Archives at NCBS
Internship Programmes
Archival Processing Internship
NOTE: This position is now closed for the summer, next round opens in July, 2025.
Where: Archives at NCBS, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore
When: Between April-December 2025
Duration: Minimum of 8 weeks
Mode: In person at NCBS
Compensation: Rs 10,000-15,000 per month
Categories: Archives/Archival Processing
Number of positions: 6 (3 positions have been filled - Edited - 28 March)
Contact person: Anjali JR
Contact: archives-edu@ncbs.res.in , archives@ncbs.res.in, +91-80-2366-6011/6181
Please keep in mind that this is NOT an internship in biology or any of the sciences. And this is not an entry point into scientific research at NCBS.
Archives at NCBS invites applications from graduate and post-graduate students to join us to work with our archiving team.
The Archives is a public collecting centre for the history of science in India. The Internship programme comes under our education vertical (https://archives.ncbs.res.in/edu), where we hope to build capacity and public awareness through education, training and programming, from high school to professional practice.
Every year the archives make accessible over one hundred thousand archival records related to the history of science in India. We spend the whole year collecting, appraising, arranging, describing, foldering and boxing all the material that you get to see on our digital archive.
As an intern at the Archives, students will be working with our team and learning about archival processing and archival descriptions.
You will get acquainted with archival theory, practices and processes involved in the cataloguing of primary research material and get a feel of being part of a public archive for science in India.
Find application details here.
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Call for Archiving Interns 2024 - Photographic Records
NOTE: This position is now closed
MS-030-1-1-1-1, Part of a contact sheet, 1977, Ashish Chandola Papers, Archives at NCBS.
When: Between December 2024 - March 2025
Duration: Minimum of 8 weeks
Where: In person at Archives at NCBS, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore
Compensation: Rs 10,000 - 15,000 per month
Number of positions: 2
The Archives at NCBS invites students of art and photography, artists, photographers and those with an interest in wildlife photography and nature photography to join the archiving team to help us process photographic records related to wildlife, national parks etc in South India.
Who are we?
The Archives at NCBS (https://archives.ncbs.res.in) is a public collecting centre for the history of science in contemporary India. Located at the National Center for the Biological Sciences, part of the Tata Institute for Fundamental Research, Bengaluru, it is one of the few archives in India dedicated to collecting material related to the history of science.
The Archives at NCBS has over 300,000 processed object (https://catalogue.archives.ncbs.res.in/repositories/resources) across over 50 collections in various forms, ranging from paper-based manuscripts to negatives to photographs, books, fine art, audio recordings, scientific equipment, letters, and field and lab notes. Archival records are stored in a leading-edge storage facility with monitors for temperature, light, humidity, air quality, water, fire, pests, and noise. The 2000-square-foot state-of-the-art physical centre at NCBS includes space for research, processing, exhibitions, and recording.
What do we do?
We collect, preserve and make available online endangered cultural artefacts related to the contemporary (~200 years) history of science in India. These records are primarily in the form of letters, administrative records, annotated manuscripts, maps, architectural drawings, lab notes, photographs, film negatives, slides, oral histories and other audio/visual material.
What is expected of you?
You will be part of a team who will be appraising, arranging, describing and performing basic preserving activities on photographic records. This material is in the form of photographic prints, photos and photo albums, negatives, microfilm, roll film, 35mm slides, contact sheets etc.
How to apply?
All interested applicants must submit their application by sending an email with their resume and and a detailed statement of interest for the photography-archiving internship to archives@ncbs.res.in
In your personal statement please explain, using examples, how your interests match the internship-call.
The coordinator-internship will shortlist candidates from the applications we receive.
Short-listed candidates will be asked to fill-up an online questionnaire, following which the coordinator-internship will request for references and hold interviews with them to make a final selection.
All applicants will be notified of the results.
Contact:
archives@ncbs.res.in
anjalir@ncbs.res.in
+91-80-2366-6011/6181
Disclaimer
Please keep in mind that this IS NOT an internship in biology or any of the sciences. And this is not an entry point into scientific research at NCBS.
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Call for Conservation Interns at Archives at NCBS - 2024
NOTE: This position is now closed
The intern is expected to conduct condition assessment of the collections, assist the Archival-Conservator with conservation treatment on physical objects.
You will be working at the Archives for a minimum of 8 weeks on weekdays between 10 am - 5:30 pm.
Candidates who are from varied backgrounds and disciplines can apply as long as they have a minimum of 1-2 years experience working in the field of art/archival conservation.
Only one position is open for 2024. A stipend of Rs 15,000 per month will be provided.
Candidates interested in applying for the internship need to fill-out the google form using the link provided in the call.
Apply before 31st July 2024.
Application Form : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1a4A8YOrgHjQlf7JXJpswpIAYy2eEk5B8mO50so2f83g
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Archiving Internship - 2024
NOTE: This position is now closed
When: Between April-December 2024
Duration: Minimum of 8 weeks
Where: In-person at Archives at NCBS, National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bangalore
Compensation: Rs 10,000-15,000 per month
Number of positions: 3
The Archives at NCBS invites students to join the archiving team to help us process records related to the history of science in contemporary India.
Who are we?
The Archives at NCBS (https://archives.ncbs.res.in/) is a public centre for the history of science in contemporary India. Over 250,000 processed objects across 50+ collections are housed at the 2000-square-feet state-of-the-art physical centre. It aims to be a living, breathing place to make better sense of our intertwined histories and the moving frontiers of science.
What do we do?
We intend to collect, preserve and make available online endangered cultural artefacts related to the contemporary (~200 years) history of science in India. These records are primarily research material - administrative records, annotated manuscripts, maps, architectural drawings, lab notes, photographs, negatives, slides, oral histories and other audio/visual material.
What is expected of you?
You will be part of a team who will be appraising, arranging, describing and performing basic preserving activities with regard to archival material.
How to apply?
Write an email with a statement of interest for the internship to archives@ncbs.res.in
DISCLAIMER
Please keep in mind that this IS NOT an internship in biology or any of the sciences. And this is not an entry point into scientific research at NCBS.
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Making sense of history - internship programme
The Archives at NCBS is a public collecting centre for the history of science in contemporary India. It aims to be a living, breathing place to make better sense of our intertwined histories and the moving frontiers of science. The physical and digital archive opened to the public in February 2019.
The Archives is seeking student interns to work with the archiving team. To archive is to collect, sort and make sense of history. The task of setting up a new physical and digital archive is an opportunity to think about the links between journalism, storytelling using archival material, web annotations, scientific research, IT law and classification of information. This is also an opportunity to think of ways to spread awareness about the archival material, through design narratives and artwork.
We are not necessarily looking for students specializing in the sciences. We invite senior school students and undergraduate/postgraduate students from across disciplines -- sciences, engineering, history, sociology, art, design, law, archival/library/museum studies, theater -- to get a feel of an upcoming archive, in both the physical and digital space. Depending on their background, the range of work will change.
The records are primary research material – administrative records, annotated manuscripts, maps, architectural drawings, lab notes, photographs, negatives, slides, oral histories and other electronic audio/visual material. The student is expected to be part of a team that is helping build a new approach to physical and digital archives in the sciences. Future work will include a systematic approach to collecting more archival material under guidance of the archives team at NCBS, in the form of both conducting interviews and sourcing primary documents from other institutions.
Please keep in mind that this is NOT an internship in biology or any of the sciences. And this is not an entry point into scientific research at NCBS.
Making sense of history - internship programme
Period: Flexible, rolling
Duration: 6-12 weeks
Compensation: Nominal stipend will be offered to cover expenses
Contact: archives@ncbs.res.in
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