local History

http://www.aaslh.org/jobsonline.htm Lists jobs and internships nationally and allows you to search by job type. These advertisements from the newsletter of the American Association for State and Local History change on a monthly basis.

• National Council for Public History

http://ncph.org/ The National Council for Public History lists jobs and internships nationally. Click on either “Employment” or “Awards, Grants, and Fellowships.”

• The Museum Employment Resource

http://www.museum-employment.com/The Museum Employment Resource Center lists jobs and internships nationally and allows you to search by job type and field. You can also post your resume.

• The Society for History in the Federal Government

http://www.shfg.org/ The Society for History in the Federal Government occasionally posts federal historical jobs and fellowships.

• American Cultural Resources Association

http://acra-crm.org/ American Cultural Resources Association lists jobs for archaeologists.

• The National Center for Preservation Training

http://www.ncptt.nps.gov/pttinfo_about_fs.stmThe National Center for Preservation Training and Technology lists jobs and internships nationally. Click on “Job Openings” and specify your search terms, or leave all the search fields blank to see all listings.

• The American Association of Museums

http://www.aam-us.org The American Association of Museums offers advice on working in the museum field and on how to find jobs and internships at museums. The “How to Find Jobs and Internships” link leads you to the searchable job and internship ads in the AAM’s publication AVISO, also at http://www.aam-us.org/aviso/index.cfm.

• The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

http://www.ushmm.org/museum The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum lists jobs, internships, and volunteer opportunities. The Museum offers a regular internship program in a number of fields.

• National Park Service

http://www.cr.nps.gov/crdi/publications/pubs.htm Historians who work for the NPS are in the Department of Cultural Resources. NPS jobs are advertised on USAJobs and internships are offered through individual parks. However, the NPS publishes CRM: Journal of Cultural Resource Management online and it is a very useful source for what's going on in this growing field. This link lists a variety NPS publications.

http://www.sep.nps.gov/ The Temporary Employment program at the National Park Service lists part-time, temporary, and seasonal jobs available nationwide at National Parks. Click on “Apply Now” then “Just Browsing” to view current postings. You can also apply and submit your résumé online

• International Council of Museums

http://icom.museumThis site covers all the current conversations, publications, and jobs related to international cultural resources including museums.

• International Council on Monuments and Sites

http://www.icomos.org An NGO that works for the preservation of international heritage sites.

• Society of American Archivists

http://www.archivists.org/prof-education/index.asp Guide to programs in archival management and description of degree requirements for archivists.

• Other

http://internjobs.com/do/where/jobtree/US Lists internships nationally and allows you to search by state. If the position announcement does not list a deadline, check the posting date to make sure it is current.

http://www.summerjobs.com/ Lists seasonal/temporary positions nationally and allows you to search by state.