Internships

Save Ancient Studies in America (SASA) is seeking to fill unpaid, remote internships during the Fall 2020 semester. Internships may be used toward college credit. Internship applications are now open and will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Applications close August 21, 2020.

 

SASA's mission is to counter the downward trend in the Humanities in academia, and particularly in all Ancient Studies fields, by (1) uniting graduate students to (2) guide the widespread American interest in ancient times toward Ancient Studies, to (3) facilitate ease of access to studying the ancient world, and to (4) support and reimagine scholarship as a lifelong pursuit for those who work as professionals in other areas after receiving their PhDs.

 

SASA is looking to take on a number of interns for the Fall 2020 semester to work on a number of projects, including:

• Communications Development & Production

• Virtual Live Events Organization & Execution

• Virtual Conference Organization & Support

• Research on Problem Areas in Ancient Studies

• Research on Ancient Things for Popular Presentation on Social Media

• Developing a Platform for Ease of Access to Ancient Studies

• Grant Writing & Fundraising

• Organizational Development

Some of the projects underway are listed on the Projects page, but others are still in development.

 

For these projects, we seek interns with experience in the following areas:

• Professional communications experience, including social media, mass email, website, and video production

• Event Coordination

• Research & Writing

• Grant Writing & Crowdfunding

• Nonprofit Administration

• Creative Writing

• Ancient Studies knowledge

 

Interns may be undergraduates, have completed their BA, or be in graduate school. All interns must be strong self-starters and excel at working in remote environments, both alone and with a team. At this time, all positions with SASA are unpaid, including interns, management, and volunteers. Interest in the Ancient World is not required, but is a plus. These internships are scheduled for the duration of 9/1/2020 - 12/15/2020. Internship hours may be between 10-25 hours per week, though we aim for 15-20.

 

Since work for SASA is all done remotely, we take a proactive approach to supporting our interns. Our goal is for SASA internships to be mutually beneficial, such that interns help work on various SASA projects and that interns gain experience in multiple areas, learn skills, gain knowledge, and build connections with numerous people in Ancient Studies and the nonprofit world. Toward this end, we connect our interns with a graduate student or early career scholar in Ancient Studies, through our mentorship program.

To apply, please send your cover letter and resume to daviddanzig@saveancientstudies.org.  Please specify in your cover letter which skills you have and for which projects you think you would be best suited. We look forward to your application.