What are the responsibilities and job description for the Intern II - Anthropology Alliance Registration Internship position at Field Museum?
Anthropology Alliance Collections: Registration Intern
The Field Museum is pleased to announce the 2025 Registration Internship. This internship aims at providing the intern with an educational experience. While their work will benefit the museum, the internship is designed primarily to benefit the intern. This internship will focus on processing new acquisitions, including cataloging, labeling, photography, and creating housing, though other registration and collection projects will also be available. The length of this paid internship will depend on the schedules of the intern and staff, but will be up to twelve weeks if full-time (35 hours a week). The intern will be required to work a minimum of three days per week at the Museum; with a desired start date of April 7, 2025. This internship will be awarded to an advanced undergraduate or graduate student to work under the supervision of Lauren Hancock (Head Registrar). The successful candidate will receive training on all aspects of processing collection items.
Qualifications
This internship will be awarded to an individual currently studying anthropology, art history, museum studies, or a related field. The successful candidate will have excellent verbal and written communication skills, knowledge of anthropology collections care, strong organizational skills and attention to detail, the ability to focus on tasks, a willingness to follow directions and procedures, the ability to work effectively as a member of a team, and experience with object handling. Prior artifact photography, housing, collections, and/or registration experience is a plus.
Application Instructions
Interested candidates should submit the following documents by March 7th, 2025:
- Cover letter with description of interests and relevant experience.
- Resume
- Transcript (unofficial transcripts are acceptable)
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