SPRING 2008
INTERNSHIP/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
IN RESEARCH AND
EVALUATION
The Institute for Learning
Innovation offers a three-month, paid internship/professional development
opportunity as a Research and Evaluation Assistant. The Spring 2009 Deborah A.
Carey Internship begins in February, 2009, ends twelve weeks later (start and
end dates are flexible), and has a stipend of $1,600 per month.
Internships occur at our offices near
The Research and Evaluation
Assistant will work on a variety of projects, which may include evaluation of museum
programs or exhibitions, community-based or technology-based programs, or other
programs in non-formal learning environments. Past interns have worked on a
front-end evaluation of an exhibition at the Smithsonian's Natural History
Museum, formative evaluation of exhibitions for the National Children’s
Museum, audience research at the American Philosophical Society to understand
visitor’s attitudes about museums’ use of reproductions and
original artifacts in exhibitions, a summative evaluation of a teacher
development program, and a variety of other evaluations and research
studies. Duties are specific to projects that are available at the time
of the internship and will include some or all of the following tasks:
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Coordinating aspects of evaluation
planning and design. The candidate may work with a project manager to formulate
the initial design and conceptualization of an evaluation project.
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Collecting data in the field. Data
collection may involve conducting interviews, observations, or tracking in a
museum, community-based organization, or free-choice learning institution.
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Reducing and analyzing data.
Candidates may code and enter data into the appropriate software program as
well as run specific reports/tests.
·
Writing portions of technical reports
that interpret and summarize data.
Applicants must be either 1) working on
or have completed their master's degree in museum education or a related field
and have had some experience and/or course work in evaluation or research
design; or 2) working on a PhD and have relevant experience and/or course work.
Our goal is to provide a mutually
beneficial experience in which the intern learns new skills while providing of
high quality work. The ideal candidate must learn quickly and be able to work simultaneously
on several of the many projects with which
Applications will be accepted through December 1, 2008
Candidates must hold
Application for consideration must include all of the
following items:
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A brief cover letter
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A current cv/resume
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Three letters of reference
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In 2-3 pages please provide the following information
as best you can:
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Briefly describe your interest and/or experience
with evaluation and research in informal learning environments or visitor
studies
o
Briefly describe any experience or involvement you
have had with front-end, formative, remedial, or summative evaluation
o
Briefly describe your interests in evaluation and
research in informal learning or visitor studies and any steps you have
taken to pursue those interests
o
Share how you see your career or academic goals
supported by an internship with
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Briefly describe the personal strengths and skills
that you would bring to the internship,
Application materials should be sent electronically to [log in to unmask]
or by mail to:
Institute for Learning Innovation,
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