Arizona Legislative Internship Available! Deadline is Sept 25

Apply online for an internship with the Arizona Legislature!!

Legislative Internship (pdf)

FAQ / Important Dates / Intern Flyer (pdf)

The Arizona Legislature meets for approximately one hundred days beginning the second Monday in January. The Legislature deliberates bills on many issues, such as health care, education, transportation, the environment and social services.

Click here for an overview of the process.

Job Description

Purpose of Internship: To assist the legislators and their support staff at the Senate and House of Representatives during the regular session of the Arizona State Legislature from January through May. Interns may also be selected to work in the Governor’s Office or with the Supreme Court.

Eligibility: Candidates for a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with a GPA of 3.0 or higher at one of Arizona’s universities are eligible. Candidates for a Bachelor’s degree must have at least 75 hours at the end of the fall semester prior to the next legislative session.

Description of Position: Duties include conducting research, writing summaries of bills, attending committee hearings, presenting bills in committees and caucus, preparing amendments and communicating with legislators, liaisons of state agencies, lobbyists, constituents and members of the general public. Interns are supervised by a legislative staff person. Specific duties vary, depending on intern assignments.  Receive a tuition waiver, $4,200 stipend and college credit, and gain useful professional experience!

Qualifications: The position requires communication and writing skills, the ability to work in a team setting, and self-starting independence. Most importantly, this internship demands a strong desire to learn the legislative process through hands-on experience. Students from all majors are encouraged to apply.

Frequently Asked Questions:

1. Do I have to be a political science major?

No! Students from all majors and disciplines are encouraged to apply. Legislative Staff trains and supervises interns at all times.

2. How many interns are hired?

There are approximately 50 interns who serve in the House and Senate.

3. How long does the internship last and do I get paid?

The internship lasts for 18 weeks during the spring semester, beginning the first week of January. Interns receive a $4,200 stipend, plus a tuition waiver. Students may be eligible for reimbursement of moving expenses up to $500.

4. Are there job opportunities?

Yes! Many interns have succeeded in obtaining positions at various State agencies, with lobbying groups, law firms and the private sector. Several former interns are currently on permanent staff with the House of Representatives and the Senate and some have gone to various federal agencies in Washington, D.C.

Two Questions on Getting Experience Through Internships and Volunteering

From the Career Q&A with the Library People blog: http://www.lisjobs.com/CareerQA_blog/

Excellent tips for combining volunteer/intern experine with you education to find a job!

….An internship is a great way to start off your career change, without a major commitment or stress from job hunting and interviewing. It is also an excellent way to network with people in the profession, discover the ins and outs of working in libraries, find mentors, and possibly even secure a job down the road.

Internships can be very valuable and rewarding, and may even provide you with more relevant experience than a library job would provide. It will help if you know what kind of experience you need – this could be very specific or quite broad (especially if you’ve never worked in libraries)…

Interested in archives? Three Intern/Volunteer oportunities in Phoenix!

Banner Good Samaritan Library & Archives has an extensive historical archive of photographs and other memorabilia that has a basic organization but is now in need of updating and digitization. Contact Sally Harvey at 602-239-4353 if you are interested.

The UA College of Medicine in partnership with ASU has had historical collections back to 1992 and this is the time to get them organized for the future.  Contact Jacque Doyle at 602-827-2031.

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold is the world’s largest publicly traded copper company.  The following unpaid internship is for summer or fall of 2009 in downtown Phoenix:  Opportunity to assist with the inventory of archival and record materials for one of Arizona’s oldest copper companies.  The project consists of performing an inventory of the company’s Corporate Records vault, which contains a mix of contracts, records destruction documentation, historical ledgers, archived historical Phelps Dodge photos, and much more.  The project also includes cleanup of an Access-based archives database for transfer to the Corporate Records Department’s TRIM records database, and possible assistance with the inventory of historical materials (maps, deeds, films, etc.) stored in an offsite vault.  This is an excellent chance to work with some really cool old stuff!   Contact: Maryanne Siek, 602-366-8001, maryanne_siek@fmi.com

Preservation/Conservation Internship Available in Iowa

Iowa State University is accepting applications for the summer 2009 Lennox Foundation Preservation Internship.  This internship is intended to give current graduate students and recent graduates of preservation and/or conservation programs the opportunity to apply their skills and knowledge of care and treatment of library and archives materials in an academic library. Interns will learn about the overall functioning and organization of the Preservation Department and will undertake and complete a project based on their interests and skills, and the needs and capabilities of the Department. Eligibility and requirements:

• Applicants must currently be graduate students, in good standing, in a program of library and archives preservation administration or conservation; or a recent graduate (within the year) of such a program;
• Applicants must have completed at least four preservation or conservation courses before the anticipated start date of this internship; Applicants must commit to 8 consecutive weeks of full-time employment as interns;
• Internship must be completed between the months of May and September;
• At the end of the internship, the intern will be required to submit a final report or project;

Applicants must have student or working visas if not U.S. citizens. The summer 2009 internship provides a $3,000 stipend, travel expenses to and from Ames, housing expenses up to $1,736, and funding for professional development. See: http://www.lib.iastate.edu/narrative-main/4010/11041 for details.

Musical Instrument Museum Seeks Library Intern

Friends of SIRLS: An internship opportunity!

The Musical Instrument Museum, based in Tempe and while our building in North Phoenix is under construction, would like to identify students who might interested in internships to help set up MIM’s library and archives. We have several staff members who have library and archives backgrounds, including myself, who will supervise this process.  We are open to proposals regarding time commitment and can work with the university if credit could be arranged.

We have a rapidly growing library with no order currently imposed, and currently our archive consists of two collections that need to be processed.  One collection is 7 linear feet of records from Henry Steinway (of piano fame); the other is about 25 linear feet of documents and photographs related to the Fiske Museum at Claremont University Colleges, whose collection we have recently acquired.

Could you either circulate this to your Phoenix-area associates? These projects would probably be best for someone with some practical experience in library cataloging and principals of archival arrangement and creating finding aids.

My contact info, as well as a link to MIM’s website, is below.

Kind regards,

Sharon Aponte Misdea
Registrar
The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM)
8550 South Priest Drive
Tempe, AZ 85284
480.425.3214 Direct
480.481.2460 Main
www.themim.org
Sharon.Misdea@themim.org

Inmate Library Internship Soon Available

The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office Inmate Library is currently seeking interns for the 2009 spring, summer and fall semesters. This internship is an opportunity to gain an understanding and appreciation of the roles, duties and responsibilities of a full-time professional librarian.

Nature of Work

Process incoming book and magazine donations.

• Prepare books and magazines for distribution to the facilities.
• Collect donations from various locations in the valley.
  • The intern would travel with me as I visit the donors who supply the library with our books and magazines.
• Meet with various other librarians throughout the City of Phoenix and surrounding towns and cities.
  • Currently we receive donations and work with the following libraries and organizations. The intern would travel to and meet the librarians and staff members at each of the locations:
    • Arizona Department of Corrections
    • Arizona Historical Society
    • Carl T. Hayden VA Hospital
    • Fresh Start Women’s Resource Center
    • Friends of the Maricopa Library
    • Friends of the Phoenix Library
• For the 2009 spring semester there is the possibility of working on a project to digitize photographs and documents associated with the Sheriff’s Department.
  • This would entail working with the Arizona Historical Society, Arizona State Library and Archives and possibly Northern Arizona University.

Location and Schedule

• The library is located in Phoenix at 3150 West Lower Buckeye Road.
• The schedule is flexible but the Inmate Library is open 6:00 AM – 4:00 PM Monday – Thursday.

Desired Qualifications

Current undergraduate or graduate student interested in library science in a law enforcement environment.

• Detail oriented, excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Be able to commit to 10 hours a week and to periodically move and / or carry 25 lbs.
• Be flexible, willing to learn and to help existing staff as needed.

Compensation

• Internship is unpaid, but the student can earn 3 – 4 hours of internship credit.

Application Process

Submit a resume and brief statement of interest to Ed Van Winkle at e_vanwinkle@mcso.maricopa.gov.

• All applicants must pass a background investigation.

Internships Available:

1. Spring, 2009: Maricopa County Inmate Library, Contact Ed Van Winkle at  e_vanwinkle@mcso.maricopa.gov and phone:  602-876-5633 (Library)
2. http://sirls.arizona.edu/courses/internshipList