Interns are required to attend various staff meetings and participate in a full range of professional staff activities, including gallery tours and talks, and opportunities to conceptualize and write for gallery installations and exhibitions. Training designed to prepare students for placement as curators, museum educators, and other museum professional careers upon completion of their graduate degrees. Interns will assist with a variety of departmental duties in order to gain broad understanding of museum operations
Required:
Must be a University of Kansas graduate student seeking a master's or Ph.D. degree with relevant coursework in the arts, humanities, sciences, and/or social sciences.
Enrolled in six credit hours of graduate coursework or at least one hour of thesis/dissertation (approval form from graduate program required).
Fluency in spoken and written English.
Strong written and oral presentation skills
Serious interest in a museum career is taken into consideration.
Demonstrated computer competency (Office, Outlook, databases, web skills).
Ability to work collaboratively with others.
Internships in the Works on Paper department require the ability to routinely lift 20-40 lbs.
Must have a flexible schedule and be available to work weekends and after hours if needed.
Preferred:
Competence in language skills relevant to curatorial area.
To Apply:
Submit cover letter, CV, and writing sample electronically to Jennifer Talbott, jtalbott@ku.edu.
Please provide the following information in your application materials:
Position(s) you desire, in order of priority (optional);
Museum or related career goals;
Educational experience in relevant fields of study;
Work experience;
Brief writing sample;
Language skills;
Other skills such as computer use, database experience, matting and framing;
Provide telephone number and email address where you can be reached.
If you have questions regarding the internship program please contact the department for which you are applying.
