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 🔗Museum Education Intern – 1200 hours

  • Internship
  • NCPE Internship
  • Charles Town, WV
  • $17.00 USD / Hour
  • Applications have closed
  • Department: Harpers Ferry Center - NPS History Collection
  • Job Reference #: 4038c
  • Job Qualifications:

    Ability to write clearly and concisely, attention to detail, flexibility, and a willingness to learn. Degree or coursework in museum studies or public history preferred. Experience with Adobe Creative Suite programs a plus but training can be provided.

  • How to Apply:

    Click on the application button at this listing and follow the instructions to apply online.

  • Job benefits: Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Physical Demands / Work Environment: Work involves prolonged sedentary periods which can be relieved to some degree with available standing desks. Moving collections and monthly IPM and museum housekeeping tasks involve periods of greater activity which may be broken down into shorter time periods if needed. Intern will be part of a team that assists each other as needed to help everyone succeed.
  • Application Email: waso_cr-intern@nps.gov

Website National Park Service/NCPE Internship Program

NPS History Collection: Bureau history collection for the National Park Service. This collection exists because the NPS is more than the sum of its parks.

The National Council for Preservation Education (NCPE)’s Internship Program is a partnership with the National Park Service (NPS) and other Federal agencies with cultural resource protection and public land management responsibilities. The purpose of the program is to accomplish needed and important work on federally protected lands while providing program participants with professional experience in their chosen fields. Interns work under the guidance of agency staff who are subject area experts to carry out the mission of the park.

To be eligible, applicants must be between 18 and 30 years old (or 35 if a veteran) when starting the internship, a college student or recent graduate (within the past 12 months at the time of application), enrolled in a degree-seeking program, and a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.

The successful candidate’s primary duties are to work under the supervision of the NPS History Collection archivist to make museum collections accessible by creating online content, such as “junior ranger” type materials, Story Maps, online articles, social media posts, etc. The intern will gain experience developing content, conducting object-based research, scanning or photographing original objects or archives, creating and embedding metadata, and making materials Section 508 compliant with accessibility. Examples of software that the intern may gain experience with include Adobe Creative Suite, Common Spot (content management system), NPGallery (digital asset management system), and Museum Collection Management System (MCMS). Secondary duties include conducting environmental monitoring, integrated pest management, museum housekeeping in collection storage areas, and assisting with other museum or archives projects as needed.

Two 1200-hour positions are available and they will perform the same duties as described above.

A background security investigation may be required prior to the start date. All NCPE internships accrue 4 hours of PTO for every 80 hours worked.

Qualified NCPE interns who complete their internships may count their position towards earning a Public Land Corps (PLC) Non-Competitive Hiring Authority certificate.  Once earned, the PLC certificate may be used to apply for eligible Federal permanent, temporary, or term positions. Visit https://preservenet.org/ncpe-internships/ for details about this benefit. Successful completion of the internship does not guarantee Federal employment.