The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research, a growing educational and cultural organization with the world’s foremost archives and library devoted to the history and culture of East European Jewry seeks a project Photo Archive Intern in the YIVO Archives. The Photo Archive Intern will report directly to the Director of the Archives.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities:

The intern will be responsible for cross-checking a database of YIVO's photographic holdings against the actual photographic holdings, and correcting discrepancies in the database. They will also be responsible for rehousing photographs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Background or demonstrated interest in archives.
• Academic background in any of the following fields:
  • Archives and/or library and information science
  • Jewish studies
  • Yiddish studies
  • History and/or public history

Salary: $2,500 for 167 hours of work. The distribution of the hours is flexible as long as the hours are completed between January 29, 2024 and March 15, 2024.

To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to Stefanie Halpern, Director of the YIVO Archives, at shalpern@yivo.org. Please include “Photo Archive Intern” in the subject heading of the email.

Submit specified application materials to shalpern@yivo.org.