Getty Marrow Repatriation/Curatorial Intern

AUTRY MUSEUM OF THE AMERICAN WEST • Los Angeles, CA

4d • $19 - $19 • Onsite

About The Position

The Getty Marrow Repatriation/Curatorial Intern will gain a strong foundational understanding of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and how it is applied within a museum. Attention and focused work will be on laws Duty of Care guidelines. The intern will work closely with the Associate Curator of Anthropology and Repatriation Supervisor as well with the other members of the Repatriation team. The intern will be responsible for the timely maintenance and completion of administrative duties, research, writing, assisting with tribal visits, and other tasks as directed. The intern will also complete a capstone project which may include a repatriation case study and presentation at the end of the internship. The intern should be interested in repatriation, ethical research practices, ethical collections stewardship, accessibility, American Indian studies, anthropology/archaeology, museum studies, history, and/or archives and information studies. Intern hours will be Monday-Friday, 9am-5:30pm. The internship will be mostly on-site at the Autry’s Resources Center facility in Burbank, with some flexibility to work from home one or two days a week (optional).

Requirements

• You must be currently enrolled as a full-time undergraduate in either a bachelor’s degree program or an associate’s degree program.
• Students must have completed at least one semester or two-quarters of college by June.
• Students who graduated the semester or a quarter immediately before the internship begins are also eligible. (Students who are enrolled in a second BA or BS program are not eligible.)
• Attend college in or be a permanent resident of LA County; and
• Be a United States citizen or permanent resident (non-citizen authorized to live and work in the United States on a permanent basis; also known as a "green card" holder). Students with DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival) status valid throughout the internship period are also eligible.
• Students must submit their application via the Autry Museum’s employment website.
• In addition to your resume, please include a cover letter detailing relevant coursework, career goals, and availability from the beginning of June through the end of August.
• be fully vaccinated for COVID-19
• If you cannot receive the COVID-19 vaccination or require other reasonable accommodation you will need to complete an Exemption Request Form by no later than the first week of employment; if approved, you will be required to provide a weekly proof of a negative COVID-19 test result.

Responsibilities

• The intern will be responsible for the timely maintenance of administrative duties such as organizing and tracking tribal correspondence and requests.
• The intern will also write research reports of varying complexities
• Assist with collections research using the Autry’s Mimsy database, Autry Collections Online, and archival records.
• The intern will work with curator to complete a Duty of Care related project consisting of one report containing a summary, an inventory of relevant Autry collection items, a timeline of consultations between the Autry and the tribe, and updates to tracking permissions in the museum database.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: Associate degree