Interested in getting involved with the discipline in a new way? Consider applying to the American Ethnological Society Editorial Intern program! We are pleased to announce we are accepting applications through Friday, March 7.

The goal of the program is to expand conversations about anthropology, and also to share and supplement the rich body of scholarship produced in the pages of American Ethnologist. Current projects include: writing, editing, and curating content for AES Online; contributing to AE/AES social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter/X, and BlueSky); curating thematic collections of past and recent AE articles; interviewing authors; and creatively participating in/reporting from annual AAA and AES meetings. Begun in 2016, the AES Editorial Intern program is made up of graduate students from universities around the world.

Eligibility:

Prospective interns must be enrolled in a PhD program in socio-cultural anthropology, with preference given to PhD Candidates. Participation in the AES Editorial Intern program is a 2-year commitment, and in principle will be capped at 3 years of service.

Application Process:

To apply to the AES Editorial Intern program, please send the following materials in a single document to the incoming and outgoing AES Digital Content Editors (Kathryn Goldfarb kathryn.goldfarb@colorado.edu and Katie Kilroy-Marac katie.kilroy.marac@utoronto.ca, respectively) by Friday, March 7:

• A current CV
• A 300-500 word statement introducing yourself, your research interests, stage in your graduate studies, and why you would like to be an AES Editorial Intern. For example, what sort of initiatives would you like to work on or create?
  • NOTE: In this round, we are especially (though not exclusively) seeking the following:
    • Applicants who are experienced with/users of social media, and who might be interested in contributing to our AE/AES social media accounts (Facebook, Twitter/X, and Bluesky).
    • Applicants with background/interests at the intersection of anthropology and the arts, artistic expression and creation, and/or African material culture, and who would be excited to work with AES’s Artist-in-Residence on a new online interview series.

Please let us know if these apply to you!

• The names and contact information of 2 references (No letters needed at this stage)

Applicants will be notified of their status by late March. Each year, the Editorial Intern team has the opportunity to meet in person at the AES spring meeting and the AAA annual meeting. AES offers a travel reimbursement of up to $500 each year for either the AES spring meeting or AAA annual meeting.  For editorial interns outside North America, AES will reimburse up to $1,000.  Editorial interns wishing to attend more than one meeting may apply.  Funding will be awarded as available.   

We welcome your applications!