Harry Ransom Center Internships
The Liberal Arts Honors (LAH) Program offers an internship at the Harry Ransom Center (http://www.hrc.utexas.edu) that is designed to provide an LAH senior or advanced junior with experience in the nature and operation of a major humanities research center. The experience gained by interns will benefit them in their own research projects, in possible graduate studies, and even as a career option in such fields as librarianship, museum studies, archival or curatorial work, as well as public affairs, marketing, public programming and event management.
Once selected, interns will choose from a variety of opportunities within the center. These vary from year to year, but will likely include:
processing collections
teaching with the collections
planning exhibitions
doing editorial and publicity work
working on website enhancement projects
marketing and public affairs
Academic year 2017-2018:
Three LAH internships are available for the academic year 2017-2018. Internships begin the second week of classes and conclude on the last class day each semester. Most interns work in a single department throughout the year, but some choose to change at semester break.
The position offers a stipend of up to $1500 per semester, for which the intern is expected to work an average of 10-hours per week. The position is non-benefits eligible. The student must be registered for a minimum of six hours of coursework. In addition, there is the possibility of academic credit if the student registers for a conference course (either Tutorial Course or English) with an appropriate supervising professor.
How to Apply
An applicant should provide the following:
a one-page resumé,
a letter from the student describing his/her interest and qualifications,
a letter of recommendation from a UT faculty member or someone who knows the candidate’s professional qualification pertinent to this internship
Both letters should be addressed to Andi Gustavson, Instructional Services Coordinator.
In order to be considered, all application materials should be delivered to the LAH office:
Liberal Arts Honors
The University of Texas at Austin
CLA 2.104
Mailcode G6210
Austin, TX 78712
Deadline for 2017-2018 academic year applications is April 1, 2017.