An In-House Internship at the Southern Foodways Alliance is a prearranged, structured learning experience usually lasting one to two weeks. The internship is performed on the campus of the University of Mississippi under the direct supervision of SFA staff, with the SFA’s oral historian, Amy Evans Streeter, being the primary contact.

In-House Internships are offered for either one- or two-week durations, depending on interest and availability. Interns will conduct interviews for new or existing SFA oral history projects and/or produce multimedia pieces in support of existing projects.

Work completed during the internship term will be deposited in the SFA’s permanent archive. Interns will have the right to utilize the interviews they conduct for their own academic endeavors.

ELIGIBILITY
The in-house internship is open to undergraduate and graduate students interested in the field of oral history. Basic knowledge of documentary methods, techniques, and equipment (through classroom or personal experience) is required.

DETAILS

• Availability: Once per calendar year
• Term: 1-2 weeks during summer months (June-August). Exact dates TDB by SFA and intern.
• Credit: Please note that the intern’s university is the grantor of course credit, NOT the Southern Foodways Alliance or the University of Mississippi.
• Deadlines: Application deadline is February 1 (postmark)
• Notification: by March 15
• Stipend: $1,000. The stipend is intended to cover travel to and from Oxford, housing (we have a source for economical housing), and any expenses related to the collection of fieldwork that occurs outside of the intern's time spent in Oxford. Half of the stipend will be granted upon receipt of award; the other half will be granted upon completion of assigned work.

HOW TO APPLY
Please submit a letter of interest, current CV or resume, and one example of completed fieldwork (audio, transcript, and digital photographs) via Dropbox or a similar online file-sharing service to: acevans@olemiss.edu

Select candidates will be invited to submit additional materials to support their application, if applicable.