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🔗Yellowstone Archives Intern – 720 hours

  • Internship
  • NCPE Internship
  • Yellowstone National Park, WY
  • $18.50 USD / Hour
  • Applications have closed
  • Department: Yellowstone National Park, Yellowstone Center for Resources, Heritage & Research Center Archives
  • Job Reference #: 4049d
  • Job Qualifications:

    Knowledge of and ability to follow/apply archival descriptive and technical standards.

    Comfortable navigating archival management/asset management systems.

    Understanding of archival digitization principles and practice.

    Experience creating, describing, and managing digital surrogates.

    Knowledge of basic preservation techniques such as rehousing, humidification, and flattening.

    Meticulous attention to detail.

    Professional correspondence and communication.

    Proficient in Excel, Word, Adobe Photoshop, Bridge, Acrobat.

    Preferred: current or recent graduate of a Masters of Library Science program with Archival Studies specialization or equivalent educational program.

  • How to Apply:

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

  • Job benefits: Paid Time Off (PTO); housing allowance
  • Physical Demands / Work Environment: Physical requirements for the position may include repetitious movement, sitting/standing for long periods of time at a workstation, working on step ladders and requires the ability to lift 50 lbs.
  • Application Email: waso_cr-intern@nps.gov

Website National Park Service/NCPE Internship Program

Yellowstone is the world's first national park, a World Heritage Site, and a Biosphere Reserve. The Heritage & Research Center Archives (HRC) houses records that document natural and cultural resources of the park. The Yellowstone Archives is an affiliate of the US National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and houses a unique record of physical and administrative development beginning with pioneer entrepreneurs, through the turn-of-the-century military era, to the founding and development of the National Park Service.

The Yellowstone Archives Intern will assist with a project to increase access to Yellowstone Park history and documentary records. The intern will assist with a large digitization project, primarily with preparation (flattening, fastener removal, and repair of tears) and digitization of materials following Federal Agencies Digitization Guidelines Initiative (FADGI) and professional archival standards. Additional duties will include assisting with the processing of physical and electronic records, including arranging materials into logical sequence, rehousing and basic preservation activities, and data entry into the park’s collection management system.

he intern may also participate in preservation activities such as IPM and collection housekeeping as well as outreach activities such as behind-the-scenes tours and social media post development. The intern will be mentored by a team of archivists and museum professionals and will participate in HRC and Cultural Resources Team meetings and other activities to gain a broad understanding of park cultural resources work.

This position is 720 hours, starting in late Oct/Nov through April. The work is full-time, 40 hours per week, with flexible scheduling to accommodate classes, negotiable. Onsite housing may be available, with a housing allowance provided.

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. 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.