{"id":2197,"date":"2026-03-08T16:48:48","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T20:48:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/dmc\/?p=2197"},"modified":"2026-07-08T14:50:40","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T18:50:40","slug":"ramapo-dmc-rmi-internship-opportunity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/dmc\/2026\/03\/08\/ramapo-dmc-rmi-internship-opportunity\/","title":{"rendered":"Ramapo DMC \/ RMI Internship Opportunity"},"content":{"rendered":"
The DMC Center has two paid internship openings supporting the Ramapough Munsee Lenape Nation \u2014 one focused on application development and IT support, and one focused on community data intake work ideal for students with digital humanities backgrounds. Both positions carry a $5,000 stipend starting late March; read on for details and how to apply!<\/p>\n
The Ramapough Munsee Lenape Nation are descendants of the original inhabitants of New Jersey, southern New York, and parts of Connecticut and Pennsylvania. State-recognized since 1980, the Nation’s approximately 5,000 members are concentrated in the Ramapo Mountains along the NY\/NJ border, with others scattered across the United States.<\/p>\n
The Nation operates through Ramapough Munsee Lenape, Inc. (RMI) to coordinate services including youth education, elder care, food sovereignty programs, and tribal governance. A central challenge for the organization is membership record keeping \u2014 census data is currently fragmented across paper files, individuals, locations, and disconnected digital systems.<\/p>\n
Accurate census data is required for:<\/p>\n
The DMC Center is partnering with the Ramapough Munsee Lenape Nation to build a modern data infrastructure system supporting their operations and grant-seeking capacity. Two interns will work closely together and directly with tribal staff throughout the project.<\/p>\n
Project Deliverables<\/p>\n
Supervised by:<\/strong> Dr. Scott Frees, Professor of Computer Science<\/p>\n This intern works directly with Dr. Frees to build and deploy the software systems, and provides hands-on IT support to the tribe on-site.<\/p>\n Primary responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n Supervised by<\/strong>: Prof. Sarah Koenig, School of Arts, Humanities, and Education Students with backgrounds in digital humanities, history, sociology, anthropology, communications, or related fields are strongly encouraged to apply. Students who combine humanities and technical experience are especially competitive for this role.<\/p>\n Primary responsibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n Ideal background:<\/strong><\/p>\n Email Dr. Scott Frees at sfrees@ramapo.edu with the subject line: Include:<\/p>\n Applications reviewed on a rolling basis. Apply early \u2014 positions will be filled as soon as the right candidates are identified.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The DMC Center has two paid internship openings supporting the Ramapough Munsee Lenape Nation \u2014 one focused on application development and IT support, and one focused on community data intake work ideal for students with digital humanities backgrounds. Both positions carry a $5,000 stipend starting late March; read on for details and how to apply! […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":214,"featured_media":2198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,11,10,3,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2197","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community-impact-feature","category-computer-science","category-cybersecurity","category-data-science","category-internship-story"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
\nIdeal background:<\/strong>
\nNote that applicants should be current Juniors, as this project is may extend into next year. The skill below are not required, they are preferred.<\/em><\/p>\n\n
Position 2: Digital Data Curation<\/h3>\n
\nThis intern works directly with tribal staff and community members to gather, verify, and digitize membership data \u2014 translating real-world records and community knowledge into structured entries that feed the new database.<\/p>\n\n
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Internship Details (Both Positions)<\/h3>\n
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How to Apply<\/h1>\n
\n“RMI Internship Application \u2014 Position 1: Developer”<\/strong> or “RMI Internship Application \u2014 Position 2: Data Intake”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n