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 🔗Paper Conservation and Museum Intern – 850 hours

  • Internship
  • NCPE Internship
  • Skagway, AK
  • $21.00 USD / Hour
  • Applications have closed
  • Department: Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park - Museum Program
  • Job Reference #: 4058f/4117a
  • Job Qualifications:

    Training will be provided in paper conservation methods but advanced knowledge of basic museum practices and a strong interest in working in the field of museum conservation and archives is desirable. A museum studies, archives, or artifact/paper conservation background is required, but attention to detail, good hand skills, flexibility, and a willingness to learn are also important.

    Applicant must pass a government background check to get access to the Park’s computer system.

  • 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, free park housing
  • Physical Demands / Work Environment: Work involves prolonged sedentary periods during processing. Must be able to lift 50 lbs. Must be able to climb stairs and ladders.
  • Application Email: waso_cr-intern@nps.gov.

Website National Park Service/NCPE Internship Program

The National Council for Preservation Education (NCPE)’s Internship Program is a partnership with the National Park Service (NPS) 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 assist the NPS museum curator and project manager with conserving and processing historic documents and general museum collection care work. The intern will work under the supervision of a project manager. Daily tasks include conservation, digitization, database entry, research, lab maintenance, and basic treatment steps for collections and archive materials.  Additional tasks may include support for research requests, annual inventories, report writing (condition assessments), museum housekeeping, integrated pest management, and environmental data collection of museum facilities as assigned.

Three 850-hour internships are available starting in the summer of 2025. 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.