Internship at Iowa State University

Lennox Foundation Preservation and Conservation Internship
Iowa State University

Iowa State University is accepting applications for the 2012 Lennox
Foundation Preservation and Conservation Internship.  This twelve
(12) week internship is intended to give current graduate students
and recent graduates of preservation and/or conservation programs
the opportunity to apply their skills and knowledge of care and
treatment of library and archives materials in an academic library.
Interns will learn about the overall functioning and organization of
the Preservation Department and will undertake and complete a
project based on their interests and skills, and the needs and
capabilities of the Department.

Eligibility and requirements:

    Applicants must currently be graduate students, in good
    standing, in a program of library and archives preservation
    administration or conservation; or a recent graduate of such a
    program;

    Applicants must have completed at least four preservation or
    conservation courses before the anticipated start date of this
    internship;

    Applicants must commit to 12 consecutive weeks of full-time
    employment as interns;

    Internship must be completed between March 1, 2012 and November
    15, 2012;

    At the end of the internship, the intern will be required to
    submit a final report or project;

    Applicants must have student or working visas if not U.S.
    citizens.

The 2012 Lennox Foundation Internship provides a $3,200 stipend and
university housing for 12 weeks.

For more information see:

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        lennox-foundation-internship/>

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To apply for the Lennox Foundation Preservation and Conservation
Internship please submit the following items: cover letter; current
resume; contact information for two professional references (include
address, phone number and e-mail address); statement of interest
(include projects of interest); graduate program description
including requirements and course descriptions (indicate the classes
you have completed).

Deadline for application is January 19, 2012

Submit these items to:

    Hilary T. Seo
    Lennox Foundation Internship
    Iowa State University
    441 Parks Library
    Ames IA 50011-2140

Send electronic applications to: hseo<-a t->iastate< . >edu


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