2026 Summer College Internship - SFO Museum (9920-Public Service Aide)

Application Opening:  Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Application Deadline:  Interested applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible as this announcement may close at any time after 5:00 PM on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.

Salary Range: The compensation is $26.80 per hour
Recruitment ID: TEX-9920-EXEMPT

Appointment Type: This is a Temporary Exempt (TEX) appointment, not to exceed 1,040 hours. This position is excluded by the Charter from the competitive Civil Service examination process and shall serve at the discretion of the Appointing Officer.

Time Commitment: Eight (8) weeks from June 22, 2026 to August 14, 2026.

Hours: Thirty two (32) hours per week, Monday through Friday, between 8:00am and 5:00pm

To maximize this training opportunity, Interns may request no more than five (5) business days for vacation, summer school, or other activities during the duration of the internship.

Interns must attend required workshops, trainings, and orientation sessions.

Working at SFO:

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is a world-class, award-winning airport that served more than 54 million guests in Fiscal Year 2025. SFO offers non-stop flights to 60+ international cities on over 40 international carriers. The Bay Area’s largest airport also connects non-stop with 80+ U.S. cities on 10 domestic airlines.

As an enterprise department of the City & County of San Francisco, SFO has a workforce of approximately 1,900 City employees. In Fiscal Year 2021, SFO generated more than 28,000 direct jobs and $6.1B in business activity.

SFO is more than an airport— we are a dynamic organization where employees collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders to support global travel, economic development, and public service. We are recognized as a leader in safety, environmental sustainability, and forward-thinking infrastructure, and continue to be at the forefront of transforming the travel experience.

Our Vision, Mission, and Core Values shape our culture and operations as we continue to build a supportive, purpose-driven workplace where all employees can thrive. Our mission is to deliver an airport experience where people and our planet come first.

Learn more about careers at SFO at flysfo.com, and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Bluesky and Threads.

Established in 1980 by the Airport Commission, SFO Museum’s mission is to delight, engage, and inspire a global audience with programming on a broad range of subjects; to collect, preserve, interpret, and share the history of commercial aviation; and to enrich the public experience at San Francisco International Airport. The Museum has been accredited by the American Alliance of Museums since 1999 and retains the distinction of being the only accredited museum in an airport. The Museum operates more than twenty-five sites throughout the Airport terminals, including fourteen galleries that exhibit a rotating schedule of art, history, photography, science, and cultural exhibitions. Among the sites is the San Francisco Airport Commission Aviation Library and Louis A. Turpen Aviation Museum, which houses a permanent collection of more than 150,000 objects related to the history of commercial aviation. For additional information about SFO Museum, please visit www.sfomuseum.org.

San Francisco International Airport (SFO) has unique internship programs and hosts interns during the summer. Summer College Museum interns will work part-time, up to thirty-two (32) hours per week, for eight (8) weeks.

SFO Museum’s internship program gives enrolled college students an opportunity to gain experience and training in an accredited and unique museum venue.  The internship provides interns with preparatory training for entry to the museum profession. Behind-the-scenes experience, training sessions conducted by professional museum staff, and project assignments will introduce various skills and knowledge to help the intern determine a specific career path in museum studies.

SFO Museum interns are integrated into the Collections and Registration teams by providing assistance in close partnership with Museum staff on various projects that support the exhibitions program and permanent collections.  

The Collection summer interns assist with various projects within the Aviation Collection, including condition reporting, object digitization, data input and management, inventorying, the creation of archival storage containers, and the accessioning of incoming objects. The position may assist with exhibition installations and deinstallations. This work is done under supervision from a designated Museum staff member.

The Registration summer intern assists with various projects within the Registration Department, including condition reporting, object digitization, data input and management, assistance in loan pick up and drop off, the assistance in exhibition installation and deinstallation, and helping care for the permanent art installed in the Airport. This work is done under supervision from a designated Museum staff member.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Summer College Interns must be enrolled in majors of museum studies, history, art history or equivalent degree in a closely related fields at an accredited college or university in Fall 2026.
  • Must have completed at least two (2) years of college; equivalent to 60 semester units or 90 quarter units.

What you’ll possess: 

• Interest in public service, aviation, or professional development.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines.
• Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Eagerness to learn and take initiative on projects.

Selection Process: The selection process will include evaluating applications to ensure that candidates meet the minimum requirements.  Depending upon the number of candidates, SFO may establish and implement additional screening mechanisms to comparatively evaluate qualifications and only those applicants whose qualifications most closely meet the needs of SFO will be invited to interview.

• Qualified candidates will be sent a Supplemental Questionnaire.  Candidates who do not complete and submit this questionnaire by the specified deadline will not receive further consideration for this internship program.

  NOTE:  Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement through all steps in the selection process.

Please read carefully:

Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Security Clearance: Candidates for employment with the San Francisco Airport Commission are required to undergo a criminal history record check, including FBI fingerprints, and Security Threat Assessment in order to determine eligibility for security clearance and may be required to undergo drug/alcohol screening. Per Civil Service Commission Rule Section 110.9.1, every applicant for an examination must possess and maintain the qualifications required by law and by the examination announcement for the examination. Failure to obtain and maintain security clearance may be basis for termination from employment with the Airport Commission.

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

Conviction History
Disaster Service Workers
Equal Employment Opportunity 
Information on requesting a reasonable ADA Accommodation
Veteran's Preference
Seniority Credit in Promotional Exams
General Information concerning City and County of San Francisco Employment Policies and Procedures
Copies of Application Documents
Right to Work
Diversity Statement
Position Based Testing Information
Benefits Overview

HOW TO APPLY

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/CityAndCountyOfSanFrancisco1/ and begin the application process.

• Select the “I’m Interested” button and follow instructions on the screen.

1. Attach a resume (required) - Upload in the "Resume" section.
2. Attach unofficial college transcript(s) (required)- On "Preliminary questions," upload under "Additional attachments.”
3. Attach a cover letter (optional) 
4. Attach Letter(s) of Recommendation (optional)

Only applicants who submit a completed job application with an uploaded resume and an unofficial high school transcripts at the time of application submission will be considered.  Cover letter and a letter of recommendation are optional.

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up-to-date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com).

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

Recruitment Analyst Information: If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the analyst, Corinne Young at [email protected].

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.