Internships
Jobs, Internships, Field Schools, and Opportunities in Anthropology
Cultural
- Humanity in Action Fellowships
- Presidential Internship Program
- Clinton Fellowship for Service in India
- The Center for World Indigenous Studies offers research-based internships in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, and Olympia, WA
- Cultural Survival Inc., a non-profit indigenous rights group, offers a variety of internships
- Institute of Reading Development offers paid positions teaching reading during the summer
- Denver Museum of Nature and Science Anthropology Collections Internship
Opportunities in Colorado Springs
- KRCC Public Radio offers internships to CC Students interested in journalism and storytelling
- The Fine Art Center offers internships in Gallery Management and Communications
- The Pioneer Museum offers jobs and internships for those interested in museum studies
- LFS offers opportunities to volunteer as a "cultural mentor" or English teacher for newly arrived refugees
- A variety of internship opportunities in the Colorado Springs area can be found at ZipRecruiter.
Archaeology
- Women in Archaeology Internship Program offers a stipend, room, and board
- Crow Canyon Archaeological Center Paid Summer Internships opportunities for field archaeology, lab archaeology, education, and "American Indian Initiatives" near Mesa Verde!
- Adelphi University Field School in Alaska
- Belize Valley Archaeological Reconnaissance Project
- Western Argolid Regional Project
- Shovel bums regularly post job, internship, and field school opportunities in Archaeology
- Volunteer with Paleocultural Research Group
Biological Anthropology
- University of Texas Knoxville Forensic Anthropology Center
- Fauna
- American Museum Of Natural History
- Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Institute Primate Behavior Intern
- Slavia Foundation for Polish History and Culture Field School in Mortuary Archaeology
- Texas State Forensic Anthropology Center
- The University of Wisconsin compiles a list of primatology-related jobs, internships, and field experiences.
Linguistic Anthropology
- Amazonian Linguistics Summer School
- Yucatec Maya Institute
- The Language Conservancy
- National Museum of Natural History: Recovering Voices
- The Rosetta Project
- Where Are Your Keys
- Cultural Survival
- Linguistlist sometimes posts linguistic anthropology internships
Other Resources:
- The American Anthropological Association (AAA) provides a helpful list of potential internships for undergraduate students, with opportunities in fields such as museum studies, sustainability, and biodiversity research.
- The American Museum of Natural History offers a variety of for-credit internships in archaeology, ethnology, biological anthropology, and museum studies
- The Student Conservation Association (SCA) offers a wide variety of paid and unpaid internships (summer or year-long) with opportunities in education & public programming, cultural/historic resource management, and conservation. Searchable by keyword and locations.
- The Smithsonian Museum offers a wide range of internships, from forensics to art to natural history.
- CC Anthropology students interested in visual anthropology have also participated in internships with film festivals in the past, such as Sundance.
For options that are more tailored to your specific interests, talk with your advisor. Start soon, these internships are popular and deadlines are often early!
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Last updated: 12/14/2021