Internship at the National Museum of the American Indian

Pre-Graduate program conservation internship
Conservation Department
National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution

The internship runs 12 months, commencing Fall 2007 and offer a
$16,000 stipend, $1,000 for research and/or internship related
travel, plus partial health insurance. They are open to individuals
interested in entering conservation graduate program specializing in
Native American ethnographic and archaeological objects: organic and
inorganic materials.

Requirements: Undergraduate degree in art, history, anthropology, or
other field related to Native American ethnographic and
archaeological material and a 3.0 GPA or better required.  Organic
chemistry highly recommended.

Submit curriculum vitae, undergraduate transcripts,
post-undergraduate course work; three letters of recommendation, one
attesting to candidate's academic work.  Include cover letter
stating reasons for applying.

Deadline: Postmarked no later than March 15, 2007.
Notification by April 15, 2007

Send application to:

    Marian A. Kaminitz
    Head of Conservation
    National Museum of the American Indian/Smithsonian Institution
    Cultural Resources Center, MRC 538
    4220 Silver Hill Road
    Suitland MD 20746

For more information please email: kaminitzm [at] si__edu


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