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 🔗NAGPRA Intern – 800 hours

  • Internship
  • NCPE Internship
  • Salt Lake City, Utah
  • $18.50 USD / Hour
  • Applications have closed
  • Department: Bureau of Land Management - Utah State Office, Branch of Outdoor and Heritage Resources
  • Job Summary: The intern will assist the BLM Utah Curator and NAGPRA Coordinator with NAGPRA compliance related to museum collections and inadvertent discoveries for BLM Utah.
  • Job Qualifications:

    Ideally, the candidate will have knowledge or experience working with NAGPRA; knowledge of curation; experience working with archaeology collections in a museum or lab setting; knowledge of Southwest or Great Basin archaeology and artifact types; strong organizational skills; strong writing skills; and the ability to work in multiple settings including in an office and repository environment. These qualifications are preferred, but not required to be considered.

  • How to Apply:

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

  • Job benefits: Paid Time Off (PTO), Public Transportation Pass, Flexible Schedule
  • Physical Demands / Work Environment: Some work may occur at a repository where collection boxes up to 25 lbs must be lifted. A platform ladder will be used to reach some boxes. Some work may require standing or sitting for long periods of time throughout the day.
  • Application Email: manager@preservenet.org
  • Salt Lake City, UT, USA

Website National Park Service/NCPE Internship Program

The National Council for Preservation Education (NCPE) Internship Program is a partnership with the National Park Service and other Federal agencies with cultural resource protection and public land management responsibilities. Its purpose 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 to complete projects or undertake programs in furtherance of the park’s mission.

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 Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manages a diverse range of programs, including a cultural resources program. The Utah State Office is the lead office for the BLM, and it supports the District and Field Offices across the state. The intern will assist the BLM Utah Curator and NAGPRA Coordinator with Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) compliance related to museum collections and inadvertent discoveries. The intern will assist with compiling information related to Native American ancestral human remains and cultural items subject to NAGPRA in BLM Utah archaeological collections held at non-Federal partner repositories across the country by researching collections information and updating BLM Utah’s NAGPRA records. Additionally, the intern will assist with drafting itemized lists, inventories, summaries, and notices to allow BLM Utah to report the human remains and cultural items to potentially culturally affiliated Tribal Nations and may take part in consultation as opportunities arise. The intern may also assist with drafting correspondence and notices related to unresolved or new inadvertent discovery cases as needed. Work will take place in an office setting with the potential for day trips to repositories and Field Offices with the Utah State Office cultural team.

A background security investigation may be required prior to the start date. All NCPE interns accrue 4 hours of paid time off (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.