Internships

The Eat Well Guide, a free online directory of local and sustainable food sources, is seeking student volunteers interested in educating the public about the way our food gets to the table, preserving the environment and promoting sustainable living. 

The Lower East Side Tenement Museum is looking for a Tenement Talks intern.

Slow Food USA is looking for interns to work in the national office in Brooklyn—a great way to be involved in "a movement that seeks to preserve the world we live in while enjoying its harvest."

The National September 11 Memorial & Museum is looking for an Education/Communications intern to work with both the Museum Education and Public Affairs/Communications departments to help develop online materials and further educational outreach. The intern will have the opportunity to see the inner workings of both departments, and the important role that education and communication technology play in the museum’s programmatic planning. The internship runs for 10 weeks, from June 8th – August 14th, 2009. Most interns will work five days per week, during regular business hours. For more info.

If you're looking for an internship in architecture and planning, here are some opportunities worth a look:

New Yorkers for Parks (NY4P) is an independent watchdog for all the city’s parks, beaches and playgrounds. In the summer of 2009, interns will participate in a combination of fieldwork and office work.   In the field, interns will conduct park inspections throughout the five boroughs for the Report Card on Parks project.  While in the office, NY4P interns will spend time conducting research on park policies such as athletic field permitting, park vendors, and park usership.  Interns must be well versed in Microsoft Office and web-based research. GIS experience helpful. Qualified candidates will either have completed or be working on a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies, community development, urban planning, public policy or a related field. This is a paid, part-time internship beginning in June. Please send a cover letter, resume, and references to Alyson Beha, Manager of Research & Planning, abeha@ny4p.org.  More

The Lower East Side Tenement Museum, one of New York City’s fastest-growing and most innovative history museums, seeks an energetic and hardworking individual with excellent organizational, research, and communication skills for an unpaid summer internship in the Museum’s Development Department.   Tasks to be performed will include large mailings, filing, data entry, prospect research, and other administrative tasks in connection with institutional and individual giving, membership, and special events. This position is ideal for someone interested in gaining experience at a non-profit organization while working with different members of the Museum’s development team. 

Construction and Horticulture Internship at the New York Restoration Project. Looking for someone with the desire to learn more about landscape construction and urban horticulture by assisting our Construction and Horticulture Department in the implementation of capital projects throughout New York.

Friends of Brook Park in the Bronx is a land based garden and waterfront park that provides one-of-a-kind spaces for artists and a supportive venue for showing cutting-edge work.

The Van Alen Institute: Projects in Public Architecture seeks a digital media intern. Van Alen Institute (VAI) is an independent nonprofit architectural organization whose mission is to promote inquiry into the processes that shape the design of the public realm.

With the recession limiting job options, CNN reports that many recent college graduates are searching out paid positions teaching English abroad.  If you're thinking about an internship or job abroad for the summer, here are few places to look: US News, Transitions Abroad, the TA resource page, Jobs Abroad, and the Place Studies resource page.

New York
Spring Editorial Internship

Job Lead: Editorial Intern at Forbes Traveler
Published 1 week ago from Nicholas
I don’t have much on this one, but for those in New York Forbes Traveler is looking for an unpaid editorial intern at their office near Union Square. Must be available at least 2 days per week. To apply: Send resume and cover letter to forbestraveler[at]gmail.com. Subject line must include the words: ‘Editorial Internship.’