What are the responsibilities and job description for the Intern II - Regenstein Pacific Conservation Internship. position at Field Museum?
Regenstein Pacific Conservation Internship
The Field Museum is pleased to announce one 2025 Regenstein Pacific Conservation
Internship. The internship is intended to provide the intern with experience in the care and
treatment of organic collections, primarily mats, tapa, and wood from the Pacific.
This is a paid internship for full-time (35 hours per week) for 12 weeks. The salary is $17.50/hr for undergraduates or $18/hr for masters students and recent graduates. Start and end dates are negotiable, but the internship must take place within the period April 1 to Sept 30.
The intern will work under the supervision of JP Brown (Senior Conservator) on
the imaging, treatment, and housing of grass mats and tapa textiles from the Pacific with some work on Ruatepupuke, the carved meeting house which the museum co-manages with the family of origin at Tokomaru Bay in New Zealand.
Qualifications
The internship is open to advanced undergraduates, recent graduates (six months or
less), or graduate students currently studying conservation, anthropology, art history, museum studies, or a related field, and who have demonstrated an interest in working in museums. Preference will be given to applicants showing an interest in following a career in the conservation of museum collections. Previous experience of the following will be a plus, but are not essential: the care, treatment, and housing of organic materials, digital photography, cutting and drilling using hand tools and portable power tools.
Application Instructions
Interested candidates should submit the following documents in their online application:
* A cover letter explaining what you would bring to the project, and how your previous
experience makes you a good candidate for the internship. Please indicate your availability
within the time frame of the internship.
* Resume
* Transcript (unofficial transcripts are acceptable)
* Letter of recommendation
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