Public Humanities Internships

Peacebuilding, Grant Writing, and Public Humanities Intern

• The RPCP is a mission-driven nonprofit organization working toward the prevention of conflict and violence, as well as intervention and healing. RPCP’s mission is to enrich the lives of individuals, families, and communities by providing and promoting best practices and principles of peacebuilding and global sustainability. The River Phoenix Center for Peacebuilding addresses conflict and violence through a continuum of prevention, intervention, and restorative strategies involving both youth and adult populations, including those healing from the lasting impacts of trauma. RPCP is dedicated to creating essential societal change by supporting individuals and groups as they take action through programs, services, and training. 

• This internship is designed for a PhD student in English or a closely related humanities field, particularly an ABD or advanced-stage doctoral student, whose scholarly interests intersect with narrative theory, rhetoric, trauma studies, ethics, community-engaged scholarship, or public humanities. 
  The intern will contribute advanced research and writing expertise to RPCP’s grant writing and program development efforts, while also assisting with the research and development of a book-length or other major scholarly project grounded in RPCP’s peacebuilding philosophy, programs, and community-based work. The position emphasizes reciprocal benefit: strengthening RPCP’s organizational capacity while supporting the intern’s academic and professional trajectory. 

Theatre Program Intern

• The Hippodrome was founded in 1973 by six artists with the goal of presenting the best in challenging, contemporary theatre. The Hippodrome Theatre is committed to artistic excellence in North Florida. Our mission is to collaborate with artists, create productions, education programs, events, and cinematic programming that reflect and elevate the diverse cultures and perspectives of our region, and to create and maintain ongoing engagement with our community. 

• This internship offers humanities doctoral students the opportunity to apply advanced literary research, writing, and pedagogical training in a professional theatre setting. The intern will support dramaturgical research, public-facing writing, and educational programming, translating scholarly work for diverse audiences. Designed as a doctoral professionalization placement, the position introduces students to diverse career pathways in dramaturgy, public humanities, arts administration, and cultural programming while building transferable research, communication, and institutional skills. 

Oral History, Archival Research, and Public Humanities Intern

• Founded in 1967, the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program is the University of Florida’s award-winning oral history program and one of the nation’s premier university-based oral history centers. SPOHP has gathered, preserved, and shared living histories for nearly six decades and maintains a nationally significant archive of more than 10,000 interviews and sound recordings. Through interviewing, research, teaching, archival stewardship, and collaboration with students, scholars, and community partners, SPOHP advances ethical, community-engaged oral history practice and public humanities work.
• This internship offers humanities graduate students the opportunity to apply advanced research, writing, and archival skills to a project examining the history of SPOHP’s Native American oral history work. The intern will research the development of these collections, document current holdings, compile resources on ethical access and stewardship, and produce public-facing website content and a publishable narrative based on the project’s findings. Designed as a graduate professionalization placement, the position provides mentored experience in oral history, archival research, Indigenous collections, digital and public humanities, and community-engaged scholarship while building transferable skills in historical research, interpretive writing, archival ethics, and public communication.

Publishing Workshop Fellow

• The Los Angeles Review of Books Publishing Workshop is an intensive summer program that introduces participants to the evolving landscape of traditional and digital publishing. Fellows work with leading editors, publishers, art directors, designers, marketers, and other industry professionals through lectures, seminars, practical instruction, and specialized production tracks.
• This fellowship offers humanities graduate students the opportunity to apply advanced research, writing, and editorial skills in a professional publishing environment. Fellows receive training in book, magazine, and online editing and production, as well as the financial, marketing, and business dimensions of the industry. Designed as a graduate professionalization experience, the program introduces students to career pathways in publishing, editing, digital media, and literary production while building transferable skills in editorial development, project management, audience engagement, and collaborative creative work.