Undergraduate Museum Core Project Fellowship

Skirball Cultural Center•Los Angeles, CA

4d•$1,000 - $1,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles is seeking four undergraduate students to join a cohort of advisory fellows supporting the development of a new exhibition opening in 2029. The Core Exhibition is being designed by a team of curators, educators, scholars, and advisors to explore Jewish American culture through immersive storytelling and engagement with the Skirball’s collection, while creating a space to discover personal connections to Jewish American experiences and build a shared sense of humanity. The exhibition will highlight the many ways in which Jewish American experiences—as reflected in Los Angeles’s diverse Jewish communities and their cultural traditions—are nuanced, evolving, and relevant.

Requirements

Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Ability to problem-solve independently and collaborate with others.
Live or have lived in Los Angeles. We are accepting applications from students who may be outside of LA, but having formative experience in LA is essential to the story of the exhibition we are building and the audience we hope to attract.
Active interest in exploring the Jewish American experience, specifically the polyvocal LA Jewish experience.
Interest in museum studies, museum education, history, sociology, and /or communications in the nonprofit field.
Be currently enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student 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 2027.
Attend college in or be a permanent resident of LA County.
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 through the fellowship period are eligible.

Nice To Haves

This program is ideal for sophomores or juniors.
Students who are enrolled in a second BA or BS program are not eligible.
While this fellowship is intended for students from backgrounds underrepresented in museum and education professions, eligible candidates from all backgrounds will be considered.
Candidates are sought from all areas of undergraduate study at any higher education institution – community college, trade school, and public and private university.
Candidates will have the opportunity to show their interest in museum and education professions and how they might add diverse and underrepresented perspectives, which can include – among other things – socio-economic status, cultural background, physical or other disability, geographical origin, and/or any other life experiences.

Responsibilities

Advisor—Join a small cohort of undergraduate students and advisors to contribute to the shape of the exhibition and educational components. Fellows will work with and learn from interdisciplinary museum professionals to contribute to the development of the exhibition content, design, terms, interactive components and more.
Professional Development Training—participate in workshops facilitated by the project’s audience development researcher to lead peer-to-peer feedback sessions with members of the Skirball’s Teen Advisory Committee or other focus group audiences.
Facilitation—Co-facilitate selected focus groups. This is an opportunity put into practice the skills learned with the audience researcher and gain valuable facilitation experience.