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 🔗Curatorial Intern – 1200 hours

  • Internship
  • NCPE Internship
  • Quincy, MA
  • $24.65 USD / Hour
  • Applications have closed
  • Department: Adams National Historical Park
  • Job Reference #: 4042e
  • Job Qualifications:

    ·         Bachelor’s degree or enrolled in an undergraduate program in museum studies, History, Art History or a related field.

    ·         Interest in conservation, historic preservation and collections care.

    ·         Demonstrated verbal communication skills to ask questions and seek support from colleagues or supervisor, and to interact with the department and visitors.

    ·         Positive attitude, good interpersonal skills, flexibility and commitment to collaboration.

    ·         Proficiency with Microsoft Office.

  • How to Apply:

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

  • Job benefits: Paid Time Off (PTO); travel stipend and housing allowance may be available
  • Physical Demands / Work Environment: See the job description for details.

Website National Park Service/NCPE Internship Program

Adams National Historical Park is located in the City of Quincy, Massachusetts, approximately 10 miles south of Boston. The Park comprises 11 historic structures and a cultural landscape totaling almost 14 acres. The story encompasses five generations of the Adams family (from 1720 to 1927) including two Presidents and First Ladies, three U.S. Ministers, historians, writers, and family members who supported and contributed to the success of these public figures.

The National Council for Preservation Education (NCPE) Internship Program is a partnership with the National Park Service and other Federal agencies with cultural resource protection and public land management responsibilities. Its purpose 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 to complete projects or undertake programs in furtherance of the park’s mission.

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.

Overview

The Curatorial Intern will assist the Cultural Resources staff at Adams National Historical Park (ADAM) with a variety of projects. We are looking for interns who want to help with hands on curatorial work related to the historical resources at the park as well as some office related tasks. Projects will vary based on the intern’s skill set and interest.

Duties and Responsibilities

Museum Housekeeping

The intern will be conducting varying degrees of cleaning tasks in each exhibit or room. Most of the tasks consist of dusting and vacuuming rooms/artifacts or identifying signs of pests or insect damage to objects. The intern will receive proper training from the Museum Curator and/or Museum Technician on National Park Service Museum Standards. These standards will train the intern how to properly clean and handle artifacts.

Conditions Assessment

To ensure museum objects are provided the best care possible, the intern will assist in collecting data from temperature and RH data loggers and measure incoming UV radiation/direct light with a light reader. This position could also include collection management projects such as the cleaning of books and architectural elements in our Stone Library.

Insect Pest Management Control

In the Museum exhibit and storage areas, there is a series of insect traps that are used to monitor and determine if there is an infestation. These need to be periodically inspected, documented, and changed. In addition, the intern may help with set up and removal of mouse traps. Intern(s) will have proper training related to Insect Pest Management Control.

Cataloging

Interns may have the opportunity to assist with annual inventory and the annual required museum checklist. Interns will also provide administrative support to curatorial staff for the parks records management.

Exhibits

Interns may have an opportunity to work with curatorial staff to develop new exhibits such as historical content for our website/social media or to enhance already existing exhibition material.

Miscellaneous Duties

As with the museum collection, the day-to-day tasks can change, depending on park needs. Some additional tasks that may be required of the museum intern.

·        Using basic tools as a hammer, screwdriver, measuring tape, etc.

·        Standing on your feet for long periods of times

·        Walking up and down stairs/ in and out of buildings in all environmental conditions

·        Answering visitor related questions

·        Filing catalog records for the collection

·        Cleaning Interpretive rooms

·        Dealing with extreme environmental conditions

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.