Employment Opportunities
Open Positions
Assistant Coordinator, Education and Community Engagement
Information Technology Manager
The Indiana Historical Society is made up of four divisions: Administration; Marketing and Public Relations; Development and Membership; and Collections, Conservation, Public Programs and Press. Each division may be able to provide learning and working experiences for undergraduate and graduate students in the form of internships.
Graduate interns
Graduate interns (students currently enrolled in a graduate program) are typically paid a stipend that is based on the length of the internship plus travel expenses, which are based on the distance the intern travels to Indianapolis. IHS will consider students from a variety of disciplines if the completed coursework relates to internship duties.
Undergraduate interns
Undergraduate interns (students currently enrolled in an undergraduate program or who have received a bachelor’s degree in the last 12 months but haven’t yet enrolled in a graduate program) are unpaid. IHS will consider students from a variety of disciplines if the completed coursework relates to internship duties.
Housing and transportation
Both graduate and undergraduate interns are responsible for their own housing and transportation.
How to apply
From time to time, IHS seeks applications for internship offerings via postings at colleges and universities, on listservs and on its Web site. If no internships are posted at this time, students and recent graduates are welcome to contact IHS about the possibility of an internship by providing the following:
- A cover letter that addresses the following: Why are you interested in an internship at the Indiana Historical Society? What would you like to gain from your internship with us? What area(s) interest you the most? What are your school’s requirements?
- Resume
- Names, addresses and phone numbers of two references
- Current grade transcript copy
Please send these items to:
April Kerber
Senior Director, Human Resources
Indiana Historical Society
450 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, IN 46202
Fax: (317) 234-0857
Your materials will be reviewed and passed along to the appropriate division. Please note that an internship may not always be possible. If this is a possibility, we'll contact you and arrange for an interview. IHS reserves the right to decline internship candidates. The staff member responsible for the intern’s supervision will be responsible for completing any paperwork required by the intern’s school.
If applying for a posted internship, please follow the instructions for applications as noted on the internship posting.
