Whitney Museum Research Resources/Archives Internship-PAID

Description

The Whitney Museum Research Resources/Archives Internship is available to junior and senior-level undergraduate students and to graduate students of any level with completed coursework in library and information science, archives, public history, or related fields. To be considered for this role, you should have interest in modern and contemporary American art and museum work, familiarity with function and purpose of archival finding aids, and the ability to work independently with sharp attention to detail. Preference will be given to applicants with knowledge of ArchivesSpace, DACs, MS Office, spreadsheets, and/or Adobe Photoshop. As an intern, you will assist with providing in-person and remote reference services, supervising the reading room and on-site researchers, reference inquiries from staff and external researchers, and page collections for researcher appointments. You will also digitize and prepare digital surrogates of select archival material and edit collection metadata using ArchivesSpace. This internship is offered in New York, NY, during the fall.