Research and Operations Internship
The New York Preservation Archive Project offers summer and semester-long internship positions to qualified graduate and undergraduate students in historic preservation, history, architectural history, or a closely related field. The position requires excellent written and oral communication skills, comfort with computers and online media, and knowledge of and interest in New York history and historic preservation.
The intern’s primary responsibility will be to write entries for NYPAP’s Preservation History Database. The NYPAP archive is a web-based database that provides public access to a clearinghouse of information on archives relevant to historic preservation in New York. Using information from NYPAP’s files and other sources, the intern will compose entries about preservation leaders, significant buildings and spaces, preservation campaigns, key legislation and programs related to the history of the preservation movement in New York City. The intern will be required to conduct supplemental research when needed. Each intern will take on a number of records and will work in consultation with the Administrator and Board Members to craft narratives and fill appropriate fields for each entry. The entries will be expected to be publishable by the end of the intern’s tenure. Interns will also help with editing and refining existing entries.
The intern may also be asked to assist with general office duties, as well as tasks related to NYPAP’s public programs, fundraising efforts, and website. Specific tasks might include organizing and scanning documents, taking pictures of city landmarks, and updating the website. NYPAP also has a series of oral histories that require contacting individuals, arranging interviews, organizing equipment, transcription, and logistics. The Archive Project also has a second website dedicated to the forty-fifth anniversary of NYC landmarks law; interns may assist with general maintenance of that website as well as related programs.
Interns should be able to commit 10-15 hours per week to work at NYPAP. Scheduling is somewhat flexible, and work may also be done remotely.
To apply, please email your resume and a cover letter detailing your interest in the position in PDF format to info@nypap.org.