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 🔗Digital Heritage Intern – 400 hours

  • Internship
  • NCPE Internship
  • Natchitoches, LA
  • 17.00 USD / Hour
  • Applications have closed
  • Department: National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT)
  • Job Reference #: 4045e
  • Job Summary: The Digital Heritage Intern will scan a building using a FARO Focus S scanner and process the data. The intern will work in a team to investigate and assess data to provide recommendations for an adaptive reuse plan.
  • Job Qualifications:

    Experience with a FARO Focus S laser scanner (scanning and processing data). Knowledge of CAD and 3D software. Knowledge of architecture. Ability to work in a team environment. Interest in re-envisioning and repurposing historic structures.

     

  • 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: Work will be performed in the field and in office. Ability to be outside to laser scan a building and ability to work at a computer to process data/complete research.
  • Application Email: waso_cr-intern@nps.gov

Website National Park Service/NCPE Internship Program

NCPTT is a research and education center dedicated to advancing the field of historic preservation through the use of science and technology. We are part of the National Park Service's Cultural Resources, Partnerships and Science Directorate. Our research and educational programs focus on a wide range of topics, including materials conservation, architectural conservation, archeology, and cultural landscapes.

It has been 30 years since the founding of the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training (NCPTT). The present facilities have not radically changed since The Center was envisioned. This internship project will review NCPTT’s facilities and reimagine how those facilities can be consolidated and utilized to best serve NCPTT’s mission, its university partner, and the local community for the next 30 years.

The Digital Heritage Intern will work with NCPTT’s Building and Landscapes Department, and a team of interns, to investigate how the facilities can be adaptively reused. Special focus will be given to a preselected building. The team will scan the building using a FARO Focus S laser scanner. The Digital Heritage Intern will scan and process the digital data for the building.

The internship team will create an adaptive reuse plan to present to NCPTT and its university partner with recommendations based on their investigation and findings. Students will work with NCPTT staff and partners to discuss NCPTT’s mission and future needs. Students will utilize scans of present and proposed facilities to develop CAD drawings and investigate how facilities can be adapted to best meet the needs for NCPTT and its partner for the next 30 years.

This project will be a mix of field work and office work at NCPTT, and on the Northwestern State University campus in Natchitoches, LA. Housing is not included; however low-cost housing is available.

The Digital Heritage Intern will complete the internship with the following products:  processed digital scan of a campus building and an innovative adaptive reuse plan created in partnership with the internship team.

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.