Learn while giving back! The 1947 Partition Archive is now accepting applications for our Internships & Apprenticeships Program. Internships and Apprenticeships are designed for high school, college and post-graduate level students, recent graduates, as well as retirees and career professionals looking for a change. In addition to gaining important career skills, apprentices also expand to the next level and learn how to support and manage entry level practitioners. Apprentices are expected to be advanced in their skills and career-ready upon graduation.
About the Internship
These are unpaid volunteer internships and apprenticeships
- Apprenticeship (1 year) – 10 hrs/week. 480 hours. Go from novice to practitioner.
- Internship-1 (6 months) – 10 hrs/week. 240 hours. Learn a new skill and practice it while building the archive.
- Internship-2 (1 year) – 5 hrs/week. 240 hours. An ultra part time internship
- Application deadline – JUNE 15, 2024 at 11:59 pm PST
- Internship begins date – AUGUST 15, 2024
LIST OF INTERNSHIPS AND APPRENTICESHIPS AVAILABLE
Key:
‘A’ – designates apprenticeship
‘I’ – designates internship
‘L’ – designates 1 year long internship
‘S’ – designates summer internship
1. THE ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM
- 1.1 CITIZEN HISTORIAN (I) – Document oral histories. Learn field work skills and the nuance of oral history.
- 1.2 (Unavailable for this cycle) DIGITAL ARCHIVIST (A/I/L) – Become a digital archivist. Learn to Review and catalogue stories as they come in – available both remotely and in-person at out Berkeley office
- 1.3 (Unavailable for this cycle) COPY EDITOR (A/I/L) – Hone into the nuance of crossing t’s and dotting i’s.
- 1.4 (Unavailable for this cycle) GIS TAG VERIFIER / STORY MAP CURATOR (I/L/A) – place the stories and migration routes on an interactive map – available both remotely and in-person at our Berkeley office
- 1.5 COMMUNITY RELATIONS (I) – Be the voice of The 1947 Partition Archive; learn the nuance and skill of communicating with an organization’s community via phone, email and other means.
- 1.6 COMMUNICATIONS & OUTREACH RESEARCHER (I/A/L) – Research and strategize digital outreach in academia. This is one of our few entry level internships for accessible to all skill levels, including beginners.
2. DIGITAL CONTENT CURATION: VIDEO/GRAPHICS EDITING, WRITING, PUBLISHING
- 2.1 (Unavailable for this cycle) DIGITAL STORYTELLING: CONTENT CURATION & COPY WRITING (I) – Journalistic writing as well as social media curation opportunities; learn digital publishing strategy.
- 2.2 DIGITAL GRAPHICS EDITOR – Photo (I,A,L) – Add the magic of your creativity to visually enhance stories – available both remotely and in-person at our Berkeley office
- 2.3 SOCIAL MEDIA AND DIGITAL OUTREACH RESEARCHER (I,A,L) – Research important historical facts and statistics; Research scholarly literature; Research web sources and other sources.
3. ONLINE EVENT BROADCASTING
- 3.1 (Unavailable for this cycle) LIVE SWITCH-BOARDING and ONLINE BROADCASTING (A/I) – Interested in television productions and broadcasting? This might be the place to get a flavor of this fast paced work.
- 3.2 (Unavailable for this cycle) EVENTS RESEARCHER (I/S) – Research a wide array of issues associated with event logistics, content and strategy
- 3.3 (Unavailable for this cycle) EVENT AND CONFERENCE ORGANIZING (A/I) – learn the ins and outs of event and conference organizing. This is fast paced and deadline oriented work. It requires a high level of organization and communication skills.
4. NON-PROFIT DEVELOPMENT AND FUNDRAISING
- 4.1 (Unavailable for this cycle) GRANTS RESEARCH (A/S/L) – At the end of this apprenticeship, you’ll have learned the nuance of grant-writing and be ready for a career in grant-writing, technical writing or for your own academic writing
- 4.2 (Unavailable for this cycle) NON-PROFIT ACCOUNTING AND BOOKKEEPING (A/S/L) – Learn to keep books, keep tabs of expenses and all things accounting. This is an internship that requires attention to detail and use of accounting software.
- 4.3 (Unavailable for this cycle) DONOR COMMUNICATIONS (A/I/S/L) – Build relationships with those who provide resources to build The Archive
- 4.4 (Unavailable for this cycle) DONATIONS ACCOUNTING AND SPONSOR MATCHING (A/L/S) – Are you a numbers person? Great with spreadsheets? Connect sponsors to the incredible stories they have helped record. Spark joy 🙂
5. ONLINE LIBRARIAN
- 5.1 ONLINE LIBRARIAN (L,I,A) – Maintain the online library of books.
6. DATA VISUALIZATION
- 6.1 DATA VISUALIZATION (A/I/L/S) – Find trends; manage and study data; visualize and present the data in meaningful, compelling ways; discover new trends.