Student Criteria:
Overall GPA of 3.0/4.0 or above.
Must be enrolled as a full-time student.
Archives Processing
The Nokia Bell Labs Archives located in Murray Hill, NJ houses a collection of material documenting Bell Labs and telecommunications history dating back to the 1860s. Items in the collection include original Bell Labs’ inventions such as the first transistor, a telecom satellite, early lasers, early wireless and cellular telephones, original equipment belonging to Alexander Graham Bell and assorted Nobel Prize laureates. In addition to over 10,000 artifacts the Archives houses, engineering records, laboratory notebooks, press releases, catalogs, newsletters, biographies, reference books, 20,000 films, and millions of images. Archival material is made available to the Nokia employee base via an intranet site. Requests for archival services come from external sources including the media, external museums, academia and internal sources such as Nokia Marketing, Legal, employees and executives. The Bell Labs Technology Showcase (a permanent museum exhibition) is managed by the Archives.
Duties:
Assist Corporate Archivist with the collection, accessioning, and processing of Bell Labs archival material including, photographs, artifacts, documentation, and films.
Arrange and describe archival material and input information into Bell Labs Archives Intranet site that is accessible to all Nokia employees.
Develop content for internal and external exhibits including the Bell Labs Technology Showcase exhibition at the Bell Labs Headquarters.
Respond to both internal and external requests for historic information and material.
Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:
Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail and accuracy
Knowledge and experience with photo and video editing a plus
Must be able to lift archives storage boxes (20 lbs.) and climb ladders
Work Authorization: U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident preferred. Will accept students on F-1 Visa dependent upon program requirements or may consider sponsoring short-term J1 Visa PhD students dependent upon program requirements.
Education Requested: Must be pursuing a degree in Archival Administration, Museum Studies, Library Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Engineering Mechanics, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, or Telecommunications from an accredited college/university.