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January 10, 2024
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The UCI Department of Art History announces the second annual “dual” internship for one undergraduate AND one graduate student at the Musée du Louvre (Paris), one of the most important global museums with collections spanning the ancient through modern periods. Interns will be based in the Louvre’s Department of Near Eastern Antiquities, for four weeks (24 June–19 July 2024).

Applications DUE 29 FEBRUARY 2024, see below for full description & application instructions.

Dual Interns’ Responsibilities:

  • 35 hours/week for each intern
  • work with curators, conservators and other staff in research and cataloguing of collections
  • the graduate student will serve as professional mentor for undergraduate

Included in the Dual Internship:

  • Research access to the collections (at the discretion of curatorial staff)
  • Email and computer access
  • Access to intern-designated lounge
  • Reduced rates at the Louvre restaurant

Airfare, lodging, and a per diem will be provided by the department, through the Steckler Family Initiative in Art History (SFIAH)

Knowledge of French is encouraged but not required

 

COMPLETE APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE:

Undergraduate

  1. Letter of Interest: reasons for internship application and candidate’s suitability; relevant past experiences, e.g. areas of study, languages, prior museum work and internships, travel, etc.

    A workshop for undergraduates on internship applications will be held on February 15; it is strongly recommended that interested undergraduates attend.
     
  2. Résumé
  3. Unofficial transcript
  4. Names and emails of two UCI faculty willing to serve as references

Graduate

  1. Letter of Interest: reasons for application, with an emphasis on relevant coursework, languages, and intellectual and professional goals; relevant past experiences, e.g. prior museum work and internships, travel, etc.
  2. Full curriculum vitae
  3. Unofficial transcript
  4. Names and emails of two UCI faculty willing to serve as references

 

APPLICATIONS DUE THURSDAY 29 FEBRUARY 2024 by 5 pm

Please email materials to Alka Patel (alka.patel@uci.edu), Ethan Robey (robeye@uci.edu), and Kimmy Bao (kimmybao@uci.edu)

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