Intern City Archive (80 %)

Are you enthusiastic about history and archival work? Take the opportunity to gain valuable insights into the past and gather practical experience in a varied environment.

Your tasks

• You access archival holdings.
• You help with the supervision of archive visitors in the reading room and answer inquiries.
• You work in the field of Records Management and support the city administration with business management.
• You participate in mediation and public relations.
• You support the City Archive team and operations in its tasks.
• You will receive a comprehensive introduction to the diverse tasks of an archive with the possibility of attending the basic course of the professional association VSA.

Your profile

• The internship is aimed at students or graduates of history, information science or similar disciplines, as well as at persons seeking information science training.
• You want to get to know the work in an archive and are interested in the history of the city Luzern.
• Independent, reliable and precise working suits you. You express yourself precisely in German, both orally and in writing.
• You have an affinity for the areas of IT and digitalization.
• You are resilient and maintain an overview even in busy moments.
• You have communication skills and enjoy working with people.

Further information can be found at www.stadtarchiv.stadtluzern.ch (https://www.stadtarchiv.stadtluzern.ch)

The City Archive is the central repository for documents worthy of preservation from the public bodies of the city. The employees advise the municipal authorities and offices as well as private depositors on the organization of their records. They support users of the City Archive in researching archival holdings and supervise them in the reading room.

Over 2000 employees, 1200 teachers and over 60 apprentices in 12 professions: The city Luzern is one of the largest employers in the region -- and at the same time approachable and sympathetic. Together, we are committed to the city and the population. In doing so, we offer a lot of creative freedom and live an uncomplicated togetherness. We promote mobile working as well as internal and external continuing education. And: The compatibility of family and career is a core concern for us.