Internships: The Borgen Project

The Borgen Project, a national campaign that focuses on global poverty, has telecommuting internships opening in Virginia and welcomes students to apply. The descriptions for positions are listed below. For more information, see:  http://borgenproject.org

 

Political Affairs Internship

This is a part-time 14-hours per week telecommuting internship. The internship is 4-months and responsible for leading public and political outreach in the state and district assigned to. Must be available Monday’s 4:30-6:00 PM PST for The Borgen Project’s national conference call.

– Meet with members of Congress and/or Congressional staffers in your State and District.
– Represent The Borgen Project at various business, political and community events.
– Assist with fundraising. Create a personal fundraising campaign and meet targets.
– Mobilize individuals to contact their members of Congress in support of key poverty-reduction legislation.
– As needed, speak to groups, classes and organizations.
– Write letters of support for key programs to political leaders, media and other groups.

Qualifications:
– Outstanding writing skills.
– Self-starter who can produce great results with limited supervision.
– Strong oral communication skills and ability to lead meetings and give speeches.


To Apply: To be considered for the Political Affairs Internship, please email your resume to
openings@borgenproject.org.

Regional Director

Location: Nationwide (Telecommute Volunteer Role)
Salary: Unpaid
Duration: 6 months
Hours: 4-6 hours per week

Regional Directors operate independently from home and maintain contact with The Borgen Project’s Seattle office. Regional Directors sign a 6-month contract. The position is volunteer and is roughly 4-6 hours per week. Regional Directors attend a conference call every Monday evening. Regional Directors come from many diverse backgrounds, some of which include a news anchor, veteran, banker, teacher, relief worker, political staffer, sales manager, programmer, and college students.

Key Responsibilities:
Attend one (30-60 minute) conference call every week with the President of The Borgen Project and Regional Directors from across the United States (5PM PDT, 6PM MDT, 7PM CDT, 8PM EDT).
– Meet with local congressional leaders and lobby for legislation that improves living conditions for those living on less than $1 per day.
– Mobilize people in your community to contact their congressional leaders to support poverty reduction legislation.
– Manage and implement fundraising campaigns.
– Build a network of people engaged in the cause.
– Serve as The Borgen Project’s ambassador in your city.

Qualifications:
Basic understanding of U.S. Politics and international development.
– Highly organized with the ability to prioritize multiple functions and tasks while managing their work time efficiently.
– Strong team player that loves to bring new ideas to the table.
– Ability to demonstrate frequent independent judgment with decisiveness.
– Excellent overall communication skills: oral, written, presentation

How to Apply: To apply, send your resume to hiring@borgenproject.org

Fall 2014 Internship – John J. Johnson Archives Center, Fredericksburg

Internship Announcement:

Collection Management Internship at the John J. Johnson Archives Center

Fredericksburg United Methodist Church

Fall 2014

The John J. Johnson Archives Center of the Fredericksburg United Methodist Church consists of official documents, papers, photographs, recordings, books and artifacts. The church, founded in 1802, is located at 308 Hanover Street in Fredericksburg’s Historic District. The mission of the Center is to catalog and index this collection. The Center will make these items accessible to church members, scholars, educational institutions and the general public for study and research. The Center’s dedicated, climate controlled work area comprises a work room with a scanner, printers and computer equipment, as well as a storage closet with approximately 30 cardboard boxes of papers, photographs, artifacts, etc.

Intern Duties:

The intern will begin the process of indexing the collection’s documents and objects using PastPerfect 5.0 software. PastPerfect is a leader in collection and contact management software. Several local museums use PastPerfect, including the Central Rappahannock Heritage Center, the Fredericksburg Area Museum and Cultural Center, and the James Monroe Museum (operated by the University of Mary Washington). Training CDs will be available for learning how to use the software. Opportunities exist for collaboration with other local museums familiar with PastPefect.

Learning Outcomes for the Intern:

  1. Understand the importance of preserving documents and objects and making them accessible to the public.
  2. Become familiar with PastPerfect software and learn how to attach images, keep data safe, focus on efficiency, and maintain consistent collections data entry.
  3. Understand the role of technology and reformatting collections in modern archival management.

The intern should have keyboarding and computer skills, with a demonstrated ability to perform detailed work.

A member of the church’s Heritage Committee will be available to supervise the intern during the fall semester. Internships for 1 credit require 42 hours’ work; 2 credits require 84 hours; 3 credits require 126 hours. Academic credit is available through the History and Historic Preservation departments. Academic credit is not available through the Museum Studies program.

To apply for the internship, send a cover letter and resume to Margaret Mock, Co-Director, John J. Johnson Archives Center, mmock@umw.edu.

Deadline for the 2014 fall session is September 12.

Internship Opportunity – Summer & Fall 2014

Summer and Fall 2014 Virtual Internship Opportunities

 

Envisioning History, an educational non-profit in Chattanooga, Tennessee, has Summer and Fall Semester internship opportunities for undergraduates to process electronic historical data into an advanced geospatial database.  The subject of the historical material is World War II; the interns’ work product will help populate a database with thousands of documents, media files, events, people, organizations, tactical and strategic government decisions, etc.  The database—which essentially works like Google Earth with a time dimension added—will soon be available for undergraduate and graduate level historical research.   

Envisioning History works with universities to allow interns to obtain academic credit for their work, where the university allows this.  Usually 50 hours of internship work equals 1 credit hour, or more typically 150 hours of internship work equals 3 credit hours. In order to obtain credit, formal arrangements must be made with the university before the internship begins.  Envisioning History has standard formats for making these arrangements – what the prospective intern must do is put us in touch with the appropriate Professor or Department Head.

Nature of the Work:

  • Interns will process digitized primary source reports, documents and media from World War II, will plot geo-coordinates of events and will cross-tag the documents with the associated events, ships, military units, people, etc.
  • Training in use of the software (currently in wide use by the U.S. and other NATO military and intelligence organizations) will be provided. If you can use Google Earth, you can easily handle this software.
  • Work can be done from any location with a reasonably fast internet connection.
  • Working with Envisioning History and their sponsoring Professors at the beginning of the Internship, Interns will set weekly progress goals and Envisioning History will send a summary progress report to the sponsor.
  • Students may be given a choice of areas of WWII history to work with, such as the Central Pacific Campaign (Tarawa, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, etc.), the US return to the Philippines, The Battle of the Bulge, the Eastern Front, etc.  Students who have a particular interest should make that clear when they apply, although we cannot guarantee everyone’s choices.  There will be some outside reading required to familiarize you with the assigned subject area.

 Requirements:

  • Undergraduate history and geography majors will be given preference, although others may apply.
  • Interns will be required to provide their own laptop or desktop computer, preferably with a mouse with a scroll wheel. PCs work better than Apple products with this software platform.
  • Interns should have strong self discipline skills, as they will work when they choose without direct supervision.  Their work will be reviewed before it is published into the database.

Benefits:

  • Interns will obtain practical experience in the use of an advanced geospatial database and will be able to retain a database account for their own studies and research during the academic year and beyond.
  • Interns will develop a detailed sense of how historical relationships develop and persist between people, places and things.
  • Interns will learn details of the military, technological and economic events of World War II
  • Opportunities for further graduate-level fellowships may be available, depending on the proficiency the intern develops.

If you are interested in an Internship, please contact Dr. Jeffrey McClurken (jmcclurk@umw.edu) for more information. For application, e-mail a brief summary of your qualifications and assessment of your computer skills to: rick.ector@envisioninghistory.org.

Internship: Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site (Summer 2014)

The Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in Cornish, New Hampshire is offering three paid internships during the Summer of 2014.

Who We Are

Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site celebrates the famous American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, an artist of the Beaux-Arts period classically trained in clay, whose works range from bas-reliefs and numismatic designs to bronze sculptures. Among his well-known works were Civil War memorials such as; the Robert Gould Shaw Memorial on Boston Common which commemorates Shaw and the African-American 54thMassachusetts Volunteer Infantry and a portrayal of the 16th American President Abraham Lincoln: The Man (also called Standing Lincoln) at Lincoln Park in Chicago.

The historic site comprises the artist’s house featuring original furnishings, his studio displaying plaster works and galleries showcasing bronze reliefs.  Outdoor bronze sculptures are admired amid the grounds and historic gardens. Daily tours, weekend concerts, special exhibits and events occur throughout the season.  The park is one of the few National Parks accredited by the American Alliance of Museums and our museum collection contains the largest assemblage of Saint-Gaudens artwork in the world.

Curatorial Internship (SGNHS)

Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site will hire three interns for seven weeks during the summer of 2014 with a $75 per week stipend. Interns will work primarily with the park’s Curator and Museum Technician assisting with collections management; inventory of objects, routine cleaning of artifacts, housing and labeling objects. Interns will learn proper object handling and basic care treatments including preservation of bronze statues. Individual or group projects requiring research on a park related topic or artifact(s) may be possible, for which interns will learn aspects of exhibit development, implementation, and installation. The internship will also include exposure to other museum operations though work-study assignments and field trips to several other nearby museums.

Qualifications: Enrolled in a museum studies or related program; some knowledge and appreciation of art history, strong writing skills, research, organization, interpersonal, communication and computer skills; and the ability to work both independently, in groups and with park staff.

Group housing is provided; however a car is necessary for access to food, recreation, points of interest and other facilities. For more information on SGNHS, please visit our website athttp://www.nps.gov/saga/index.htm. Applications are due by

For more information contact Dr. Henry Duffy, Curator, at henry_duffy@nps.gov. 603-675-2175 x: 112.

How to Apply

Please check the SCA website http://www.thesca.org/serve/positions and type “Gaudens” in the Keywords box.

International students must obtain a US Visa if selected for an SCA internship.  For more information on obtaining the appropriate visa please refer to: http://www.thesca.org/serve/international-applicants

The park is happy to work with students and their schools on submitting documentation for the internship to qualify for academic credits. Thank you for your consideration, we look forward to hearing from you.

Paid Internships: Federal Bureau of Investigation

The FBI is accepting applications for its 2014 Honors Internship Program between January 29th and February 4th, 2014 (the window of opportunity is very narrow). The 10-week program will run between June 1 and August 9 and is a valuable opportunity for college students to work alongside special agents, intelligence analysts, and professional staff while gaining valuable career experience. Many interns use this program as a springboard to an FBI career.

Students can apply online at www.fbijobs.gov. (Link for honors programs is on the homepage of site)

The program offers 200 paid internships for students to work in select Field Offices across the country and in Headquarters divisions in and around DC. Interns will be compensated at the GS-2 to GS-7 hourly rates based on their level of education.

 

To qualify, applicants must:

– Be a U.S. citizen;

– Possess a GPA of 3.0 or higher;

– Be an undergrad, graduate, or post-doctorate student who will not graduate prior to June 1;

– Be able to pass an FBI background investigation and receive a Top Secret security clearance.

 

 

Internships: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is offering several curatorial internships in 2014. Thanks to a generous grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, three 3-month and one 12-month internship will be available in addition to a curatorial internship position in metals made possible by the Americana Foundation.

Selected interns will work directly with a Colonial Williamsburg curator and focus on a specific aspect of study in the fields of fine art, decorative art, folk art, architectural collections or archaeological collections. This year, the Foundation is accepting applications for 3-month positions in musical instruments; metals (with an emphasis on English silver); and colonial coins and paper money. The 12-month Mellon position is a joint position working with textiles and historic interiors. The Americana Foundation position will focus on American silver.

Applicants should be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program in a related field and have completed at least two years of academic credit.

For more information on how to apply for a Mellon or Americana internship and for details surrounding the internship program, please visit Colonial Williamsburg’s website, www.history.org/foundation/careers or http://www.history.org/history/museums/museum_internships.cfm.

Job postings will be listed under “current opportunities.” Applications will be accepted until 5pm, Friday, February 14, 2014. Candidates will be notified in early April.

Mt. Vernon Historic Trades Internships

Spend a summer immersed in the 18th-Century at George Washington’s Mount Vernon

Each year, Mount Vernon’s Department of Historic Trades accepts a select number of applicants for summer internships. With focus on the Pioneer Farm and George Washington’s Distillery & Gristmill, these internships provide an excellent opportunity for undergraduate students to become immersed in 18th-century history, agriculture, and industry.

After completing a brief training program, interns will work as full-time Historic Trades Interpreters for a period of 10 weeks under the direction of our professional interpretive staff. Interns live on the grounds of George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate during the internship. In addition, interns participate in special field trips to other historic sites and museums in the region.

Candidates interested in Historic Trades internships should have a background in history or agriculture, be comfortable with public speaking, and be available during the entire internship period of June 2 –August 8, 2014. Interns will be expected to work a five-day, 40-hour work week that will include some weekends.

Students accepted into the program will receive reimbursement for travel expenses to and from Mount Vernon, accommodations on the estate, and estimated biweekly wages of $450 (based on hours worked, accommodations in addition, all before taxes).

We are looking for highly motivated students who will enjoy the challenges and benefits of participating in this program. We will be happy to discuss the internship in more detail with you and any students who are interested in applying. Additional information about the internship, and the application form, can be found on the Mount Vernon website.

Completed applications must be returned to Mount Vernon by February 28, 2014 for consideration.

If you have any questions, contact GWEntrepreneur@mountvernon.org or call Donna Boulter, Interpretive Operations Manager, 703.799.8611 or Steve Bashore, Manager of Historic Trades, 703.799.6805.