Heritage Documentation Programs seeks applications from qualified individuals for summer employment documenting historic sites and structures of architectural, landscape and technological significance throughout the country. Duties involve on-site field work and preparation of measured and interpretive drawings and written historical reports for the HABS/HAER/HALS Collections at the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress. Projects last 12 weeks, beginning in late May or early June. Salaries range from approximately $6,000 to approximately $11,000 for the summer, depending on job responsibility, locality of the project, and level of experience.

POSITION DESCRIPTIONS

Architects and Landscape Architects measure buildings, landscapes, industrial structures, sites, and objects, including floating vessels, to produce existing-conditions drawings, including drawings that interpret and explain industrial processes and engineering works. Applicants must have completed at least three years in an accredited program. Course work in an accredited design major is strongly recommended. (See also HAER Maritime Documentation Internship for an additional opportunity.)

Historians and Engineers conduct research using primary and secondary sources to produce reports and inventories on specific sites, structures, or technical processes. A degree in architectural history, history of technology, archeology, American civilization, historic preservation or a related field is required; graduate work or equivalent experience highly recommended. Engineers must have completed one year of study toward an M.S. degree in civil or mechanical engineering. (See also HAER Maritime Documentation Internship for an additional opportunity.)

NOTE: Positions are open only to United States citizens. Foreign citizens seeking summer employment may wish to contact the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS). Applicants for BOTH Architect and Historian positions must submit TWO COMPLETE and SEPARATE applications.