Internship Application

Eligibility
The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art Internship Program accepts applications from applicants 18 years or older interested in learning about the many skills and career-tracks that are part of the art museum experience.
Deadlines
Internship applications are due on March 1st.
Applications must be submitted electronically by end of day on the deadline date. If the deadline falls on a Sunday or holiday, materials must be submitted on the next business day.
Application process
Applicants are required to complete an online application and to upload a resume. Please consider this application as your cover letter, answering the questions to highlight your skills, experience, and areas of interest.
  
If you need an access accommodation, have a question regarding available accommodations, or need this application in an alternative format, please contact hr@carlemuseum.org

To keep biases in check and create a fair and consistent recruitment experience for all, we apply principles of “blind hiring” in our application review process. Responses to the questions below will be used for an initial screening of applicants with names and addresses removed. These will be added back later in the review process. 

As an institution and as a team of museum professionals, The Carle is committed to diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion (DEAI). We bring these values to our exhibitions, programs, partnerships, and organizational culture. Through ongoing professional development, we continue to expand our DEAI knowledge and are striving to diversify our team, currently made up of 40 hard-working, art- and book-loving staff members, with additional support from 35 volunteers.
Application material checklist
Letters must be received by the deadline and submitted directly by the recommenders to hr@carlemuseum.org or The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Internship Program, 125 West Bay Road, Amherst, MA 01002. Be sure to give your letter writers enough time; we recommend asking them at least one month before the application deadline.
See our current internship listings for detailed internship descriptions.
Please indicate which summer internship(s) you are applying for below:
If you are applying to more than one internship, please include relevant notes about each respective position in your answers where applicable. We are not currently offering a summer art studio internship.
Applicant Information
Interest in the position
NOTES: 1) These are plain text boxes without italics and bold options. 2) If you are applying for more than one internship, please include relevant notes about each respective position in your answers where applicable. For example, “For the Leadership position, I …..” and “For the Development position, I ...“
Education
Education Level (check all that apply)
Year
Is your institution giving you academic credit for this internship?
* Students who wish to receive academic credit for their internship must make their own arrangements with their college or university.
Experience and Goals
Please Check if you have proficiency:
If you are applying for more than one internship, please include relevant notes about each respective position in your answers where applicable. For example, “For the Development position, I …..” and “For the Trinkett Clark position, I ...“
If you are applying for more than one internship, please include relevant notes about each respective position in your answers where applicable. For example, “For the Trinket Clark position, I ...“ and  “For the Leadership position, I …..”
Most Recent Employment or Internship Information
Most Recent Volunteer History (if applicable)
Recommendations
Additional Information
Are you authorized to work in the US without sponsorship?
At this time we are not able to sponsor international candidates for work visas.
Availability
Resume
Please upload your resume and submit with this application form. Letters of recommendations must be emailed or mailed separately by your references by the application deadline. Incomplete applications cannot be accepted.
One file only.
100 MB limit.
Allowed types: txt, rtf, pdf, doc, docx, odt, ppt, pptx, odp, xls, xlsx, ods.
By submitting this application, I certify: That this application is complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge and that I have not made any attempt to conceal information and that falsification could be cause for dismissal. Further, The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, or its agents may request employment information from my previous employers and persons or corporations who provide information related to my previous employment and will be released from any liability or damage. I also understand that if chosen as an intern for the museum, I am required to abide by all rules and regulations and codes of ethics and ethical guidelines of The Carle, and must consent to a criminal background check. I realize that if I am selected as an intern, The Carle reserves the right to terminate my internship whenever the need arises. I consent to the release of information about my ability and fitness for this position by current/past employers, schools, law enforcement agencies, and other individuals and organizations to investigators, personnel staffing specialists, and other authorized employees of the museum.