[NHCOLL-L:2637] Internship at the American Museum of Natural History

[Lisa Kronthal]

Conservation Internship
American Museum of Natural History
Natural Sciences Conservation

The Natural Sciences Conservation Laboratory of the American Museum 
of Natural History is offering a 1-year, part-time internship for a 
student in conservation or a related field beginning September 2005. 
The internship will focus on the conservation and preservation of the 
largest collection of social wasp nests in the world. The intern will 
participate in the re-housing, stabilization and imaging of the nest 
collection.  The intern will also be involved in production of 'Best 
Practices for Re-housing & Long-Term Storage of Wasp Nests', which 
will be included on the image-website - the first resource for how to 
treat such collections properly. 

The candidate should have prior experience/course work in the care of 
museum collections and/or conservation.  The candidate should also 
have strong technical skills, a high level of enthusiasm and 
motivation and an ability to work in a team setting.  The position 
will report directly to the Conservator of Natural Sciences 
Collections while also working in close collaboration with scientific 
staff and imaging specialists. 

A stipend of $20,000 has been provided as support for the part-time 
internship over the 12-month period.  Interested parties should send 
a CV and cover letter by June 20, 2005 to:

Lisa Kronthal
Conservator of Natural Sciences Collections
Office of the Associate Dean of Science for Collections
American Museum of Natural History
79th Street at Central Park West
New York New York 10024 
kronth at amnh.org

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