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Anticipated duration: Full time, 12 weeks minimum, 6 months maximum. Length flexible, start date negotiable. Rate of Pay: $14.00 per hour The deadline to apply is December 1th, 2015. Interviews and selection process will be completed by December 18th, 2015. |
| | | Summary of Work | | | | | | The intern will assist the Registrar and Assistant Registrar with all museum registration activities. Although the intern will be responsible for a high priority project, updating the Museum Collections Procedural Manual, there will also be the opportunity to work on a variety of both registration and collections management tasks. These tasks may include, but not limited to, donor communications, accessioning, cataloging, research, artifact loans, and collections inventories. |
| | | Duties and Tasks | | | | | | The intern will assist the Registrar and Assistant Registrar in updating the Museum Collections Procedures Manual. Updates need to be made to several sections and new chapters need to be written of the Procedures Manual such as those referring to reindexing the database, deleting object records, Integrated Pest Management, environmental monitoring, etc. Other necessary tasks include preparing Potential Acquisition Proposals for the Museum Collections Committee to review, writing gift agreements, communicating with collection donors, accessioning collections, cataloging artifacts, processing artifact loan renewals, assuring database records are current, facilitating collection inventories, proposing deaccession actions to the Museum Collections Committee, and assuring PastPerfect or Re:Discovery database records are current. The intern will also have the opportunity to work with the collections staff cataloging, photographing, and housing artifacts. |
| | | Student Requirements | | | | | | Applicant must be a graduate student with major in Museum Studies, US History, Anthropology, Natural History, or related field. Class work or experience in museum registration of collections management preferred. To be eligible for a North Dakota State Government Stipend Student Internship, a student: - Must be a full-time student currently enrolled in an accredited college, university, or vocational-technical program in the United States, and
- Must be able to receive academic credit for the internship, and
- Must have a cumulative Grade Point Average of at least 2.0 on a 4.0 scale
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| | | Application Procedures | | | | | | All applications for open State Historical Society of North Dakota positions must be made via the State of North Dakota Careers site. Paper submissions are not accepted. Please submit a cover letter, resume, and three professional references. Application materials should include information that directly addresses how the applicant meets the minimum qualifications and summary of work. Applicants are screened based on qualifications, successful completion of the interview process and a background and criminal investigation. Anyone needing assistance or accommodations during any part of the application please contact Erica Houn: E-mail: e[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask] phone: (701) 328-2327, fax: (701) 328-3710. If you are experiencing technical difficulties with the Application Process or uploading attachments please contact [log in to unmask] or (701) 328-3290. For information regarding the position please contact Beth Campbell at (701) 328-2674 or [log in to unmask]. Learn more about the State Historical Society of North Dakota: www.history.nd.gov Visit North Dakota State government: http://www.nd.gov |
| | | Equal Employment Opportunity | | | | | | The State of North Dakota and this hiring agency do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, genetics, religion, age or disability in employment or the provisions of services and complies with the provisions of the North Dakota Human Rights Act. As an employer, the State of North Dakota prohibits smoking in all places of state employment in accordance with N.D.C.C. § 23-12-10.
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