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Museum Digital Archive Intern Chemical Heritage Foundation Philadelphia The Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF) is offering a 12-week paid internship with the museum's digital archive team during the summer of 2015 The candidate will have the opportunity to gain experience in a digital archive, as well as collections management of CHF's collections of scientific artifacts and fine art. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: * Work with the Collections Manager and Registrar on a survey of the museum's existing digital assets in preparation of a new digitization initiative * Catalog artifacts found in collections backlog. * Assist as needed in other aspects of the day-to-day operations of the Museum Group. Qualifications * Currently enrolled or recently completed study in a graduate program, majoring in library science, digital humanities, museum studies, archives, or a related field. * Working knowledge of databases and/or collection management systems, preferably Past Perfect and Microsoft Access. * Interest in working with museum collections, particularly objects. * Knowledge of proper artifact handling techniques is preferred. * Solid knowledge of archives, public history or museum work. * Strong written communications and organizational skills. * Ability to successfully work independently. * Ability to lift and carry at least 40 pounds. Brought to you by code4lib jobs: http://jobs.code4lib.org/job/19863/ To post a new job please visit http://jobs.code4lib.org/