Call for Internship Applications - Dec 2014
Positions Available
1. Curatorial & Research Intern
(General Projects)
This internship will require the intern to assist with curatorial
projects pertaining to the NUS Museum’s upcoming Resource Gallery such as
creating glossaries and organizing research materials, mapping Vietnam War
materials to prospect for ideas for a Prep-Room project, and organizing an
upcoming exhibition featuring the works of alumni artist.
Requirements:
- General knowledge in Asian & Southeast Asian art
and history, in particular Vietnam, preferred
- Knowledge in Chinese visual language an advantage
- Dependable and responsible
- Willingness
to explore and engage with all facets of curatorial labour
- Able to work independently and collaboratively
- Suitable for Year 2 students and above
Positions
Available: 1
Stipend: $500
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2. SEABOOK Curatorial Intern
This
internship requires the intern to assist in the documentation and presentation
of research materials gathered as part of the SEABOOK project. Opening in January 2015 as part of National
Library Board’s (NLB) Mapping Festival, SEABOOK
is a collaboration between NUS Museum, curator Shabbir Hussain Mustafa and
artist Charles Lim. Working extensively with materials from NLB’s collection
that deals with Singaporean waters, SEABOOK
is a project aimed at accumulating an anecdotal history of Singapore’s
troubled relationship with its seas.
Requirements:
- Keen
interest in Singapore’s maritime history from the pre-colonial to the present
- Willingness
to explore and engage with all facets of curatorial labour
- Strong
sense of commitment to a project beyond stipulated internship period
- Suitable
for second year students and above
Positions available: 2
Duration: 8 Dec 2014 –
9 Jan 2015. (With possibility of extension based on further discussions between
intern and supervisor)
Stipend: $500
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3. OPEN EXCESS Curatorial Intern
This
internship requires the intern to assist in further research and development of
an exhibition dealing with the curious history of “Southeast Asia” (as a
product engendered by the Cold War). Beginning from a collection of books
donated by the art historian TK Sabapathy, OPEN
EXCESS (working title) is a Prep-Room project that aims to explore the
politics of a library, publications and their dissemination, accessibility and
visibility of the region.
Requirements:
- Strong
familiarity with the terrains of Southeast Asian studies
- Willingness
to explore and engage with all facets of curatorial labour
- Good
independence when it comes to research
- Creative
disposition towards “theory”
- Suitable
for third year students and above
Positions available: 1
Duration: 8 Dec 2014 –
9 Jan 2015
Stipend: $500
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4. Museum Outreach Intern
This
internship requires the intern to work with the Museum Outreach team in the
preparations for the Museum’s programmes for 2015. As the Museum celebrates its
60th anniversary alongside the university’s 110th
anniversary and Singapore’s 50th year, a series of special
programmes are being planned. Such programmes include talks, seminars and film
screenings. The intern will also assist in planning and executing marketing
initiatives for the Museum’s refreshed and new galleries.
Requirements
- Pleasant, out-going personality
- Meticulous with a keen attention for
details
- Good organizational and
time-management skills
Duration: 8 Dec 2014 –
9 Jan 2015
Stipend: $500
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5. Baba
House Outreach Intern
This
internship requires the intern to work with the NUS Baba House Outreach team
with research on public housing in Singapore with the objective of developing
walking tours. The walking tours aims to dwell into history and explore when
public housing first started, housing schemes undertaken by the Singapore
Improvement Trust (SIT), challenges faced by the housing commission, Everton
Road and Tiong Bahru estates and the development of the Housing Development
Board (HDB). The intern will also assist with tour logistics and Museum and
Baba House Outreach activities.
Requirements
- Keen interest in Singapore’s public
housing history from the colonial period to the present
- Good
independence when it comes to research
- Suitable
for second year students and above
Duration: 8 Dec 2014 –
9 Jan 2015
Stipend: $500
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How to Apply
Please return
a copy of the internship application form with a copy of your CV and a
recent essay/writing sample via email to museum@nus.edu.sg with the subject header “NUS Museum Internship Programme” by 11
November 2014, 2359.
For more
information about the NUS Museum Internship Programme, please contact Michelle
Kuek at michellekuek@nus.edu.sg or call 6516-8428. FAQs may be found here:
Please note
that only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Interviews for shortlisted
candidates will commence from 17-21 Nov 2014 for Positions 1-4 and from 26-28
Nov for Position 5.
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