Internship and Volunteer Opportunities

Heritage Watch at times offers internships and currently we have posts on offer for the Fall 2010 and Spring 2011 semesters.  Students and others are encouraged to work remotely from their home institutions, though there is also a possibility of working on-site in Cambodia, on a case by case basis. Unfortunately, Heritage Watch is unable to offer financial compensation for work at this time, but we are very willing to assist interns in finding outside funding. Applicants are welcome to apply to for the following projects:


THE DHARMA DATABASE PROJECT

The Project

The Database of Historical and Archaeological Regulations for the Management of Antiquities (DHARMA) will be the first resource providing easy access to current national and international legislation affecting the management of cultural resources in Southeast Asia.

The Internship

Interns will research and analyze municipal and international legislation affecting cultural heritage in Southeast Asia. Due to the project's large scope — both legally and geographically — there is much room for accommodating individual research interests. Interns will benefit from their work by: developing a pragmatic understanding of numerous foreign legal systems and public international law; becoming competent in international legal research, using print and electronic resources; learning standard international citation; and gaining hands-on experience in cultural property law, a fast growing field of increasing importance.

Ideal applicants will have:
* strong legal research skills
* academic or work experience in law or cultural property protection
* knowledge of Southeast Asia
* five to ten hours a week to devote to the project for the duration of the internship.

ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT


The Project

As a not-for-profit organization, Heritage Watch and its work depends nearly entirely on funding from generous donors and foundations. This organization development, as it is called, is one of the most challenging and yet important aspects of our work.

The Internship

Interns will assist Heritage Watch in researching and applying for grants from major national and international foundations. Interns will benefit from their work by: becoming familiar with the grant making process; learning to write project proposals; strengthening their research and writing skills; and gaining hands-on experience in a field that is critical to both the public, private, and government sectors.

Ideal applicants will have:
* strong research, analytical, and writing skills
* a willingness to learn the fundamentals of grant writing
* experience in not-for-profit work or cultural property protection
* five to ten hours a week to devote to the project for the duration of the internship.

INTERESTED APPLICANTS SHOULD SUBMIT:
* the internship(s) to which they are applying
* a statement of interest
* a resume
* a writing sample

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