Summer Intern - CCASSIP

This internship is offered through the Columbia College Alumni-Sponsored Student Internship Program, (CCASSIP). To learn more about CCASSIP go to https://www.careereducation.columbia.edu/programs/columbia-college-alumni-sponsored-student-internship-program. CCASSIP Positions and the program are open to CC students only. All CCASSIP 2018 positions will be posted on LionSHARE during the Fall 2017/Spring 2018 semester on a rolling basis. To find CCASSIP internship postings, search under the Internships tab on LionSHARE, and use the “Label” function. There is no application limit for CCASSIP positions. You must be in good academic and judicial standing with Columbia University to be eligible to participate in the program. By submitting an application, I authorize the Center for Career Education to conduct academic and disciplinary checks to confirm program eligibility.

Having your resume and cover letter reviewed by a CCE counselor is strongly recommended before applying. Quick Questions happen at CCE M-F 1pm – 4pm. There are also information sessions where you can learn more about all CCE’s summer internship programs. https://www.careereducation.columbia.edu/events 

The following documents must be submitted through LionSHARE for each position of interest:

1. Resume
2. Transcript (This is your spring course schedule which you should access by logging onto Student Services Online, clicking on “My Schedule” and copying and pasting your Spring 2018 course schedule into a Microsoft Word Document. The schedule should show your full name, your school, your Spring 2018 Courses, and your enrollment status.)
3. Cover Letter (if required, click Apply Now and check for required documents)
4. Other materials (ex: Writing Sample, etc. if required, click Apply Now and check for required documents)

Submit your completed applications via LionSHARE by Sunday, March 4, 2018.

Internship Description:

The Summer Internship at the Smithsonian American Art Museum is a full-time appointment (40 hours a week), designed to provide an introduction to museum work for students who have had little or no previous museum experience. Students will concentrate on one aspect of museum work for eight weeks in an area matched to the individual’s interests and career goals. Intern assignments may revolve around the development or production of current or future exhibitions and publications; teacher or student related programs; public events, or other specific museum departmental activities and programs. In addition to developing skills through projects within Museum departments, interns participate in weekly workshops, conservation lab tours, field trips to other cultural institutions, and brown-bag lunches with Fellows and staff. Students should consult the Museum’s website <http: Americanart.si.edu/research/internships> prior to submitting their application to see more specifics about the museum’s various departmental activities, responsibilities and requirements. 

To be eligible, students should be entering or have completed their junior year in college at the time of application. Along with majors in Art History, American Studies, Studio or Visual Arts, students from all disciplines are encouraged to apply.  International students with current visas, who are living in the U.S. at the time of application, are welcome to apply. 

Application materials required:

Resume

Cover Letter (to include statement of purpose expressing personal career goals in museum field, what skills he/she hopes to acquire; and why the Smithsonian American Art Museum has been chosen as a learning center)

Unofficial Transcript

Other: Three letters of recommendation (academic and/or professional)

Company Description:

The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) celebrates the vision and creativity of Americans with artworks in all media spanning more than four centuries. The museum displays its collections and presents special exhibitions in two locations in Washington, D.C. Its main building, a National Historic Landmark building, is located in the heart of Washington’s downtown cultural district, while its branch museum for contemporary craft and decorative arts, the Renwick Gallery, is nine blocks west, near the White House.

The museum’s scope extends far beyond its exhibition spaces. The museum is a leader in providing electronic resources to schools and the public through its national education programs. The museum offers an array of interactive activities online, as well as Artful Connections, real-time educational videoconferences. The museum offers in-depth professional development programs for educators, including week-long national Summer Institutes for teachers, where they can learn digital tools and teaching techniques for integrating art across the curriculum. The museum’s Research and Scholars Center is one of the nation’s leading centers for the study of American art.  SAAM also produces American Art, a peer-reviewed periodical on the arts in America, organizes scholarly symposia, and sponsors several publication prizes.

The Smithsonian American Art Museum offers a stimulating environment for professional museum training. Since 1968, the Museum’s internship programs have provided instruction and inspiration to hundreds of graduate and undergraduate students, who are interested in a career in the arts and other fields related to the Museum’s various departments. Former interns have achieved success in professional positons in the art and museum fields, nationally and internationally.