[Nhcoll-l] 2015 Collection Internship Announcement

[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 Janet Gillette (jgillette at musnaz.org<mailto:jgillette at musnaz.org>) for the Natural Science Internship or Tricia Walker (pwalker at musnaz.org<mailto:pwalker at musnaz.org>) for the Archive Internship.
2015 Collection Internship Announcement
The Museum of Northern Arizona (MNA) is offering two collection management internships that will occur between May 1st and September 30th 2015.  The first review of applications will begin March 30, 2015.
The duration of each internship is flexible but will be for a minimum of 10 weeks and maximum of 6 months.  Housing and a stipend of $300 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 archival or museum studies, cultural or natural science, or other appropriate field of study.
Interns will select either an Archives or Natural Science Collections Internship track.
The Natural Science Collections Intern will work with the Natural Science Collections Manager on an IMLS funded project to address environmental improvements in the Museum of Northern Arizona's Zoology Collections (specifically the avian osteology, mammal osteology, and mollusk and entomology holdings). This internship offers students an opportunity to gain experience rehousing specimens, labeling and inventorying holdings, updating database records, assisting with packing and move of collections into a new collection facility (Easton Collection Center), and participating in policy and procedure development.

The Archives Intern will work with the Archivist and Associate Archivist on an IMLS funded project to address urgent, top priority preservation needs of its photoarchive holdings. The Archives Intern will work on pilot project rehousing of photographic materials to help MNA determine the amount and type of cool and cold storage needed to stabilize this important holding.  As assigned this position will be responsible for gathering, sorting, and appraising archives, and for reviewing legacy finding aids and creating new ones under the guise of DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard) with the eventual goal of making such finding aids available in an online environment.

Intern job descriptions are available at https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__musnaz.org_about-2Dmna_employment_&d=AwIFAg&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=tuzNJv0Nba6cuBTUA2cRtHN267OMSMMcvlsE98TnvY4&s=0msZvMbo0sJbdFr7PRQhDowTGlBd4JaZhRw1sAGrOQc&e= .  For additional information about MNA visit https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__musnaz.org_&d=AwIFAg&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=tuzNJv0Nba6cuBTUA2cRtHN267OMSMMcvlsE98TnvY4&s=sZI4jL-cyX5AZw5hx6smo4S8C8vSm_kKJHaQFKX_nF4&e= 
Founded in 1928, MNA is an AAM accredited, private 501(c)3 museum. Its 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".  The collections include cultural (ethnology, archaeology, and fine art) objects and natural science (botany, zoology, geology, and paleontology) specimens, archives and a Library. In 2009 MNA completed the construction of the new Easton Collection Center (more information at https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.musnaz.org_&d=AwIFAg&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=tuzNJv0Nba6cuBTUA2cRtHN267OMSMMcvlsE98TnvY4&s=YLxGUItk2iajG0LvAtU4icImcsMwPGQFAq7H8aXZ5xE&e= ) a platinum level LEED certified building.
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 recommendation to:
Human Resources Manager
Museum of Northern Arizona
3101 N. Fort Valley Road
Flagstaff, AZ 86001

or email in PDF or MS Word Format to mcampbell at musnaz.org<mailto:mcampbell at musnaz.org>

Or Fax: 928.774.1229

Janet Whitmore Gillette
Natural Science Collections Manager
Museum of Northern Arizona
3101 N. Fort Valley Road
Flagstaff, AZ  86001
(928) 774-5211 ext. 265

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