Collections Internship

The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) is seeking Collections Interns all year round.

General Responsibilities:

Under the supervision and training of the Collections Staff, Collections Intern provides assistance to various collections management activities.

Responsibilities:

  • Help with registration work on organizing donors/lenders’ files, managing collections insurance and shipment
  • Make condition reports and measure dimensions for new acquisitions or as needed
  • Scan images or take digital photographs for new acquisitions or as needed
  • Adjust image qualities and sizes using Photoshop for presenting purpose
  • Make inventories for new collections or as needed
  • Physically preserve items using archival materials
  • Assist in cataloging collections and reference library books using PastPerfect
  • Assist in organizing institutional archives
  • Help with basic conservation activities conducted by conservation demands
  • Assist with research services
  • Assist with storage set-up and management, as well as collections movement
  • Collect media coverage of MOCA, and Chinese American related articles on a daily base
  • Other works related to collections


Qualifications:

  • Excellent organizational skills and an eye for details
  • Previous experience on handling museum, archives, or library collections a plus
  • Strong computer skills, knowledge of PastPerfect or TMS, or other museum collections management systems preferred
  • Knowledge of digital photography and digitization technologies
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and as a team player in a fast-paced environment; handle multiple tasks at once; adhere to deadlines
  • Literacy in Chinese preferred


Please send a cover letter and resume to:

Collections Intern Search
Museum of Chinese in America Collections and Research Center
70 Mulberry Street, 2nd Fl.
New York, NY 10013
Fax: 212-619-4216 or
Email: collections@mocanyc.org with “Collections Intern Search” in the subject line.

 

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