Summer Internships at the Barnes Foundation
Job Title: Intern
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Description:
We offer summer internships in a variety of departments for undergraduate and graduate students as well as recent high school and college graduates. Learn more about each department here: https://www.barnesfoundation.org/about/careers-and-volunteering/internship-descriptions
All internships at the Barnes Foundation are paid. Undergraduate students receive $12.75 per hour. Graduate students receive $15.75 per hour.
The Barnes Foundation is committed to increasing the diversity of our internship cohort and encourage applications from those who are members of groups currently and historically underrepresented in museum staff. We strongly encourage students who identify as Black or African American, Hispanic or Latinx, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, or two or more races, LBGTQIA+, individuals with disabilities, and/or those who are first-generation college students.
Interns at the Barnes may contribute in the following areas:
• Archives • Collections and Exhibitions Research
• Collections Registration
• Community Engagement, Family Programs, and Public Programs
• Conservation • Development • Editorial and Publications
• Education- Adult Education • Education- School Programs
• Evaluation and Impact • Finance • Human Resources
• Marketing, Membership, and Public Relations
Application deadline- February 1
A complete application includes:
Application Form
Cover Letter
Résumé/CV
One Letter of Recommendation*
*Letters of recommendation may be also be emailed in doc or pdf format to internship@barnesfoundation.org.
For tax purposes, interns must demonstrate residency (home/permanent address or school address) in one of the following states: PA, NJ, DE, VA, OH, NY.
If you are selected to move forward with the application process, a Barnes staff member will contact you for an interview. We let all applicants know the final status of their applications about eight weeks after the application deadline.
The summer internship program runs from the first week in June through the second week of August. Interns work 2-3 days per week and must attend enrichment activities every Friday during the program.
The Barnes Foundation is an Equal Opportunity Employer and we’re committed to diversity and equal opportunity in our recruitment and hiring. Qualified candidates of all backgrounds are welcome and encouraged to apply for this position. Employees have rights under other laws including, but not limited to, the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Employee Polygraph Protection Act. We participate in E-Verify.
Have other questions? Email us at internship@barnesfoundation.org.
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