MARA Blog: Careers
SAA Call for Emerging Professionals – Open positions
Deadline: February 28, 2025
Published: January 29, 2025 by Andy Wiegert
Are you a professional? Are you emerging?
Then the Emerging Professional positions may be for you!
These committees are intended to build skills and knowledge in working collaboratively to advance the mission and goals of an organization like the SAA Foundation. The positions are open to those who are students, new to the field, or early career—ex officio, with a vote.
Can You Read Cursive Handwriting? The National Archives Wants Your Help
Become a Smithsonian Digital Volunteer and help make historical documents and biodiversity data more accessible.
Published: January 22, 2025 by Andy Wiegert
Become a Volunpeer for the Smithsonian! #Volunpeer
Since June of 2013, the Smithsonian’s community of “volunpeers” have collaboratively transcribed and reviewed over a million pages of field notes, diaries, ledgers, logbooks, currency proof sheets, photo albums, manuscripts, biodiversity specimen labels, and historic audio recordings
UCSB AI Institute for Agent-based Cyber Threat Intelligence and Operation (ACTION) Summer Graduate Fellowship opportunity!
Application deadline: February 16, 2025
Published: January 16, 2025 by Andy Wiegert
Organization summary:
The ACTION Institute is a nexus for educational institutions, government agencies, non-profit organizations, and industry by training the next-generation cybersecurity workforce and transitioning novel AI-powered technology into real-world security operations.
Important Dates:
Application deadline - February 16, 2025
Internship dates - June 22 – August 15, 2025
Society of American Archivists – F. Gerald Ham and Elise Ham Scholarship
Due date - February 28, 2025
Published: January 16, 2024 by Andy Wiegert
Description:
The F. Gerald Ham and Elsie Ham Scholarship is available to graduate students pursuing studies in professional archival studies. To be considered for this award, you must have completed at least three credit hours of graduate study. Selection is based on academic merit, past performance in archival studies, and a faculty member’s assessment of the student’s prospects for contributing to the archives profession.
Archives Department Intern, Special Collections Boston Public Library, (Boston, MA)
Spring Semester - 2025
Published: December 6, 2024 by Andy Wiegert
Greetings MARA compatriots! Here is another cool opportunity to build your experience with an established institution in Boston. Especially great for those who have an interest in libraries as well.
Archives Intern Wanted: Nichols House Museum, Boston, MA
From: February – April 2025 - Apply by: January 13, 2025
Published: December 2, 2024 by Andy Wiegert
Hello MARA peeps! Check out this paid archives internship!
If you are a current grad student and reside in the Boston area, the Nichols House Museum is seeking an Archives Intern for 10 weeks, onsite one day per week during February – April 2025 for up to 10 hours per week. The Intern will receive a $1,500 stipend in two installments.
Qualifications:
Electronic Records & Lifecycle Governance Intern
Summer 2025 June/July - Irving, Texas
Published: October 3, 2024 by Andy Wiegert
Our Base Pay Range for this position
$17.33 – $28.88
McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care.
REMINDER – Couresra Career Academy – Free for all MARA students
Students, get job-ready with a Professional Certificate!
Published: September 26, 2024 by Andy Wiegert
Want to get ahead in your career search? Stand out from the crowd for your dream archival opportunity? Professional certifications can help you!
Employers are increasingly moving to a skills-based hiring approach, with many recognizing the value of Professional Certificates.
*88% of employers believe a Professional Certificate helps a candidate stand out
*72% of employers say they are more likely to hire a student with a Professional Certificate
2024 National Cybersecurity Virtual Career Fair
Friday, September 27, 2024
Published: September 26, 2024 by Andy Wiegert
The National Cybersecurity Training and Education (NCyTE) Center and the Centers of Academic Excellence (CAE) in Cybersecurity Community are hosting the eighth annual National Cybersecurity Virtual Career Fair.
National Archives Records Inform Fellowship Research on History of Surveillance
National Archives News WASHINGTON, August 19, 2024
Published: August 27, 2024 by Andy Wiegert
https://www.archives.gov/news/articles/cokie-roberts-fellow-farmer
Dr. Ashley D. Farmer utilized her time as a 2023 National Archives Foundation Cokie Roberts Women’s History Fellow to research her third book, which will examine how the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) surveilled Black women activists throughout the 20th century.
Collections As Data Librarian – Cornell University Library
The Cornell University Library Digital Scholarship Services unit is seeking applications for a Collections As Data Librarian.
Published: April 22, 2024 by Andy Wiegert
Collections As Data Librarian – Cornell University Library
Ithaca (Main Campus)
Full time
job requisition id
WDR-00044610
The Cornell University Library Digital Scholarship Services unit is seeking applications for a Collections As Data Librarian.
Global Horizons: Exploring Study Abroad and PhD Opportunities in Archival Science
Date: March 5, 2024 Time: 10 am central time
Published: March 4, 2024 by Andy Wiegert
Join the Society of American Archivists’ Archival Educators and International Archival Affairs Sections for a discussion on international education! Global Horizons: Exploring Study Abroad and PhD Opportunities in Archival Science will be an informational and conversational session about two international aspects of archival higher education: Study Abroad, and PhD programs around the world.
Global Horizons: Exploring Study Abroad and PhD Opportunities in Archival Science
Reilly Exhibit Internship At Northern Arizona University
Application deadline: March 11, 2024
Published: February 29, 2024 by Andy Wiegert
Call For Metadata Experts For A Spring 2024 Rapid Pilot Project
Experts will be chosen by Tuesday, March 11th
Published: February 29, 2024 by Andy Wiegert
HBCU Radio Preservation Project: Internship Opportunity
Application deadline is March 22, 2024 for May start date.
Published: February 29, 2024 by Andy Wiegert
The HBCU Radio Preservation Project, a multi-year effort funded by the Mellon Foundation and led by WYSO and the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC), is announcing a paid internship opportunity! $20/hr during the summer semester (up to 16 weeks at 40 hours per week, depending on the successful candidate’s academic calendar).
Applications Open: Summer 2024 Preservation Institute Nantucket
Priority application deadline: March 1, 2024, Second deadline: April 30, 2024
Published: February 11, 2024 by Andy Wiegert
Summer 2024: Intangible Heritage at Risk
June 10 – August 9, 2024
Summer 2024 Internship, National Baseball Hall of Fame, (Cooperstown, NY)
APPLICATIONS DUE JANUARY 31st
Published: January 19, 2024 by Andy Wiegert
The National Baseball Hall of Fame is accepting applications for Summer 2024 internship positions!
For more than twenty years, the Frank and Peggy Steele Internship Program for Youth Leadership Development has provided undergraduate and graduate students with hands-on training in numerous professional careers. This 10-week program offers a bi-weekly stipend for all interns and can be completed for course credit. Scholarships are available!
Summer 2024 Internship, National Baseball Hall of Fame, (Cooperstown, NY)
APPLICATIONS DUE JANUARY 31st
Published: January 19, 2024 by Andy Wiegert
The National Baseball Hall of Fame is accepting applications for Summer 2024 internship positions!
For more than twenty years, the Frank and Peggy Steele Internship Program for Youth Leadership Development has provided undergraduate and graduate students with hands-on training in numerous professional careers. This 10-week program offers a bi-weekly stipend for all interns and can be completed for course credit. Scholarships are available!
Remote Work: PT Catalogers (term), The Winthrop Group – No application close date listed
Compensation - $28 per hour
Project work is expected to begin in early November 2023 and will run for 12-14 months. Each Cataloger will be expected to contribute a total of 1,360 hours (equivalent to 170 days) to the project, with a weekly limit of 29 hours. Winthrop and Foundation staff will provide supervision and training. All work will be conducted remotely.
Work Responsibilities