Job Opportunities

Internships

All BHS Education Internships are unpaid.

Education Assistant
The Brooklyn Historical Society is a museum, library and educational center dedicated to encouraging the exploration and appreciation of Brooklyn’s rich heritage. BHS seeks a graduate or undergraduate student in museum studies or education to support the Education Department.

Internship Responsibilities

• Assist in the daily operation of the museum’s education department
• Assist with group tours
• Assist with preparation for teacher workshops 
• Assist with special projects as needed by the Education Department
• Other duties as assigned

• Completed B.A. in history, education, arts administration, museum studies or other related field
• Ability to compose correspondence, reports, memos, spreadsheets, and other such documents
• Proficiency in using MS-Office (Word/Excel/Outlook) and Windows
• Ability to communicate well with public
• Ability to work independently on multiple tasks

15-20 hours a week; flexible.  

Andrea DelValle
Curator of Education
Brooklyn Historical Society
128 Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn, NY  11201
718-222-4111 x222
adelvalle@brooklynhistory.org

Education Intern

The Brooklyn Historical Society is a museum, library, and educational center dedicated to encouraging the exploration and appreciation of Brooklyn’s rich heritage.  BHS seeks a current undergraduate student focusing on museum studies or education to support the Education Department.

Responsibilities

• General administrative assistance for the museum’s education department
• Use the museum’s Othmer Library to conduct collections research for future educational materials and programming
• Assist with school group tours, if intern has interest

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in a college or university program in history, arts administration, education, museum studies, or related field
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Written and oral communication skills

Administration and Visitor Service Intern

The Brooklyn Historical Society is a museum, library, and educational center dedicated to encouraging the exploration and appreciation of Brooklyn’s rich heritage. The Society seeks an intern for a well-rounded museum experience, focusing on various administrative tasks and the visitor experience.

Responsibilities

• Assist with reception and admissions at the front desk
• Variety of office work within several museum departments, including Education, Development, and the President’s Office
• Gain exposure to the different aspects of museum operations and structure
• Database entry for various visitor, sales, and programming statistics
• Research projects as needed

• Currently enrolled undergraduate student with an interest in museum work
• Comfortable with Microsoft Office
• Solid written and oral communication skills

Oral History Intern

The Brooklyn Historical Society is a museum, library, and educational center dedicated to encouraging the exploration and appreciation of Brooklyn’s rich heritage. The Society’s oral history project began in 2006 to collect important audio documents: primary sources about people, ideas, and events that make up the history of 21st century Brooklyn. 

• Listen to oral history interviews taken by the BHS Oral Historian
• Take careful notes and summarize each interview
• Add these summaries to the BHS catalog, in order to make these resources more accessible for library users and BHS visitors
• Assist the Oral Historian with podcasts for the Brooklyn Historical Society website

• Currently enrolled undergraduate or graduate student
• Comfortable with Mac and PC platforms
• Advanced knowledge of web and podcasting
• Interest in oral history as a methodology
• Helpful, but not required:  interests in archiving, information and library science, or museum studies

Time Commitment:  1 day per week, flexible

Please fill out the Internship Application and send with a resume and cover letter to: 

Kimberley Roode
Visitor Services Coordinator
Brooklyn Historical Society
128 Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
kroode@brooklynhistory.org
718-222-4111 x 250

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