[Grad_history_students] FW: [History] PAID Exhibits Internship Available

[Sylvester, Roshanna]

Historians,

The Pritzker Military Library is accepting applications for a paid internship position. See below for details.

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Roshanna P. Sylvester, Ph.D. 
Associate Professor and
 Graduate Program Director
Department of History 
DePaul University  
rsylvest at depaul.edu
773-325-7825 (phone)


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Exhibits Paid Internship

                The Pritzker Military Library is looking for an Exhibits Intern. This is a paid part time internship. The exhibits intern will create potential new content for the PML Citizen Soldier exhibit cases. This includes selecting collections to highlight, selecting items from that collection for inclusion in an exhibit, and writing potential interpretive text for each item. The intern will work at our main library at 104 S. Michigan Ave and also at our remote facility on Berteau Ave.

ESSENTIAL POSITION QUALIFICATIONS

Ø              Experience with the creation of interpretive text

Ø              Advanced computer orientation skills

Ø              Attention to detail

Ø              Ability to work in teams and independently

Ø              Advanced research skills, including primary and secondary source experience

Ø              Knowledge of American history; specifically, military history

Ø              Knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel

Ø              Excellent written and oral communication skills
ASSIGNED RESPONSIBLITIES AND DUTIES

Ø              Become familiar with the Libraries Archival and Artifact collections

Ø              Write a proposal for a future rotation of the Library's Citizen Soldier exhibit

Ø              Exhibit proposal will include:

o   Specific collections to highlight in the Library's Citizen Soldier exhibit

o   Specific objects, photographs, and papers from each collection to be included in the exhibit

o   Interpretive text for each item

Ø              Assist in the installation of rotating exhibits
START DATE: June 4th, 2012                   End Date: Aug 27th, 2012
Please send resumes and cover letters to Christy Stanford at cstanford at pritzkermilitarylibrary.org by May 5th, 2012




Thanks,

Kat Latham
Director of Collection Management
Pritzker Military Library
104 S. Michigan Ave Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60603
312-374-9333
Please note: my email address has changed to klatham at pritzkermilitarylibrary.org


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