Summer internship working with a fabulous collection ~ and it’s paid.

Students — are you looking for a summer gig in the archives?

Items from the J Sedell collection!


OSU Libraries & Press seeks an undergraduate intern for Summer Term 2015 to assist in the processing and description of James R. (Jim) Sedell’s papers held in the Special Collections & Archives Research Center.

Sedell is a former OSU faculty member and strongly influenced generations of ecologists and impacted research and natural resource policy regionally and globally, particularly in the area of stream ecology. The student selected for this internship would play a key role in helping us provide physical and intellectual access to this collection by inventorying the collection, assisting in the physical processing, conducting outside research as required and writing narrative descriptions.

Hours/Schedule: 15 hours per week during normal business hours (Monday through Friday), specific hours and days to be arranged

Wages: $12.00 per hour.

Candidate Requirements:  OSU undergraduate with an expected graduation date no sooner than December 2015,  majoring in an area of Natural Resources, such as Forestry, Fisheries & Wildlife or with an interest in ecology, history of natural resources, or archives  

Contact Ruth Vondracek at ruth.vondracek@oregonstate.edu with questions!

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