Field Museum of Natural History
Please see instructions on how to apply at the bottom of this page.
Intern Responsibilities:
The Calumet Exhibition Educational Toolkit Intern will work with Field Museum staff to design and construct educational toolkits and a related website, to be used by teachers as companion pieces to the Calumet Voices, National Stories exhibition.
The intern will be responsible for seeing the projects through from start to finish.
For the Toolkits, the intern will work from proto-types of approximately six activities to create test versions (mock-ups), receive feedback, problem-solve, revise, and create (design and build) the final versions of the activities and their housing within the educational Toolkit.
While focusing on the Toolkits, the intern will also be responsible for creating a basic website to house resources and related materials to complement the Toolkits.
Throughout the course of the internship, the intern will be exposed to various aspects of museum practice, including exhibitions, research, collections, and education.
In addition, the intern will be part of a project team and participate in all aspects of planning and executing two separate but related projects.
Intern Job skills needed.
Graphic design.
3-D/spatial layout and design.
Basic website design and development.
Hands-on experience with designing and constructing small-scale 3-D components.
Good communication skills.
Good conceptual skills.
Ability to work independently and in a team environment.
Interns will work onsite 28 hours per week and attend a mandatory offsite program day one day per week with their cohort.
Interns must be available for the duration of the program.
INTERNSHIP DURATION:
Total Weeks: 9 weeks
Work Hours per Week: 28
Total Hours: 252
Workdays: 4 days per week onsite
PROGRAM DAY:
On the 5th day of each week, interns will attend an offsite program day with their cohort.
These hours are separate from the internship hours.
BEFORE APPLYING, VERIFY YOU:
1) Will be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student. You must be a rising Junior or Senior as of June 2023.
2) Reside or attend college/university in the city of Chicago.
3) Have an Expected Family Contribution of less than $5000. This number is on your FAFSA form, to see what it looks like -- click here.
APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
1) To apply to a position, please click here and fill out the eligibility application form.
2) Once your eligibility application is reviewed and approved, Studio Institute will send you an email confirming your eligibility for the program. Note: once you're verified as eligible for Arts Intern, you can apply to as many positions as you'd like. You do not have to submit the eligibility application more than once.
3) You will forward this confirmation email, along with your CV, cover letter, and transcript to the email below these instructions with the subject "Arts Intern Summer 2023 Approved Application".
Contact | artsintern@studioinstitute.org