Murray State University Wickliffe Mounds Research Center Summer 2001 Museum Internship Information P.O. Box 155, 94 Green Street, Highway 51/60/62 West Wickliffe Kentucky 42087 (270) 335-3681 http://campus.murraystate.edu/org/WMRC/WMRC.htm Contact: Carla Hildebrand, Assistant Director/Curator of Education [log in to unmask] Proposed Start Date: May 24, 2001 Proposed End Date: August 13, 2001 Paid, full-time-temporary position, 5 days per week, 37.5 hours per week, $5.15 per hour Housing Provided To Apply: Send a letter of application to the Wickliffe Mounds Research Center briefly outlining your qualifications, interests and academic standing. Attach a brief resume or curriculum vitae. Internship Description: Interns are required to work weekends, greet the public, answer visitor questions, give guided tours of the site, use a cash register to take admission fees and museum gift shop sales, perform maintenance duties and other duties as assigned, work at special events, and assist in the education program. College credit can be received. Interns may complete a project of interest to their field of study for the Wickliffe Mounds Research Center. General Information: Wickliffe Mounds Research Center is an archaeological site and museum of a prehistoric Native American village of the Mississippian culture. Wickliffe Mounds has an active educational and outreach program providing guided tours, special events, workshops and activities for youths and adults. The Wickliffe Mounds site has an Excavation Trail, Woods Walk Trail and Wildflower Area. Exhibits interpret the Native Americans who once occupied the site from AD 1100 to 1350, the original excavations in the 1930’s, and current archaeological research. The site is located near the Mississippi-Ohio river confluence. Site visitors come from around the world, but the majority are from the region. On-going research promotes a better understanding of this extraordinary site. Wickliffe Mounds is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and designated a Kentucky Archaeological Landmark. Carla Hildebrand Assistant Director/Curator of Education Wickliffe Mounds Research Center P.O. Box 155, 94 Green Street Wickliffe KY 42087 [log in to unmask] (270) 335-3681