Internship at American Museum of Natural History

Conservation Internship
American Museum of Natural History
Natural Sciences Conservation

The Natural Sciences Conservation Laboratory of the American Museum
of Natural History is offering a 1-year, part-time internship for a
student in conservation or a related field beginning September 2005.
The internship will focus on the conservation and preservation of
the largest collection of social wasp nests in the world. The intern
will participate in the re-housing, stabilization and imaging of the
nest collection.  The intern will also be involved in production of
'Best Practices for Re-housing and Long-Term Storage of Wasp Nests',
which will be included on the image-website--the first resource for
how to treat such collections properly.

The candidate should have prior experience/coursework in the care of
museum collections and/or conservation.  The candidate should also
have strong technical skills, a high level of enthusiasm and
motivation and an ability to work in a team setting.  The position
will report directly to the Conservator of Natural Sciences
Collections while also working in close collaboration with
scientific staff and imaging specialists.

A stipend of $20,000 has been provided as support for the internship
over the 12-month period.  Interested parties should send a CV and
cover letter by June 20, 2005 to:

    Lisa Kronthal
    Conservator of Natural Sciences Collections
    Office of the Associate Dean of Science for Collections
    American Museum of Natural History
    79th Street at Central Park West
    New York New York 10024
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