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 🔗Archaeological Collections Intern – 640 hours

  • Internship
  • NCPE Internship
  • Dolores, CO
  • 18.50 USD / Hour
  • Applications have closed
  • Department: Bureau of Land Management - Canyons of the Ancients
  • Job Reference #: 4125c
  • Job Summary: The intern will assist BLM-CANM Curation Program staff with managing regional archaeological collections and project documentation.
  • Job Qualifications:

    The ideal candidate will be an organized self-starter with a passion for understanding the past and an interest in archaeological/museum ethics. Must be a recent graduate or working toward a degree in southwestern archaeology and/or museum studies. Experience with collections management databases is a plus. Because the area lacks public transportation, the intern is required to have a vehicle for personal use.

  • How to Apply:

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

  • Job benefits: Paid Time Off (PTO), On-Site Housing
  • Physical Demands / Work Environment: Position involves both moderate physical activity and sedentary computer work. Routinely lifts, carries, and moves materials weighing up to 40 lbs and climbs rolling ladder to place boxes on storage shelves and clean tops of exhibit cases.
  • Application Email: waso_cr-intern@nps.gov

Website National Park Service/NCPE Internship Program

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM)’s Canyons of the Ancients Visitor Center and Museum showcases human histories within the landscape of southwestern Colorado and ongoing connections to modern communities, primarily through the material culture of Ancestral Pueblo people and the methods that archaeologists use to understand the past. The museum houses artifacts and records from archaeological projects and serves as the headquarters for Canyons of the Ancients National Monument.

The successful candidate will gain broad exposure to BLM curation procedures and standards and obtain an understanding of collections management fundamentals. Duties include cataloging and rehousing artifacts, performing inventories of exhibited and stored archaeological collections, building custom mounts for artifacts, implementing the Curation Program’s integrated pest management and housekeeping procedures, and assisting with the day-to-day needs of the program. A central component of this internship will be organizing and preparing objects and documentation for consultation and repatriation. On-site housing is provided free of charge to the intern. This is a 640-hour internship that may be extended up to 1200 hours.

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 (NPS), BLM, and NCPE. The successful applicants must be 30 years of age or younger (or 35 years or younger if a Veteran) when they begin the internship. Other eligibility requirements apply; visit https://preservenet.org/ncpe-internships/ for details and instructions on how to apply.

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 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.