Internships at the Kenyon
Opportunities
The Kenyon Institute offers internship opportunities to foreign and local students and researchers throughout the year. We encourage applications from all academic backgrounds. During their period at the Kenyon, interns are provided with free accommodation at the institute and are afforded working time to pursue their own research interests if relevant.
The work that interns are engaged in varies according to the priorities of the institute at the time but also to the interests and skills of the interns themselves. Applicants are invited to email the Research Scholar with a CV, proposed dates for the internship and a brief description of their academic background and where they exist, their research plans. The Research Scholar will be happy to discuss the nature of the work to be engaged in and to what kind of project the applicant may be best suited.
Previous Interns
Joanna Töyräänvuori – Doctoral student of Bibilical Studies, University of Helsinki
The internship at Kenyon Institute is a wonderful experience, offering a wealth of experiences and opportunities for learning and involvement that one need only seize. Located in the historical milieu of East Jerusalem and only a short stroll away from its Old City, the romantic building of the institute is an ideal place for an interning period. As an intern, one is presented a variety of interesting jobs and challenges, which working in tandem with the engaging and lively staff makes all the more absorbing.
During my own internship I was able to work with the Rare Books Collection of the Kenyon institute library, housing several hundred antique volumes, many of extraordinary value as historical documents. Some of the books that I found the most interesting were Sir E. A. Wallis Budge’s massive Egyptian Hieroglyphic Dictionary and Richard Cumberland’s English translation of Sanchoniathon’s Phoenician History, a book nearly 300 years old. In addition the internship involved several fascinating excursions to other nearby institutions, such as the W. F. Albright Institute of Archaeological Research and the nearby Rothberg International School of the Hebrew University. The internship at the Kenyon was also very accommodating toward my own academic pursuits, even encouraging the taking of classes in Arabic at the Centre for Jerusalem Studies at Al Quds University. Working at Kenyon Institute has not only taught me several new and useful skills that I'm all too eager to take home with me, it has also afforded me with new perspectives, both with regards to life in Jerusalem, as well as some personal and professional insights and revelations. All in all, I found my time at the Kenyon wonderfully stimulating, and would warmly recommend it to anyone looking to experience the workings and the enchanting atmosphere of an East Jerusalem research institute.