[NHCOLL-L:3750] Museum of Northern Arizona summer internships

[Janet Gillette]

We are contacting the list so that you can alert appropriate students in your
program to internship opportunities at the Museum of Northern Arizona this
summer. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to contact
Elaine Hughes.

Collection Internship Announcement

With funding from the Snow Endowment the Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA)
offers annual 10 to 15 week summer internships between May 1st and August
30th. Requests for longer internships will be considered. Housing and a
stipend of $200 a week are provided to offset expenses. These internships
provide on the job experience to students that are seeking or have recently
completed a certificate or masters in museum studies.

Several Collection Internships are offered for Summer 2008. Interns will
select either a Natural Science, Cultural, or Archive track. Interns can
expect to gain experience with the Argus collection management system,
environmental monitoring, imaging, and a range of collections management
issues. Tasks will include data entry, cataloging, inventory reconciliation,
and collection rehousing. Cultural Interns will participate in an exhibit
installation of newly acquired donations. 

The collections include 870,000 cultural (ethnology, archaeology, and fine
art) objects and natural science (botany, zoology, geology, and paleontology)
specimens along with 3500 linear feet of archives. MNA is in the process of
constructing a new Collection Center (LEED Certified) to house first and
second priority collections in the spring of 2009.

Founded in 1928, MNA's mission is to "inspire a sense of love and
responsibility for the beauty and diversity of the Colorado Plateau through
collecting, studying, interpreting, and preserving the region's natural and
cultural heritage". MNA is located in Flagstaff, AZ (pop. 61,270) at an
elevation of 7000' in the cool Ponderosa pine forests at the base of the San
Francisco Peaks. The area includes several national forests (Coconino,
Kaibab, Prescott), National Parks and Monuments (Grand Canyon, Wupatki,
Walnut Crater, and Sunset Crater), a ski resort (Snow Bowl), Arboretum,
Lowell Observatory, Northern Arizona University, and numerous other
attractions.

To apply submit a letter of interest, resume, and 3 letters of reference by
March 17th.

Send applications to:

Elaine Hughes, Collections Manager

Museum of Northern Arizona

3101 North Fort Valley Road

Flagstaff, AZ 86001

ehughes at mna.mus.az.us

928/774-5211, ext. 228

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