Internships

The Buffalo Bill Historical Center offers summer internship programs providing specialized learning experiences in a museum setting. We are pleased to announce paid and volunteer internships for 2012.

Purpose

The Historical Center's summer internship program provides opportunities for students who want to gain practical museum experience, and to assist students in the development of new or expanded applications for their academic and professional interests.

The internship program offers students hands-on involvement with the museum profession in a manner that cannot be duplicated in the classroom or through textbooks. These experiences may result in graduate theses and dissertations, and assist students in defining their career goals. Interns become aware of the professional practices and ethics of a workplace environment.

Opportunities exist for students who want practical museum experience in fields such as:

• Art and art history
• Natural history, ecology, environmental history, wildlife biology, geography, and geology
• History, American studies, historical development of firearms
• Plains Indian ethnology, anthropology, and Plains Indian culture
• Technology, education, collections, exhibitions, photography, publications, graphic design, library/archives, public relations, human resources, accounting and communications
• Conservation of the museums collections

Internship Information

Internships are full-time positions that are usually 8 weeks in length. Interns are paid $8.50 per hour for forty hours per week.

Eligibility

Qualified upper-level undergraduate students and graduate students who are enrolled in colleges and universities are eligible to apply.

2012 Internship Positions

Funded Internships for 2012

• Accounting/Visitor Services Intern
• Archival Intern – Photographic Objects
• Conservation Intern – Paper Specialist
• Conservation Intern – Sculpture Specialist
• Education Intern
• Natural History Intern – Golden Eagle Research
• Public Relations Intern
• Registration Intern with Plains Indian Object Focus
• Video Intern

Volunteer Internships for 2012

• Conservation Intern – (Pre-graduate program)
• Special Collections Library Intern – Firearms Focus
• Institutional Archives Intern
• William F. Cody Archives Intern
• Dime Novel Archives Intern

Application Procedures

We are now accepting applications for 2012 internships.

Students interested in summer internships must submit the application form, cover letter, résumé, three (3) letters of reference, and a current transcript. Applicants may be requested to submit a proposal and/or to participate in an interview.

Please submit application materials by March 31, 2012. Early applications are appreciated.

Internship Application (PDF)

Stipends and Housing

For funded positions, interns receive a stipend of $8.50 per hour, based on a full-time schedule of 40 hours per week.

Housing is the responsibility of the intern. The BBHC maintains a housing file that is available to incoming interns. Availability of housing is plentiful during the winter, but somewhat limited in the summer. Most interns have been able to locate housing at rental rates of $300-$600 per month, depending on the type of accommodations desired.

More Information

For more information on internships, e-mail Human Resources Manager Chris Searles, or call her at 307.578.4089.

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