Keystone Internship at Pennsylvania State Archives (Digital Outreach) (College)

Are you exploring the field of public history and looking for some real-world experience? The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission's Keystone Internship Program provides opportunities to pursue your professional growth and contribute to sharing Pennsylvania's rich heritage with the public. Apply today to get a head start on your career!

The PA State Archives strives to collect, preserve, and make available collections of the Archives, both physical and digital. The Digital Outreach section of the PA State Archives manages the scanning program and maintains a variety of top-of-the-line specialty scanners. The prospective intern will be engaged in digitizing and then describing Archives collections. This internship will also include experience with audio visual description.

The intern will work with four professional Archivists throughout the course of the internship, alternating experiences every day. The projects will primarily include alternating between digitization of a variety of formats and description of digitized files. In one project, the intern will complete scanning for an ongoing project, the American Guide series, RG-13.108. The intern will learn how to manage digitization projects, gain knowledge of archival naming conventions, become versed in digital file formats, obtain proficiency in using digitization equipment and software, as well as develop skills for quality control. In another project, the intern will review, create metadata for, and describe motion picture films and other audio-visual items. Another project involves reviewing scans for quality and completing item level description metadata spreadsheets for upload to the Archives digital preservation system. The intern will shadow an Archivist and participate in the full lifecycle of a digital record, completing work from scan, to description, ingest, preservation, and access.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• 10-week internship, May 2025 through August 2025, approximately 225 to 300 hours
• Work hours are flexible and will be finalized between the selected intern and their supervisor
• Salary: $17.00 per hour
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS

Internship Requirements:

• All applicants must be enrolled at a college or university in an undergraduate or graduate program at the time of their internship.

Additional Requirements:

• You must be able and willing to report to Harrisburg, PA during the Summer Keystone Internship dates, which will be a 10-week period between of May 12, 2025 and August 22, 2025.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

Preferred Qualifications (not required):

• Currently majoring, minoring, or have a concentration in Archival Studies, History, Public History, or Library and Information Sciences.
  
• Work, academic, or volunteer experience that has prepared you for this internship
• An understanding of how this internship will help you meet your academic and/or career goals

How to Apply:

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Veterans:

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.employment.pa.gov/Additional%20Info/Pages/default.aspx and click the Veterans' Preference tab or contact us at ra-cs-vetpreference@pa.gov.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.