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Students registered in the Arts and Humanities Internship Program can search for and apply to internships:

WARNING: Job Scams

Always exercise caution when reading emails regarding 'job opportunities'. Many are fradulent. Legitimate companies will always identify themselves, have a legitimate business email address, and will never ask for a fee to apply. If the job opportunity seems to good to be true, it probably is. If you are unsure whether a job opportunity email you've received is legitimate, contact ahintern@uwo.ca. 

Open Internship Opportunities

Here are current Arts and Humanities internship opportunities as posted on Western Connect: 

Note: To view the full posting and apply, you must have an approved application for the Arts and Humanities Internship Program. For more information on choosing and applying to the internship program and internship opportunities, visit our Application Process page.

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Arts Programming Summer Student, Judith and Alix Norman Art Gallery (JNAAG)

May 12-August 31, 2025, $19.20/hr, Full Time

The Arts Programming Summer Student works with professional staff and artists to support the delivery of art education programs offered at JNAAG. They assist with organizing and preparing for public programs and support the facilitation of these programs. The incumbent also documents activities and programs through photography for use in corresponding social media posts.

Job Duties and Responsibilities

Program Assistant:

  • Assist education staff with studio inventory, art supply sourcing, preparation, organization, and maintenance of supplies and equipment for art programs.
  • Help staff with summer art classes including the preparation and setting up of classes, resetting the art studio.
  • Assist and guide program participants with art projects one on one.
  • Professionally document events for JNAAG's photo archive: high-resolution images that abide by photo consent regulations.
  • Draft social media posts to accompany photo documentation for the gallery's social media pages.
  • Incumbents must keep up-to-date on all relevant legislation, collective bargaining agreements, County Policies and Procedures, etc. ensuring that these are implemented as prescribed
  • Incumbents must possess the physical ability to meet the duties and responsibilities of the job description and/or the requirements identified within the position's Physical Demands Analysis.
  • These describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the incumbent in this classification. They are not an exhaustive list of all job duties in the classification. Other duties may be assigned.

HOW TO APPLY

Fill out the form and submit your resume and cover letter to: https://recruiting.ultipro.ca/COR5004CLMB/JobBoard/6b014206-1003-40c3-98a0-b2340f1971da/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=7ae55278-4d56-4b25-ac77-543ae7e81d37 

The deadline to apply is February 2, 2025.  

If you are enrolled in the AHIP, you can view these postings on Western Connect (Arts Programming Summer Student, Job ID #117219 and all others Job ID #117221. In the left menu of Western Connect, click on “Internships/Co-op” and “Internships/Co-op Jobs.” At the right of the page under “Search Posting,” and type in the job ID(s).  

Want to count this job for up to 1.0 credit? Apply to the AHIP via Western Connect, or email ahintern@uwo.ca.  

Questions about these postings? Email ahintern@uwo.ca 

Museum, Gallery & Arhives Opportunities, County of Lambton

May 12-August 31, 2025, Full Time, $19.20/hr 

Western’s Arts and Humanities Internship Program (AHIP) is excited to let you know about various Summer Gallery, Museum, and Archives opportunities at the Judith and Norman Alix Art Gallery (JNAAG) and other Museums/Archives in the County of Lambton. 

Open positions at the County of Lambton Archives and Museums: 

  • Collections Student Oil Museum of Canada: The Collections Summer Student plays a vital role in documenting and preserving the Museum’s artifact collection. Under the direction of the Curator/Supervisor, Oil Museum of Canada the student assists the Museum Collections Coordinator, Oil Museum of Canada to develop collections documentation records by photographing artifacts from the collection, as well as updating/maintaining the collections database. The Collections Summer Student will also create 3D images of select objects and conduct research for various uses such as social media posts and newsletter articles. 

  • Visitor Services Programming Student Oil Musem of Canada: Under the direct supervision of the Curator/Supervisor, Oil Museum of Canada, the Visitor Services & Programming Summer Student plays an important role in being an educator to visitors about the important oil history of the area while assisting the Educational Program Coordinator in the delivery of public programs and special events. Additionally, the student assists the Reception/Visitor Engagement Clerk with admissions, gift shop sales, social media engagement, tourism inquiries and conducting light maintenance and cleaning as required. 

  • Visitor Experience Cataloguing Student Lambton Heritage Museum: The focus of the Visitor Services/Cataloguing Student is to assist with admissions, gift shop sales, and tourism inquiries. The student also inputs artifact catalogue information and links photographs to artifact records in the collections database.  

  • Photography Summer Student Lambton Heritage Museum: The Photography Summer Student plays a vital role in documenting and preserving the Museum’s artifact collection. Under the direction of the Curator/Supervisor, Lambton Heritage Museum, the student assists the Collections Coordinator, Lambton Heritage Museum to develop collections documentation records by photographing and/or scanning artifacts from the collection then editing and enhancing the images in post-production. 

  • Collections Student Lambton Heritage Museum: The Collections Summer Student plays a vital role in documenting and preserving the Museum’s artifact collection. Under the direction of the Curator/Supervisor, Lambton Heritage Museum, the student assists the Collections Coordinator, Lambton Heritage Museum to develop collections documentation records by documenting artifacts from the collection, as well as updating/maintaining the collections database.  

  • Facilities Support Student Lambton Heritage Museum: Under the supervision of the Curator/Supervisor, Lambton Heritage Museum, the Facilities Support Student assists the Preparator/Facility Operations with maintenance and construction tasks including repairing and painting walls and basic carpentry projects. The student also performs outdoor maintenance tasks including gardening and upkeep on the museum grounds.  

  • Historic Newspaper Indexing Student: The Historic Newspaper Indexing Summer Student is responsible for enhancing the Lambton County Archives collection by indexing, scanning, and filing negatives of photographs that appeared in local newspapers. The student must identify, organize, and categorize photographic negatives and add the image plus contextual information to the searchable database. 

  • Digital Catalogue Summer Student: The Digital Catalogue Summer Student is responsible for enhancing the Lambton County Archives collection by focusing on the digitization and indexing of photographs from the historically significant Local History Collection. The student must identify, organize, and categorize each photograph; input details into the searchable database with the associated image information, and scan and file the photographs. 

HOW TO APPLY

Click on the link above for the position you are interested in. Fill out the form and submit your resume and cover letter.   

The deadline to apply is February 2, 2025. 

If you are enrolled in the AHIP, you can view these postings on Western Connect Job ID #117221. In the left menu of Western Connect, click on “Internships/Co-op” and “Internships/Co-op Jobs.” At the right of the page under “Search Posting,” and type in the job ID(s).  

 

Education Internship Opportunity, Fall and/or Winter Term

Are you passionate about teaching and eager to gain hands-on experience in the classroom? Become a Teaching Assistant at your old high school or elementary school.

Whether you have a favorite teacher you'd like to mentor you, or you want to work at a school that's close to home, you can develop your own internship and count it for credit if you're enrolled in the AHIP.

If you are interested, the AHIP Experiential Learning Team can contact the school on your behalf or you can contact them directly, and then provide us with the teacher's contact information so we can organize the internship. 

To learn more about the process of developing your own internship, contact ahintern@uwo.ca and fill out the Student Found Internship Proposal form.

Western Work Study

Western’s Work Study program offers an opportunity for students to work part-time on campus in jobs that accommodate their studies. The objectives of the Work Study program are: to assist students in financial need with a regular source of income, offer students training and experience that will assist them in further studies and their eventual entrance into the workforce, and to help staff and faculty. Financial need is determined in a manner similar to the Canada and Ontario Student Loans assessment. It involves assessing the costs of the program the student is registered in, based on advice from our students, and the resources available to them.

Eligibility

To be eligible for Work Study, you must be a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident, and demonstrate a genuine financial need.  If you are applying in Fall/Winter, you must be registered at main campus in a minimum 60% course load (40% course load for students with disabilities).

Work Study is generally not offered to first year students, as their financial need is met through the Admission Bursary process, and Work Study assistance would decrease the amount of Admission Bursary assistance.  For special circumstances for international or graduate students, please see below.

Note: Students registered at an affiliated college are not eligible for the main campus Work Study program during the Fall/Winter academic term.  If you are attending at an affiliate, please check with your college for information regarding available Work Study.

How to Apply

The Bursary, Work Study & Need Based Award programs are all based on financial need, and are all applied for via the Financial Assistance Profile Application. The Fall/Winter 2024-25 application will be available through the Student Center at the end of August. Once logged into your Student Center, click Student Financials > Financial Aid and Funding > Apply for Financial Assistance > Click here to Apply for Financial Assistance to access the application.

Application Deadlines

The deadline to apply for work study for the Fall/Winter term is February 28.

Learn more here: https://registrar.uwo.ca/student_finances/bursaries_workstudy.html 

Working on Campus at Western

There are many opportunities for on-campus employment. Think about the type of experience you want and the skills you wish to develop and then explore the different services, faculties and departments where you may find student employees. Also consider asking your friends, professors, and departments for ideas of where you might work on campus that would align with your goals.

Learn more here: https://career.uwo.ca/take_action/working_on_campus.html 

Remote Internship Opportunities, Level Up Program

The Level UP program is an opportunity for students to work on short-term remote projects, connect with future employers, and gain real-work experience within a supportive and thriving community of Canadian students!

8-week, remote internships where you'll build skills and get paid $1,400.

Eligibility:

  • Be a current student registered in a Canadian post-secondary education institution, and
  • Be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or persons to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act; and
  • Are legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations.

Learn more and see if you're eligible here.

2-8 Week Internships in Ontario, Riipen

Remote projects you choose in high-paying industries, where you’ll earn work experience and meet potential employers, all in Ontario.

Eligibility:

Learn more about these opportunities here.