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 🔗Historic Preservation Intern – 400 hours

  • Internship
  • NCPE Internship
  • Kalaupapa, HI
  • $18.50 USD / Hour
  • Applications have closed
  • Department: Kalaupapa National Historical Park - Cultural Resources
  • Job Reference #: 4078b
  • Job Qualifications:

    Able to live in a remote location that is home to an elderly and conservative community and enjoys working outdoors.
    Looking for a motivated individual who takes initiative, can follow directions and work independently to carry out a project to completion.
    Basic computer skills, Microsoft Word, Excel and strong writing skills.
    Preferred educational background in historic preservation, cultural landscapes, cultural resources management, and/or anthropology.
    Must be fully vaccinated and show proof of vaccination for Covid-19.

  • How to Apply:

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

  • Job benefits: Paid Time Off (PTO);', dormitory park housing provided; $1,200 travel stipend
  • Physical Demands / Work Environment: Will be working outdoors with exposure to sun, wind and periodic rains. No vehicle provided. Expect to walk or bike to all sites.
  • Application Email: waso_cr-intern@nps.gov

Website National Park Service/NCPE Internship Program

A former Hansen’s Disease settlement since 1866, Kalaupapa NHP was established in 1980 to preserve the memories and experiences of people forcibly sent there. The location is on a remote peninsula on the island of Molokai, surrounded by ocean on three sides and mountain cliffs on one side. The only way to get to Kalaupapa is by a small 9-passenger plane or hike a 3-1/4 mile trail with 26 switchbacks. About 85 residents reside at Kalaupapa, mostly NPS and Department of Health employees.

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.

The successful candidate will conduct historic structure condition assessments and take photographs of approximately 270 historic structures, most of them grave sites in historic cemeteries. The work will be a combination of outdoor fieldwork and office work. All photos and assessments will be entered into a database to update park records. Other duties may be assigned as needed and could involve assisting the museum curator in the collections by scanning documents and photos or assisting the cultural anthropologist with transcribing interviews. The intern will work under the direction of the park’s cultural anthropologist. The intern will be working independently in the field and is expected to complete all 270 assessments by the end of the internship.

Anticipated start/end dates: June 9 – August 15, 2025, or June 16 – August 22, 2025; negotiable. Dormitory-style park housing is provided, as is a travel stipend.

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.