Job Listing
 🔗Historic Architecture & Landscapes Intern – 1200 hrs

  • Internship
  • NCPE Internship
  • Omaha, NE
  • $23.00 USD / Hour
  • Applications have closed
  • Department: NPS Midwest Regional Office - Historic Architecture & Landscapes
  • Job Summary: 1,200-hour internship under the NPS Midwest Regional Historic Architecture & Landscapes program to record historic properties in the Cultural Resources Inventory System (CRIS) database.
  • Job Qualifications:

    Desired qualifications include experience with conducting historical research, recording site documentation, and technical writing. Knowledge of the National Register of Historic Places and the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Treatment of Historic Properties is beneficial. The majority of routine assignments over the course of the internship include entering data into an online cultural resources inventory system, updating records, and writing content, including architectural descriptions and historic narratives.

  • How to Apply:

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

  • Job benefits: Paid Time Off (PTO); Paid Federal Holidays; Housing Allowance
  • Physical Demands / Work Environment: Routine, daily work is in a sedentary office environment. The intern is provided with a cubicle workstation in the Omaha office. Any site visits to national parks that occur may require walking over rough terrain, standing for extended periods, carrying lightweight equipment, and exposure to weather.
  • Application Email: waso_cr-intern@nps.gov

Website National Park Service/NCPE Internship Program

The National Park Service Midwest Regional Office supports over 60 national park units across 13 states. The Historic Architecture and Landscapes Program provides regionwide technical services supporting the preservation of historic properties.

The National Council for Preservation Education (NCPE)’s Internship Program is a partnership with the National Park Service 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.

This 1200-hour internship is duty stationed at the Midwest Regional Office of the National Park Service (NPS)  in Omaha, Nebraska. The intern will work under the regional Historic Architecture & Landscapes program to record NPS historic properties in the Cultural Resources Inventory System (CRIS) database and assist the CRIS Coordinator with condition updates and narrative entries for historic structures and cultural landscapes.

The weekly schedule is 40 hours, Monday through Friday. Some limited travel to parks for onsite documentation may be required. The intern will be expected to update existing records and create new entries, as determined by fiscal year requirements. Related work includes researching and writing historic narratives and architectural descriptions; evaluating properties for potential National Register eligibility; communicating with NPS staff members to facilitate record updates and reviews; conducting field documentation of historic properties; and assisting with other Historic Architecture & Landscapes projects as assigned.

A background security investigation may be required prior to the start date. A housing allowance is included. All NCPE interns 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.