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2008 Summer Archive Internship

U.S. Department of State

Office of Treaty Affairs

The Office of Treaty Affairs, an office within the U.S. Department of
State's Office of the Legal Adviser, is pleased to offer a Summer
Archive Internship for graduate students. This internship is designed to
provide a summer work experience for a graduate student interested in
pursuing an archival or records management career. The intern will
participate in a large-scale arrangement project, assist with
development of finding guides, and support technical issues.

Office Information: The Office of Treaty Affairs serves as the principal
U.S. government repository for U.S. treaties and other international
agreements. In addition, the treaty office is also the depositary for
over 200 multilateral treaties, such as NATO, the Antarctic Treaty, and
the Biological Weapons Convention. The treaty office advises other
offices under the Legal Adviser, other Department bureaus, and other
government agencies on all aspects of treaty law and procedure,
including constitutional questions, and provides guidance and assistance
in the authorization, drafting, negotiation, application, and
interpretation of hundreds of agreements annually. It also responds to
treaty-related inquiries from Congress, academia, members of the public,
and officials of foreign governments and international organizations.

More information about the Office of Treaty Affairs can be found at
http://www.state.gov/s/l/treaty .

Internship Summary: The 2008 Summer Archive Intern will assist the
Treaty Archivist on an arrangement and description project for the
Treaty Background Files housed within the office's in-house archive
collection. Following an orientation period, the intern will also
provide assistance in developing and updating index and reference items
for the collection. In addition, the intern will assist in scanning
original treaties and agreements into the Treaty Information and
Management System (TIMS), transferring electronic records into the
system, and conducting metadata clean-up.

Requirements: Enrollment in a graduate program leading to an advanced
degree in one of the following fields: archival administration; library
or information studies; American history; or American studies.
Demonstrated interest in the archival or records management profession.
Applicants must be detail-oriented, have good organization and
communication skills, and be able to lift a 30-pound box. Successful
completion of a security background check, provided upon hiring.

Schedule, Duration, and Graduate Credit: Start date is flexible
depending on availability, however, we prefer a start date in the
beginning of June. Internship will last for 8 to 12 weeks, with a
flexible 20 hour (minimum) week schedule. The internship is unpaid,
however, work hours can be used toward course credit for independent
study, field study, or internship work, which should be coordinated with
the student's faculty advisor. The student will be required to provide a
letter from their university or college noting this agreement.

To Apply: Applicants should submit a letter of application, resume,
contact information for three references, and copies of transcripts of
undergraduate and graduate work. Please fax or email to:

Jennifer R. O'Neal, Archivist

U.S. Department of State

Office of Treaty Affairs

2201 C. St., NW Rm 5420

Washington, DC 20520

Phone: (202) 647-1345

Fax: (202) 647-9844

Email: walelejr@state.gov

Applications must be received by March 28, 2008.