Internships at the New Jersey
State Museum
Further your education, career, and interests by interning
at the New Jersey State Museum! The State Museum has
numerous opportunities for students who want to learn
more about their fields of study, gain valuable experience,
or to broaden their interests. Multiple intern opportunities
exist in each of the Museum’s five bureaus (Archaeology/Ethnology,
Cultural History, Education, Fine Art, and Natural History
Planetarium). Duties may include working in a bureau’s
office, laboratory, collections management, library,
or helping with research, exhibitions, education and
field work. Recent interns have aided in the cataloging
of fossil specimens, served as docents in the Museum’s
exhibitions, aided in the preparations for a major exhibition,
and helped to develop educational programs, services
and curricula. Interns have also worked on projects
that were published in scientific journals. Project
ideas initiated by the interns will be considered.
Interns work under the supervision of the professional
staff within the five bureaus; contact between the student,
the academic advisor, and the Museum staff is encouraged.
An interview with the appropriate staff member and approval
by the Bureau’s Curator is required. Interns should
be able to work with a high degree of independence,
self-motivation, and accuracy. Please note: the NJSM
cannot offer paid internships at this time, however,
we will work with your educational institution to assist
you in gaining credit (where possible) for the internship.
If you are interested in interning at the New Jersey
State Museum, or if you would like more information,
please contact one of the curators below:
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