Departmental Internships
The Department of History and Philosophy offers a variety of internship opportunities for both undergraduate and graduate students. Internships are designed to help students gain career skills within their field while also contributing to the greater Gallatin community. Many of the internships listed below may be completed by students for credit towards graduation.
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Current Internship Opportunities
Gallatin Historical Society/Pioneer Museum Internship
The internship program at the Gallatin Historical Society and Pioneer Museum is available to graduate or undergraduate students at a college or university.
Purpose of the internship: The purpose of this internship is to provide hands on experience in a small museum. Participants will learn about museum management, fundraising, archival work, creating exhibits, conducting tours, as well as historical and genealogical research. Through the internship, Participants will come to understand the role of an historical society and museum in the community: i.e., how the Pioneer Museum is a valuable education tool for school children and adults. They will help the museum staff devise ways of offering more thorough and educational interpretations to visitors.
Application is made through a personal interview with the museum director, email John Russell: director@pioneermuseum.org.
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Buffalo Bill Historical Center
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.
For more inforation, click Here.
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.
For more information on internships, e-mail Human Resources Manager Chris Searles at chriss@bbhc.org or call her at 307.578.4089.
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City of Bozeman - Historic Preservation Office
Positions Available:
- Analysis of Floor Area Ratios and Massing Patterns within the Neighborhood Conservation Overlay District
- Research of potential historic districts
- Transition of existing walking tours of historic districts into a digital format
- Study of landscape design in historic neighborhoods
- Completion or continuance of “The Dots Project”
- Story Mill Precedent Study
- East Willson School Precedent Study
To Apply: Visit MSU website for more information, and contact:
Courtney Kramer, Historic Preservation Officer, ckramer@bozeman.net or 406-582-2260
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Yellowstone Gateway Museum of Park County
Yellowstone Gateway Museum of Park County
POSITION I - Title: Museum Collections Intern, Yellowstone Gateway Museum
Supervisor: Registrar/ Education Coordinator, Yellowstone Gateway Museum
POSITION II - Title: Museum Community Outreach Intern, Yellowstone GatewayMuseum
Supervisor: Registrar/ Education Coordinator, Yellowstone Gateway Museum
To Apply: Visit MSU website for more information, and contact:
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The Student Conservation Association
The Student Conservation Association (SCA) is the nation's leading provider of expense-paid interniships and service opportunities in parks, forests, historic sites and urban communities in all 50 states.
For more information, go to thesca.org to search available positions by location, dates, or academic discipline. Interns participate in programs 3-12 months long, during the summer or year-round.
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Internship Contact Information
If you have any questions about Internships, please contact Hanni Bessire in the History and Philosophy Department via email: hanni.bessire@montana.edu or via phone: (406) 994-4395.
You may also stop by the main History, Philosophy, and Religious Studies Department Office for more information, located in Wilson 2-155.
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Internship Placement
The Department of History and Philosophy has developed partnerships with the following organizations:
Butte Silverbow Archives
Buffalo Bill Museum
Charles Russell Museum
Computer Museum - Bozeman
Fish, Wildlife, and Parks
Glacier National Park
Lewis and Clark Interpretative Center
Montana Historical Society
Museum of the Rockies
Pioneer Museum
Story Mansion
Virgina City
Yellowstone National Park
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Internship Application
Click Here to download a form you can edit on your computer.
Click Here to download a form to print.
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