Internship at the National Museum of the American Indian

Pre-Graduate program Conservation Internship
National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution

Conservation Internship: 12-months - commencing Fall 2009 offers a
$16,000 stipend, $1,000 for research and/or internship conference or
research travel, plus partial health insurance.  Individuals
interested in pursuing conservation graduate program specializing in
Native American ethnographic and archaeological objects:  organic
and inorganic materials.  Undergraduate degree in art, history,
anthropology or fields related to Native American ethnographic and
archaeological material required; organic chemistry highly
recommended; 3.00 GPA or higher required.

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

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

Deadline:  Postmarked no later than February 15, 2009.

Notification by April 30, 2009.  Additional information can be found
at:

    <URL:http://www.nmai.si.edu/
        subpage.cfm?subpage=collections&
        second=conserv&third=training#ctpi>

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Marian A. Kaminitz
Head of Conservation
National Museum of the American Indian
Cultural Resources Center
Office of Conservation
4220 Silver Hill Road
Suitland, MD  20746
301-238-1415
Fax: 301-238-3201


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