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Subject: Internship Project – National Museum of Natural History, Department of Invertebrate Zoology Description: As we gear up to move the National Mollusk Shell Collection next year, we intend to add thousands of specimens that failed to be incorporated into the collection due to space constraints. To accomplish this goal, a massive amount of specimen data and image files need to be added to our database. Database incorporation would involve learning to use K-Emu as it applies to our specific collections and knowledge of Microsoft Excel is also necessary. In addition, many of these specimens need to be rehoused using archival containers, thus some conservation/curation expertise pertinent to natural history collections will be gained by the intern. And finally, reorganizing the specimens will need to be done, which will be based on the scientific identification of the specimens. This will be necessary for the planners of the collection move to assess the amount of additional space needed within the collection to incorporate each species of shell with shells already in the collection. The tasks are based at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, located on the Mall. For more information or to apply, contact Tim Coffer ([log in to unmask]). Contact Person: Tim Coffer Contact Email: [log in to unmask]