Ransom Center Undergraduate Intern

Follow your passion. If you're considering an internship at the Ransom Center, it's probably because you're deeply curious, humanities-oriented, and an enthusiastic student of literature, film, and/or the visual arts. These internships are available to all UT undergraduate students and provide unique opportunities to work behind the scenes with experts at an important cultural institution with worldwide connections. Our ideal candidates come from a wide range of experiences, have a desire for learning and mentorship, and a passion for the work done at the Ransom Center. Undergraduate interns must be able to work 10 hours a week for the duration of their appointment.

We support our intern cohort by coordinating monthly professional development meetings that create a space for professional growth. The experience gained by interns will benefit them in their own research projects, in possible graduate studies, and in future career pathways in such fields as librarianship, museum studies, archival or curatorial work, as well as public affairs, marketing, public programming, and event management.

Detailed descriptions of available positions can be found on the Ransom Center’s internships webpage.

Students are permitted to apply to more than one position, but will submit only one application with a ranking of their preferred positions at the end of their cover letter.

To Apply

An applicant should provide the following:

• Résumé - submitted through Handshake.
• Cover letter - submitted through Handshake.

*Applicants should state if they belong to the Plan II or Liberal Arts Honors programs. If neither, please state that you are applying for a Law Endowment funded internship.

**Please indicate in your cover letter the positions you are interested in by ranking your top 3. This will help us to determine your eligibility and interest for positions that are not your first choice. If there are positions you would not like to be considered for, please indicate that as well.

AND

• Letter of recommendation from a UT faculty member or someone who knows the candidate's professional qualification pertinent to this internship.

Letters should be addressed to Lincoln Howard, Undergraduate Research Coordinator, and should be submitted directly via email to lincoln.howard@austin.utexas.edu.

Application Deadline: March 22, 2024

Seasonal Role: 9/2/24 - 4/28/25

Estimated Salary: $11.53 - $15.00 Per Hour

The deadline for 2024–2025 academic year applications is March 22, 2024.

The period of work will be September 2, 2024 to April 28, 2025.

Contact Information:

Lincoln Howard

Undergraduate Research Coordinator

lincoln.howard@austin.utexas.edu

Skills: 

Research

Graphic Design

Professional communication

Classroom teaching

Library public service

Museum curation