For students

NUS Museum and NUS Baba House are offering internship opportunities for 12 students* as part of the Vacation Internship Programme. This paid position involves interns working in the Museum unit of their choosing and, additionally, developing and executing various programmes as groups for the upcoming academic year.

All interns will participate in a mandatory two-week Museum Lab from 9 to 20 June. This internship is 12 weeks long, from 19 May to 8 August. Candidates who can extend their internship into the next semester are preferred. During the vacation period, interns are paid a monthly stipend of SGD 800.

Timeline
Application Deadline: 18 Apr 2025
Interview and Confirmation of Candidates: 21 Apr – 2 May 2025

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for an interview.

Positions available:

1. NUS Museum Outreach Intern (Editorial and Academic Programmes)
   (1 position)
2. NUS Museum Outreach Intern (Programmes and Research) (1 position)
3. NUS Museum Outreach Intern (Programmes and Social Media) (2 positions)
4. NUS Museum Curatorial Research Intern (Museum Archives) (2 positions)
5. NUS Museum Curatorial Research Intern (Public Art) (1 position)
6. NUS Museum Exhibition Access Intern (Hon Sui Sen Room) (1 position)
7. NUS Baba House Curatorial and Research Intern (2 positions)
8. NUS Baba House Programming and Outreach Intern (2 positions)

Should you have any questions regarding this internship call, please get in touch with Ye Thu (NUS Museum Campus Community and Public Engagement Executive) at yethu@nus.edu.sg.

*Students from other Institutes of Higher Learning are welcome to apply for this Internship Programme. However, NUS students will be prioritised.

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More than 2,000 artefacts from our four collections can be viewed online through the Museum’s Collections Online database along with reference and catalogue details.

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NUS Museum is located within the University Cultural Centre and is open Tuesdays to Saturdays, 10am to 6pm.

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