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 🔗Arlington House Library Intern – 640 hours

  • Internship
  • NCPE Internship
  • Arlington, VA
  • 18.00 USD / Hour
  • Applications have closed
  • Department: George Washington Memorial Parkway
  • Job Reference #: 4110
  • Job Qualifications:

    Applicants must demonstrate strong computer, research, writing, and organizational skills. Undergraduate, graduate students or recent graduates in Archives, History, Library Science, Museum Studies, or related fields are encouraged to apply.

  • 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: Requires frequent sitting, standing, walking, carrying, and reaching with hands and arms. Manual dexterity required for computer keyboard/mouse and other office equipment. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Indoor, office environment conditions but some spaces lack environmental control systems. Occasional loud noises from aircraft, artillery and firearms.
  • Contact Name: waso_cr-intern@nps.gov

Website National Park Service/NCPE Internship Program

This in-person internship is with the George Washington Memorial Parkway (GWMP) and duty stationed at Arlington House, the Robert E. Lee Memorial (ARHO). The Museum Program is responsible for maintaining a library collection primarily focused on the history of Arlington House Plantation, the Life of Robert E. Lee, the Washington-Custis-Lee Family, African-American History (including that of the previously enslaved at Arlington House), and Arlington National Cemetery.

The successful candidate will work closely with the GWMP Museum Curator with support from the National Park Service (NPS) Library Program to catalog the ARHO library collection into the NPS LIBRIS system and make the collection publicly searchable. Additionally, the intern will organize and describe reference material maintained in the library to make it more accessible for researchers.

This position is part of the Internship Program administered by the National Council for Preservation Education (NCPE). The program is a partnership between the National Park Service and NCPE. Eligibility requirements apply; visit https://preservenet.org/ncpe-internships/ for details and instructions on how to apply.

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