1844/1845/1846.
Internship with the Archeology Program (Departmental
Consulting Archeologist): Works with the Archeology
program as a research assistant on small research
projects, organizing and cataloging office records
and archives, databases, resource protection, and
related projects. May assist in developing
materials for archeology training and researching
and developing educational materials for archeology
outreach. May work on aspects of Web development,
including links verification and technical editing
(200, 360 and 400 hours).
1847. Internship with
the Ethnography Program: Works as a research
assistant on small research and writing projects,
including web content development. Duties will
involve organizing and cataloging ethnohistories,
ethnographic overviews and assessments, ethnographic
rapid assessments, and other ethnographic
documentation, including contacts with NPS
researchers in various offices (400 hours).
1848. Internship with
the National NAGPRA Program: Assists with
implementation of the Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) through
guided work and research experiences. Duties
include assisting program staff in the review of
summaries and inventories submitted by museums and
Federal agencies and in the updating of databases of
Native American human remains. Also helps test
newly developed NAGPRA program software.
Educational opportunity for students in the fields
of Native American Studies, Historic Preservation,
or Environmental Law (400 hours).
1849. Internship with
the Park Historic Structures and Cultural Landscape
Program: Maintains the Cultural Resources Management
Bibliography (CRBIB) by entering new records and
revising existing records in a ProCite database and
the WASO office repository by preparing folders and
archival boxes to file materials. The CRBIB is a
computerized, multidisciplinary inventory of
professional reports, books, articles and other
publications that address park cultural resources.
It includes planning documents, and research
documents related to archeological and historic
sites, cultural landscapes, ethnographic resources,
historic and prehistoric structures, museum
collections and history (400 hours).
1850. Internship with
the Park History Program: Works with the Park
History Program primarily as a research assistant on
research projects, as well as organizing and
cataloging office records and archives, databases,
resource protection, and related projects. May
assist in developing materials for history training
and researching and developing educational materials
for history outreach. May work on aspects of Web
development, including links verification and
technical editing. Some research will be conducted
at the National Archives and the Library of Congress
(400 hours).
1851. Internship with the National
Capital Regional Office Cultural Landscapes
Program: Assists historical landscape architects,
landscape historians, archeologists and other
preservation professionals to complete various
Cultural Landscape Inventories associated with
national park sites in the Washington, DC
metropolitan area. Duties include researching the
landscape history of a historic property; site
visits and field work to document existing
conditions with photographs and maps; analysis of
landscape features; and entering the information
into a database (200 hours).
1852. Internship with the National
Capital Regional Office Historic Architecture
Program: Assists historical architects, landscape
historians, archeologists and other preservation
professionals to update the LCS (List of Classified
Structures) inventories associated with national
park sites in the Washington DC metropolitan area.
Duties include researching the architectural history
of a historic property; site visits and field work
to document existing conditions with photographs;
analysis of architectural features; and entering the
information into a database (400 hours).
1853. Internship with the Executive
Support Facility, National Capital Region (Archival
/ Records Management): Assists with cataloging a
historic collection of architectural drawings into
an automated drawing catalog and index program;
assists with re-housing and preserving various
archival records such as drawings, photographs and
textual records; prepares and updates inventories,
registers, and finding aids; and assists with
reference and research inquiries. Located in the
Washington, DC, metropolitan area, convenient to a
Metro subway station (480 hours).
1854/1855/1856/1857. Internship with
the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical
Park: Duties include assisting Park Historian with
cataloging archives and museum objects from C&O
Canal NHP; processing, cataloging and re-housing
museum archives to meet professional museum storage
standards; and records management duties. Will
provide training for the Automated National Catalog
System (ANCS+), the NPS museum management software,
for cataloging collections. Archives management or
museum studies background preferred, but attention
to detail and a willingness to learn are also
important criteria. Housing and transportation will
be the intern’s responsibility. Located in
Hagerstown, MD (400 hours).
1858. Internship with
the Southeast Regional Office, List of Classified
Structures (LCS) Program: Works with Regional LCS
Coordinator in the survey and condition assessment
of historic structures throughout the region.
Duties include fieldwork in SE parks; documentation;
data entry; historical research and writing;
production of Determinations of Eligibility (DOEs)
and National Register nominations; and
correspondence with state Historic Preservation
Offices throughout the region. Solid background in
computer and software skills (Adobe Photoshop, Word)
and willingness to travel to and hike in parks
desirable. Located in Atlanta, GA (1000 hours).
1859/1860/1861/1862/1863. Internship
with Everglades National Park (Archives
Technician): Works with the Museum Curator to
organize, arrange, re-house, preserve, catalog in
the Automated National Catalog System (ANCS+),
produce a finding aid for and provide access to
museum archives from Everglades National Park. Will
provide training in ANCS+, the NPS museum management
software, for cataloging collections. Duties also
include evaluating and improving the environmental
conditions and preservation of the collection.
Museum studies or archives management background
preferred, but attention to detail also important.
Own transportation required. Will help with
locating housing. Located in Homestead, FL (480
hours).
1864. Internship with Everglades National Park
(Archives Technician): Works with the Museum
Curator to organize, arrange, re-house, preserve,
catalog in the Automated National Catalog System (ANCS+),
produce a finding aid for and provide access to
museum archives from five south Florida park units.
Will provide training in ANCS+, the NPS museum
management software, for cataloging collections.
Duties also include evaluating and improving the
environmental conditions and preservation of the
collection. Museum studies or archives management
background preferred, but attention to detail also
important. Own transportation required. Will help
with locating housing. Located in Homestead, FL
(800 hours).
1865. Internship with Everglades National Park
(Museum Technician): Assists with museum collection
management for Everglades National Park. Will
provide training for Automated National Catalog
System (ANCS+), the NPS museum management software,
for cataloging collections. Duties include
inventory; re-housing map collections; implementing
the Archives Collection Condition Survey
recommendations; and preventive conservation to meet
professional museum storage standards. Museum
studies background preferred but attention to detail
and a willingness to learn also important. Own
transportation required. Will help with locating
housing. Located in Homestead, FL (400 hours).
1866. Internship with Everglades
National Park (Museum Technician): Catalogs museum
objects, specimens, and archives for Dry Tortugas
National Park. Will provide training for Automated
National Catalog System (ANCS+), the NPS museum
management software, for cataloging collections.
Duties include cataloging archeology, history,
natural science, and archive materials and
preventive conservation to meet professional museum
storage standards. Museum studies background
preferred but attention to detail and a willingness
to learn also important. Own transportation
required. Will help with locating housing.
Located in Homestead, FL (400 hours).
1867.
Internship with Everglades National Park (Museum
Technician): Works with collections related to the
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation
Act (NAGPRA) for Everglades National Park. Will
provide training in the Automated National Catalog
System (ANCS+), the NPS
museum management software,
for
cataloging collections. Duties include updating
collections data, researching and compiling archival
material related to Native American use of the Park,
organizing Tribal consultation records, assisting
with coordinating Tribal consultation, and other
duties as assigned. Museum studies, anthropology,
archeology, history or Native American Studies
background preferred but attention to detail and a
willingness to learn also is important. Own
transportation required. Will help with locating
housing. Located in
Homestead,
FL (400 hours).
1868. Internship with the Midwest
Archeological Center, Archeological Information
Management Team: Working with Archeologists,
researches the history of archeological work and
archeological resources in Midwest Region parks and
creates documentation of that work for park
managers. Duties include Archeological Sites
Management Information System (ASMIS) database data
entry and creating and working with Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) maps and data for
archeological site condition assessments, for
distribution to parks and for Web site posting.
Housing and transportation are the intern’s
responsibility. Located in Lincoln, NE (400 hours).
1869. Internship with the Midwest Archeological
Center, Park Archeology Program, Bois Forte Ojibwe
Study: Assists with an ongoing archeological and
ethnohistorical study of Bois Forte Ojibwe
(Chippewa) sites within Voyageurs National Park (VOYA).
Nearly 50 sites within the park have been
identified, dating from about AD 1736-1940; intern
will work directly with Archeologist with nearly 20
years’ research experience in this area. Duties
include researching, analyzing, and tabulating
artifacts; researching and transcribing census and
other unpublished tribal records; and assisting with
related studies of the sites and the Bois Forte
families whose relatives formerly lived within VOYA.
Housing and transportation are the intern’s
responsibility. Located in Lincoln, NE (400 hours).
1870. Internship with the Midwest
Archeological Center, Cahokia Mounds and Hopeton
Earthworks Study: Working with Supervisory
Archeologist, assists with conducting magnetic
susceptibility analysis of samples from Cahokia
Mounds and the Hopeton Earthworks. Duties include
susceptibility measurement, data entry and
tabulation, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
data entry and assisting with laboratory artifact
analysis for the Hopeton site, and may include
report writing covering the work completed. Housing
and transportation are the intern’s responsibility.
Located in Lincoln, NE (600 hours).
1871. Internship with the Midwest Archeological
Center, Archeological Collections Management
Program: Duties include National Park Service
property artifact collections cataloging using NPS
museum management software, the Automated National
Catalog System Plus (ANCS+), as well as packaging
collections to current curatorial standards. Other
tasks will depend in part on intern’s background and
interests and may include monitoring museum storage
environments; museum housekeeping; exhibit research;
preparing specialized object housings; archeological
archive processing; and assisting with the Center’s
reorganization of collections storage space.
Housing and transportation are the intern’s
responsibility. Located in Lincoln, NE (400 hours).
1872. Internship with the Midwest
Archeological Center,
Archeological Collections Management Program: Works
with Center staff to organize and move collections
into a new mobile storage system. Duties may
include assisting in artifact tracking; condition
evaluations; documenting collections through digital
photography and repackaging older collections to
meet current archeological curation standards.
Other duties will include collections cataloging;
archives packaging and storage preparation; and
storage environment monitoring. Excellent
organizational skills, attention to detail and the
ability to lift 40 pounds required. The Center
currently stores and manages over two million
artifacts and archival documents from 62 National
Park units in the West and
Alaska,
encompassing earliest Native Americans through the
fur trade and frontier eras, the Civil War, and
Presidential homes.
Housing and transportation are the intern’s
responsibility.
Located in
Lincoln,
NE (400 hours).
1873. Internship with the Midwest
Archeological Center, Park Archeology Program,
Cuyahoga Valley National Park: Working directly
with project director, assists with tasks resulting
from three weeks of archeological work in the park
in 2008, including prehistoric as well as historic
sites. Duties include cleaning, repackaging,
analyzing, and cataloging artifacts recovered
through survey and limited test excavations at
several sites; developing databases and tables
synthesizing the artifactual data; and organizing
and working with project field records including
excavation forms, maps, and photographs. Housing
and transportation are the intern’s responsibility.
Located in Lincoln, NE (400 hours).
1874. Internship with the Midwest
Archeological Center, Park Archeology Program, Site
Stabilization: Researches archeological sites
within five Great Lakes area parks undergoing
erosion damage and assists in prioritizing these
sites by the severity and rate of damage, site
significance, and other factors, as well as helping
determine methods to be used in stabilization
efforts and calculating the amount of materials
needed at each specific site. Housing and
transportation are the intern’s responsibility.
Located in Lincoln, NE (600 hours).
1875. Internship with the Midwest Regional Office
History and National Register Program: Working with
regional office, park staff and community leaders,
assists in the development of Web-based travel
itineraries for NPS units. Strong writing abilities
desirable. Housing and transportation are the
intern’s responsibility. Located in Omaha, NE (400
hours).
1876.
Internship with Yosemite National Park, Branch of
History, Architecture and Landscapes (HAL): Assists
in preparing Historic Structure Reports for the
Thomas Hill Studio and the Rangers' Club at
Yosemite; may also assist in the inventorying,
documenting, and evaluating of National Register
structures, cultural landscapes, and historic park
studies, and may undertake crossover duties with the
park's Heritage Preservation Team for hands-on
preservation work. Useful knowledge and skills
include an architecture/landscape architecture
background, AutoCAD, geographic positioning using
Global Positioning System equipment and ArcView,
solid training in historic preservation, and
construction skills. Applicants should be in
excellent physical condition and may be expected to
work at elevations between 2,000' and 8,000' and to
hike long distances over rough terrain with day
packs and equipment. Located in El Portal, CA at
the park's west entrance but may have field
assignments anywhere in the park (1200 hours).