Research Area Expertise Sought: history, public history, material culture or other related discipline
This is a co-curricular research fellowship opportunity open to doctoral students in good standing at Michigan State University
Dates: FS 21
Work Hours: TBD, Flexible
Work Environment: Virtual and In-Person
Credit Bearing: No
Fellowship Stipend: TBD, Depending on Scope of Work
About the Fellowship
The MSU Museum seeks a graduate student in the field of history/public history/material culture or other related discipline to assist museum staff in the development of a small exhibition focused on the recent acquisition of early American furniture, pewter, and decorative arts.
Working with museum staff, the student will be responsible for researching exhibition content, participating in exhibit development meetings, and writing label copy for this exhibition, planned to be installed along the west wall of Heritage Hall in the MSU Museum spring semester 2022. The student will bring to the project expertise in their particular discipline and will have the opportunity to explore the exhibition development process from concept development to experience development, design, and installation. They will gain an understanding of communicating scholarship through the exhibition medium to a designated audience.
How to Apply:
This fellowship will take place during fall 2021 semester.
Interested applicants should submit the following materials to MSU Museum Director Devon Akmon (akmondev [at] msu.edu) and Director of Exhibitions and Teresa Goforth (gofortht [at] msu.edu)
11:59PM on Monday August 30, 2021. Late submissions will not be reviewed. Applications should consist of the following components:
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One page statement describing applicant’s interest in project, area of expertise/study, and potential contribution
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CV/resume, including reference contact information
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A short (no longer than one page) writing sample
As an example of this kind of work, see a video feature about former SEEK Fellows here:
