Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Internship - Onsite

Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Internship Program

• General Website: https://www.loc.gov/teachers
• Hosting Service Unit: Office of the Librarian
• Program Contact: Stacie Moats smoats@loc.gov
• Interests/Areas of Study: Education, library science, history, museum studies
• Citizenship: U.S. Citizen; Permanent Resident
• Application Period: Ongoing
• Compensation: • There are two TPS internship opportunities, one remote and one onsite, available per semester. The compensation for each internship is as follows: The remote TPS intern (20 hours per week) may be eligible to receive a monthly stipend of $500, only. The onsite TPS intern (35 hours per week), working in person on the Library’s Capitol Hill campus in Washington, DC, may be eligible to receive a monthly stipend of $750. Additionally, the onsite TPS intern may be eligible to receive $255 per month for local transportation, and up to $1,250 monthly to offset documented housing costs. If initially living outside of the Washington, DC metro area, the onsite TPS intern may be eligible to receive a travel allowance of up to $1,000 each way to help pay for personal travel to and from DC at the beginning and end of the internship.
• Academic Credit: The Library does not provide academic credit, but individual TPS interns may arrange to receive credit with their schools in advance.
• Available Benefits: • Library of Congress Internal Discounts
• Program Duration: Short-term. Fall and spring terms.
• Qualifications: The Library of Congress will select up to two TPS interns per semester through this notice, one remote and one working onsite, with the following qualifications: U.S. citizen or permanent resident; at least 18 years old at the start of the internship; undergraduate or graduate student of good standing, or a recent graduate (within six months); interest in working with and developing primary-source based materials for learners ages 9+, their families, and/or K-12 teachers. Successful candidates are likely to have academic, volunteer, or professional experience related to education, library science, history or museum studies, etc., targeted at learners ages 9+, their families, and/or K-12 teachers; and a collaborative approach conducive to working with colleagues to exchange ideas and strategies for augmenting learning and teaching with connections to Library resources.

Program Overview:

The Library’s Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) program  is administered by the Professional Learning and Outreach Initiatives Office. Through this program, the Library offers teaching materials, professional development, and partnership opportunities focused on the educational use the Library’s digitized primary sources.

Whether remote or onsite, TPS interns will engage with TPS Consortium members and the more than 15,000 educators belonging to the TPS Teachers Network. In addition, the onsite TPS intern will support the Library’s in-person programming for young visitors ages 9+ and their families by developing an onsite component based on related research.

The onsite TPS intern will work up to 35 hours per week from 9:00 am – 4:30 pm, five days a week. One of these days must include Saturday. The Library is closed on Sunday.

Please follow the application instructions included in the job site. Applications submitted through Handshake will not be considered. For complete details, please review the vacancy at https://www.loc.gov/item/internships/teaching-with-primary-sources-tps-internship-program/