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<DIV>In keeping with our discussion on internships, here's one that landed in my
email today that I thought I'd share (paid and unpaid available). Excuse
any cross-postings. Please contact the person at the end of the
announcement for details.<BR><BR>Kendra Schwindt<BR>1st Career: College
Information Manager <BR>2nd Career: still figuring that out and available
for loan (contact <A
title="mailto:paulw@wintersassoc.com
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href="mailto:paulw@wintersassoc.com">paulw@wintersassoc.com</A> for more
information about "Executives on
Loan")<BR><BR>--------------------------------------------------<BR>> Apply
now! Smithsonian Gardens is offering summer internships<BR>>
opportunities for 2011. If you are interested in applying, submit
your<BR>> completed application by February 1.<BR>> Smithsonian Gardens
(SG) designs, manages, and maintains the gardens<BR>> and grounds of the many
Smithsonian museums in Washington, D.C., which<BR>> attract over thirty
million visitors each year. SG’s Collections<BR>> Management and
Education branch is responsible for developing<BR>> educational programs and
materials as well as managing the Archives of<BR>> American Gardens and a
collection of garden furnishings and<BR>> horticultural artifacts.
While SG offers a number of diverse<BR>> horticulture-based internships that
entail regular garden maintenance,<BR>> the Collections Management and
Education branch offers summer<BR>> internships in the following
areas:<BR>> <BR>> The SG Education and Outreach internship fosters
experience in<BR>> horticultural programming and is structured to provide an
intern with<BR>> opportunities to gain hands-on experience in the areas of
education,<BR>> outreach, or research. The intern will have the
opportunity to work on<BR>> one or more of the following projects: develop
educational content for<BR>> use in social media platforms, backpack tours
and trunk program based on<BR>> existing garden themes or special concepts;
develop interpretive labels,<BR>> guided and cell phone tour text for garden
exhibitions or living plant<BR>> displays. The intern will work with
horticulture records and resources<BR>> under the guidance of the SG
Collections Management and Education staff<BR>> to develop these
materials.<BR>> <BR>> The Archives of American Gardens (AAG) is a
growing photographic<BR>> archives that documents American garden design and
landscape history<BR>> from the 19th century to the present day. The AAG
internship fosters<BR>> experience in the following areas: collections
registration, cataloging<BR>> and description, research, development of
finding aids, inventory, and<BR>> digitization.<BR>> Projects focus on
cataloging images by describing their content<BR>> according to recognized
data standards, assisting with basic reference<BR>> duties, image
digitization, computer automation of collection records,<BR>> and developing
outreach materials including blogs and text for web<BR>> pages. This
experience will help interns learn the practices necessary<BR>> to prepare
archival collections for curators, staff, and outside<BR>>
researchers.<BR>> The Garden Furnishings and Horticulture Artifacts<BR>>
Collection<<A
title="http://www.gardens.si.edu/horticulture/res_ed/furnishings/gardenfurn.htm
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href="http://www.gardens.si.edu/horticulture/res_ed/furnishings/gardenfurn.htm ">http://www.gardens.si.edu/horticulture/res_ed/furnishings/gardenfurn.htm
</A>><BR>> internship is designed to provide an intern with the
opportunity to<BR>> learn organizational and assessment skills essential to
collections<BR>> management. The intern will undertake the annual inventory
of SG garden<BR>> furnishings on display in the Smithsonian gardens, research
specific<BR>> pieces or design styles, and compile data to add to the
collection files<BR>> and catalog records. The intern may also photograph and
label pieces as<BR>> well as research appropriate preservation treatments. A
familiarity with<BR>> collections management, preservation practices or
historical research,<BR>> either in a classroom or museum environment, is
recommended.<BR>> To learn more about the Smithsonian Gardens, Collections
Management and<BR>> Education Internships, visit<BR>> <A
href="http://www.gardens.si.edu/horticulture/res_ed/intern/intern_res_ed.htm">http://www.gardens.si.edu/horticulture/res_ed/intern/intern_res_ed.htm<BR></A>>
.<BR>> Requirements: Collections and education applicants must be
currently<BR>> enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate program and have
completed<BR>> coursework or be currently enrolled in courses in archival
science,<BR>> library science, museum studies or museum education,
history,<BR>> horticulture education or other related field.<BR>>
Applicants must have excellent organizational, analytical, and<BR>>
interpersonal skills, special attention to detail, and strong computer<BR>>
skills. An interest in horticulture or garden history is highly<BR>>
desired.<BR>> Internship Details<BR>> * Open to all current undergraduate
and graduate students who study<BR>> archival science or museum education or
a related discipline and wish to<BR>> further their knowledge through
practical hands-on work experience<BR>> * Paid and unpaid internships
available<BR>> * Ten to sixteen week long internships 40 hours per
week<BR>> * Opportunities to complete special projects that may relate to
the<BR>> intern’s special area of interest<BR>> To learn more about
Smithsonian Gardens’ internship program go online<BR>> to
http://www.gardens.si.edu/horticulture/res_ed/intern/intern3.htm .<BR>>
Application Deadline: June 1 (fall semester), November 1 (winter<BR>>
semester) or February 1 (summer semester).<BR>> <BR>> Application
Requirements: Application (online through<BR>> SOLAA<A
title="<https://solaa.si.edu/solaa/SOLAAHome.html
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href="<https://solaa.si.edu/solaa/SOLAAHome.html"><https://solaa.si.edu/solaa/SOLAAHome.html</A>>),
two letters of<BR>> recommendation, college transcript(s), and essay
describing background<BR>> and career goals. Completed application materials
can be submitted<BR>> on-line or mailed to:<BR>> Smithsonian Institution
Gardens<BR>> Collections Management & Education Internship<BR>> P.O.
Box 37012<BR>> Capital Gallery, Suite 3300, MRC 506<BR>> Washington, DC
20013-7012<BR>> <BR>> or by Fed Ex or UPS to:<BR>> <BR>> Smithsonian
Institution Gardens<BR>> Collections Management & Education
Internship<BR>> 600 Maryland Avenue SW, Suite 3300<BR>> Washington, DC
20024<BR>> <BR>> Contact: <A
href="gardens@si.edu">gardens@si.edu</A><mailto:gardens@si.edu><BR>>
<BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>>
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