Student Jobs and Internships

DOMA Student Employment

DOMA employs Ball State students for various roles, including visitor assistants and museum guards. When position openings occur, the opportunity is always posted on Cardinal Career Link.  

DOMA also offers semester-long internships that provide hands-on, practical experience for students interested in exploring the museum profession. Internships for students are available for credit or no credit. An internship is 150 hours and must be completed over the course of the semester during normal business hours at the David Owsley Museum of Art.

Watch "The Intern Experience at DOMA"    watch an interview with former interns

A museum internship is a project-based, prearranged, structured learning experience, scheduled within a specific time frame. It should be relevant to both the intern's stated academic and professional goals, and to the museum's needs and interests.

Ball State students interested in an internship may apply through the button below during the active application cycles (see below for typical dates; specific windows for application will be announced through the Ball State Comm Center and posted on Cardinal Career Link). and include the following items in their application materials:

• resume
• transcript
• cover letter stating your museum internship interests as they relate to your career goals
• two professional and/or academic letters of reference (optional)

Apply to be a Museum Intern

We will not review incomplete applications.

The internship pays $7.25 per hour and schedules are typically 10 to 20 hours per week.

Typical Application Cycles:

• Summer internships: applications accepted in the month of February
• Fall internships: applications accepted April 1 through May 15
• Spring internships: applications accepted in the month of October

The internship program is competitive. We will contact each applicant the month after the application deadline.

Please contact Maureen Nicholson, DOMA Curator of Education, for more information.