Whitney Museum of American Art is hiring a
Archives Internship in United States

Summary

The Whitney Museum is offering a semester-long paid internship for an undergraduate or graduate student to work in the Archives department. The hybrid internship requires 16–21 hours per week over 10–12 weeks, and interns will be assigned to a specific department. Duties include providing reference services, supervising researchers, digitizing archival material, editing metadata, and assisting with various projects. Eligible applicants must have completed at least one year of academic coursework, have an interest in modern and contemporary American art and museum work, and possess skills related to archives and library work. Interns will receive training in DACS, ArchivesSpace, and reference skills. The internship offers first-hand experience with multiple areas of archives and library work, greater familiarity with navigating organizational culture in an art library and museum setting, and technical skills related to working with analog archival materials and digital surrogates.

Requirements

• Coursework in library and information science, archives, public history, or another related field
• Interest in modern and contemporary American art and museum work
• Familiarity with function and purpose of archival finding aids
• Undergraduates and graduates currently enrolled in accredited academic year programs are eligible
• Applicants must have completed a minimum of one year’s worth of academic coursework; undergraduate freshmen are not eligible

Responsibilities

• Assist with providing in-person and remote reference services
• Assist with supervising the reading room and on-site researchers
• Assist with reference inquiries from staff and external researchers
• Page collections for researcher appointments
• Digitize and prepare digital surrogates of select archival material
• Edit collection metadata using ArchivesSpace

Benefits

Interns will be paid a stipend of $3000