Undergraduate Internship Devonian IMLS project
Undergraduate Internship Devonian IMLS project
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Job Description
Work to be performed:
Interns will work on digitizing the Field Museums Fossil Invertebrate collection of Devonian marine invertebrate fossils. This will include data entry of specimen label data into our EMu database photographing fossils and labels and some Facebook posts about the fossils. This is part of an IMLS grant to digitize the Devonian fossils in the Field Museums Fossil Invertebrate collections. Interns will work directly with the fossils.
These internship will be awarded to individuals currently studying geology paleontology museum studies or a related field who have proven verbal and written communication skills demonstrated knowledge of geology as a discipline the ability to work effectively as a member of a team on a variety of tasks and who demonstrates familiarity and have experience and interest with photography and processing digital information. The Field Museum will provide EMu and photography training.
Skills required:
These internship will be awarded to individuals currently studying geology paleontology museum studies or a related field who have proven verbal and written communication skills demonstrated knowledge of geology as a discipline the ability to work effectively as a member of a team on a variety of tasks and who demonstrates familiarity and have experience and interest with photography and processing digital information. The Field Museum will provide EMu and photography training.
Salary of $17.50 per hour; 35 hours per week for 10 weeks; with a desired start date of June 9 2025.
Applications must be received by Monday March 31 2025. Applicants selected for interviews will be contacted by Tuesday 15 April 2025.
Applicants must apply through the Field Museum website at www.fieldmuseum/careers. Applications through other websites will not be considered.
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Required Experience:
Intern
Employment Type
Contract
