North American Archaeology Intern, Summer

Position: North American Archaeology Intern, Summer 2026
The American Museum of Natural History is one of the world's preeminent scientific and cultural institutions, and has as its mission to discover, interpret and disseminate information about human cultures, the natural world and the universe through a wide-ranging program of scientific research, education and exhibition.

As part of the Anthropology Internship Program, the Division of Anthropology is seeking a part-time, term North American Archaeology Intern for Summer 2026. The Internship Program is for undergraduate and graduate students interested in careers in anthropology, museums or related fields. Anthropology interns work on projects relating to the collections or the ongoing research interests of the curatorial staff in the Museum or in the field.

The North American Archaeology Intern will work with North American Archaeology Lab staff on a variety of projects that involve collections and data management, research, analysis, photography and photogrammetry.

The last day applications will be accepted is April 15th.

Job duties include:

* Assist lab staff in the duties necessary for the lab to function. This work varies from day to day and week to week but involves data entry, reference library checking, detailed artifact analysis and report writing, organizing collections, artifact photography and photo editing and artifact 3D modeling.

The expected salary for the North American Archaeology Intern is $20/hour. This position is overtime-eligible.

Pay will be determined based on several factors. The hiring range for the position at commencement is based on the type of work and the scope of responsibilities. The salary and placement offered is based on a number of individualized factors, including, but not limited to, skills, knowledge, training, education, credentials, areas of specialization and depth and scope of experience.