Job Description

Job Description

Job Description

What you need to know

• Hourly Pay Rate: $16.00
• Shift/Hours: 20-40 hours per week
• Internship, Temporary Assignment (10-weeks)
• Located in Mesa
• Benefits Available – Medical, Dental, Vision, Term Life, Short-Term Disability

What you’ll be doing:

This is a ten-week standard length of assignment performing a variety of activities to assist with the day-to day operations of the museum. You will learn new skills relevant to your academic and employment pursuits.

What you will be responsible for:

You will be performing a variety of routine activities to assist the professional staff within the Research and Collections Department. Duties involve tasks that can be readily learned by on-the-job training, and which require some judgment in their execution. You may work independently on routine recurring assignments and will gain valuable experience in cataloguing, documenting, photographing, and researching artifacts and collections. Duties will include: record-keeping, maintaining databases, data entry, scanning documents, cleaning artifacts as well as science demonstrations in a public setting. Duties may also include participation in educational programs and supporting museum staff with exhibit development.

Distinguishing Features: You will learn new skills relevant to their academic and employment pursuits. The anthropology intern works under the general direction of the Curator of Anthropology who will appoint an appropriate staff member to train and supervise the intern. This person will serve as mentor for the intern and as a liaison with the intern’s academic institution if applicable. You may also receive direction from staff or volunteers they are assisting. Training consists of observation, discussion, demonstration, and review of work.

What skills & experience you will bring to us:

Education and Experience: Must be a driven, diligent individual with a deep interest in and demonstrated knowledge of anthropology, archaeology, or related fields. It is not mandatory, but it is highly desirable for the candidate to have some understanding of cultural diversity, decolonization, NAGPRA, and collections protocols.

Applications must include:

1. 1 personal statement of interest
2. Resume – include volunteer work
3. 1 letter of recommendation
4. 2 references we can contact – preferably one professional, and one personal

Special Requirements: This position requires a background check.

Want to apply? Get in touch today!

Please submit your resume for immediate consideration of this position.

Any job offer is contingent upon the successful completion of pre-employment criminal background check and fingerprinting. All qualified candidates for this position must be eligible to work in the United States.

Marathon is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Our company enjoys longstanding stability, having been in business for over 30 years. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and we strive to connect individuals with career opportunities that meet their specific needs.

Company Description

Our company enjoys longstanding stability, having been in business for over 30 years. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and we strive to connect individuals with career opportunities that meet their specific needs.

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