Oral History Archiving Internship

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Oral History Program Assistant - DIGITAL STORY PROCESSING

Apprenticeship (1 year) - 10 hrs/week. 480 hours. Go from novice to practitioner as an archivist. This position builds not only copy-editing, observation, data-entry, and data-management skills but also problem-solving, critical thinking, and detective skills in a large archival data set. As an apprentice, you will also learn how to audit and critically analyze and review oral history recorded narratives. Apprentices are expected to be advanced in their skills and career-ready upon graduation.

Internship (6 months) - 10 hrs/week. 240 hours over six months. Train to become a digital archivist. Learn the nuance of archiving oral history interviews within a modern digital archive. Learn a new skill and practice it while helping to build the archive. Internship (1 year) - 5 hrs/week. 240 hours. Same as 6 months but an ultra part-time internship.

Apprenticeship and Internship Time Period

TWELVE MONTHS POSITION: Position opens every quarter. Apprentice needs to commit a minimum of 10 hours each week. Minimum 12 months commitment.

SIX MONTHS POSITION: Position opens twice a year. Intern needs to commit a minimum of 10 hours each week. Minimum 6 months commitment. TWELVE MONTHS POSITION: Position opens twice a year. Intern needs to commit a minimum of 5 hours each week. Minimum 12 months commitment.

Person must be based in North America.

Job Requirements

o Strong communication and writing skills
o Experience working with databases
o Previous administrative experience preferred but not required
o Strong passion for preserving history and supporting our mission
o Previous library or other archive experience a plus, but not required.
o Computer and stable internet access mandatory
o Excellent English written skills
o Copy editing skills required

Job Duties

o Develop or improve your administrative, time management, and organizational skills
o Archive oral history interviews, which are core to The 1947 Partition Archive.
o Provide detailed attention to each story and associated archival data
o Manage spreadsheets
o Communicate with remote team members
o Review and assess each story submission as it arrives
o Assist Program Coordinator in managing oral history systems & databases
o Be the first to read the life stories of interviewed Partition Witnesses
o Hone your copy editing skills for publishing the sensitive content of witness narratives

APPLY HERE: https://www.1947PartitionArchive.org/internships

Internship Expectations

The 1947 Partition Archive receives hundreds of raw interview files per month; Archivists preserve and bring the stories alive. Only serious interns may apply for this position. Interns are expected to develop ownership of their projects and encouraged to develop creative solutions. Intern must have a strong passion for and dedication to our mission and goals. Interns will receive relevant training, fieldwork experience as well as guaranteed references for those who complete their internship term. Successful interns, at the end of their tenure, will be considered for any paid positions that may be available. This internship is unpaid but interns may apply for credit or funding through their college or university. For this position, you will learn to communicate with diverse constituencies and learn how a nonprofit startup functions.

Interns work at the office in Berkeley, California, USA.

ABOUT THE 1947 PARTITION ARCHIVE

The Partition of British India in 1947 was a major 20th-century event that affected millions of lives and played a key role in shaping the world in which we live today, both culturally and geopolitically. Nearly two million lost their lives and 15 million people were displaced, making it the largest mass migration. The 1947 Partition Archive is a grassroots non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the fast disappearing memory of Partition by capturing and preserving the people's history through crowdsourced oral history collection.

APPLY HERE: https://www.1947PartitionArchive.org/internships