About Us
At The Huntington, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to support and promote the appreciation of the humanities, the arts, and botanical science. The Huntington is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, disability, sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law.
The Huntington
Founded in 1919, The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens is a collections-based research and educational institution open to the public, housing world-class library, art, and botanical collections. Its mission is to support research and promote education in the arts, humanities, and botanical science and to display and interpret its extraordinary resources for diverse audiences.
The Culture
Here we are committed to the highest of standards in all that we do – from preserving and protecting the collections, to exhibitions, educational and scholarly programming, visitor and reader services, and beyond. Achieving excellence across these pursuits requires a diversity of perspectives, expertise, experience, and methodologies. We are better together. We believe an explicit commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion directly impacts and improves staff and audience engagement and experience.
Job Description
About the Role
The Huntington Library, Art Collections and Botanical gardens is seeking full or part-time student interns for a 10-week work commitment. This is an on-site internship. This position is scheduled to begin in July/ August 2024 and end in September/ October 2024, with some flexibility on start and finish dates, based on the successful candidate’s availability (e.g., school schedule or other commitments).
All interns report to the Associate Director of Botanical Collections, Conservation and Research, but work under the direction of the Head Gardener of the Herb and Shakespeare Gardens. The internship will take place in the Herb Garden. This internship will provide the intern with opportunities to expand their experience in the field of horticulture. The focus will be on cultivating useful plants within a biodiverse landscape, with additional opportunities to learn about plant histories, processes, and interpretation. S/he/they will demonstrate a background of working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, geographic and socioeconomic backgrounds, using a welcoming, inclusive, and accessible approach.
Essential Duties
The intern will immerse themselves in the following areas:
Candidate Requirements and Experience
Knowledge, skills, and abilities:
Preferred:
Working Conditions
Compensation & Benefits
We provide competitive compensation, generous benefits and perks for all eligible employees including:
The Application Process
Please submit a cover letter and CV/resume as a single PDF attachment.?
You will have the opportunity to submit additional documents on the “My Experience” section of the application.
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