LIBRARY COLLECTIONS APPRENTICE

San Diego Natural History Museum • San Diego, CA

282d • $18 - $18 • Hybrid

About The Position

The San Diego Natural History Museum science research apprenticeship program provides training and mentoring in curation, imaging, databasing protocols, and museum collections to prepare them for continued advancement in biological sciences, which can translate to career pathways in academia and research, as well as biological consulting. The Research Library & Archives specializes in providing information and resources on natural history in Southern California and Baja California. The Library Collections Apprentice will work with the Director of Research Library & Archives on weeding the Library collection: identifying out-of-scope materials, deaccessioning, and overseeing a large-scale shelf migration. The Apprentice may oversee volunteers to help carry out some of these tasks and will be expected to create a final report or presentation on their work.

Requirements

• Interest in library, information, and/or data sciences
• Organizational skills
• Technology skills

Nice To Haves

• Interest in data and data visualization

Responsibilities

• Collection development
• Deaccessioning
• Large-scale shelf migration
• Overseeing volunteers
• Creating a report/presentation on their work at the end of the apprenticeship

Benefits

• Paid, hourly, $18/hr
• Free admission into all of Balboa Park's museums
• Free admission to the San Diego Zoo and Safari Park

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed