The Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, announces its 2013 summer internships. The Center will select six undergraduate interns: four University of Texas at Austin students and two students from other accredited colleges or universities. These 14-hour-per-week positions will provide undergraduates with experience in the nature and operations of a major humanities research center. Students will be paid hourly and receive approximately $1,500 for the summer, contingent on hours actually worked. The Creekmore and Adele Fath Charitable Foundation has provided generous funding for these internships.
Selected interns will choose from a variety of opportunities within the Center, including working with exhibitions, public affairs, marketing, archives, and a variety of curatorial departments (these may include art, film, photography, performing arts, rare books, and manuscripts). Interns will begin on June 10, 2013 and work until August 16, 2013. The experience gained by interns will benefit them in their own research projects, in possible graduate studies, and in careers in such fields as librarianship, museum studies, archival or curatorial work, as well as public affairs, marketing, and public programming.
Interested undergraduates can find more information about the internships, including a list of past projects here: http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/about/internships/undergraduate/
Eligibility: University of Texas undergraduates must have been enrolled for at least six hours during the spring 2013 semester, with plans to enroll in the fall or they must be enrolled for at least three credit hours during the summer 2013 session. Undergraduates from other academic institutions must have been enrolled at their institution during the spring 2013 semester for at least six semester hours or must be enrolled in their institution for three semester hours during the summer. Students from other academic institutions will need to provide proof of spring (or summer) enrollment and classification before being appointed to the position.
To Apply: Applicants should submit a one-page resumé, a cover letter from the student describing his/her interests and qualifications, and two letters of recommendation from faculty members or others familiar with the student’s professional qualifications. Letters of recommendation should be addressed to Danielle Brune Sigler, Assistant Director and Curator for Academic Programs, and should be submitted in sealed, signed envelopes together with all application materials. Complete applications, including letters of recommendation, must be received by March 15 for consideration. Late submissions will not be considered.
If mailing via U.S. Postal Service:
Attn: Summer 2013 Undergraduate Internships Danielle Brune Sigler Harry Ransom CenterP.O. Drawer 7219 Austin, TX 78713-7219
If mailing via UPS or FedEx:
Attn: Summer 2013 Undergraduate Internships Danielle Brune Sigler Harry Ransom Center 300 West 21st Street, Austin, TX 78712
Austin residents may hand deliver application materials to the Harry Ransom Center’s administrative suite on the third floor.
Contact Danielle Brune Sigler with questions: Danielle.sigler@austin.utexas.edu