Internships & Career Opportunities

Internships

Undergraduates at SUNY Potsdam are encouraged to obtain extra experience in their chosen field by doing off-campus internships. Contact the Experiential Education Office at (315) 267-2803 or visit their website to learn more.  Examples of previous internships in which Anthropology & Archeology students have participated include:

  • Cultural Resources at Fort Drum, Fort Drum, NY

  • Dekalb Historical Society Dekalb, Junction, NY 

  • Fort Drum Army Base, Fort Drum, NY 

  • Hogansburg Methodist Church ,Hogansburg, NY 

  • Jefferson County Historical Society, Watertown, NY 

  • Little River Community School, Canton, NY 

  • Ring House, Rockville, MD 

  • St. Lawrence County Environmental Management, Canton, NY

  • SUNY Potsdam Department of Anthropology, Potsdam, NY 

  • SUNY Potsdam AIDS education program, Potsdam, NY

  • Traditional Arts in Upstate New York, Canton, NY

  • Department of Social Services, Canton, NY


Opportunities in the Field/Careers in Anthropology

Careers in Physical Anthropology (from American Association of Physical Anthropologists)

FAQs about a career in archaeology

 

Service and Experience Opportunities

Peace Corps
AmeriCorps
Teach for America
Student Conservation Corps - Expense-paid conservation internships
National Science Foundation - Undergraduate opportunities