North American Archaeology Intern, Spring 2027

Position Summary

The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world’s preeminent scientific and cultural institutions, and has as its mission to discover, interpret, and disseminate information about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe through a wide-ranging program of scientific research, education, and exhibition. As part of the Anthropology Internship Program, the Division of Anthropology is seeking a part-time, term North American Archaeology Intern for Spring 2027. The Internship Program is for undergraduate and graduate students interested in careers in anthropology, museums, or related fields. Anthropology Interns work on projects relating to the collections or the ongoing research interests of the curatorial staff in the Museum or in the field. The Intern can expect to work between 10-20 hours per week. The North American Archaeology Intern will work with North American Archaeology Lab staff on a variety of projects that involve collections and data management, research, analysis, photography, and photogrammetry. The last day applications will be accepted is November 10th. Job duties include, but are not limited to: - Assist North American Archaeology lab staff in the duties necessary for the lab to function. This work varies from day to day and week to week but involves data entry, reference library checking, detailed artifact analysis and report writing, collections organizing, artifact photography and photo editing, and artifact 3D modeling.