Midwest Archeological Center, Interpretation and Education:
The Intern will work with Center staff to maintain and grow MWAC's online, education, Junior Ranger, and community outreach programs. Intern will represent the NPS and the Center through in-person, video conferencing, and written communications, and will gain experience in social media management. Background or interest in Archeology and Education or Communications is preferred. Work will be performed at the Midwest Archeological Center, Lincoln, NE. Housing and transportation in Lincoln will be the responsibility of the intern. (800 hours)
Midwest Archeological Center, Collections Program:
The intern will work with Center staff to meet National Park Service (NPS) standards for managing archeological and library collections. The intern will gain experience in a variety of curatorial activities such as packaging and preparing artifacts and archives for storage, cataloging archeological objects using official NPS cataloging software (ICMS), tracking collection movement, and assisting with Center library activities. The collections reflect a wide range of past human occupation from the earliest Native Americans through the fur trade and frontier eras, the Civil War, and Presidential homes. Work will be performed at the Midwest Archeological Center, Lincoln, NE. Housing and transportation in Lincoln will be the responsibility of the intern. (800 hours)
Midwest Archeological Center Archeological Report Preparation:
The intern will assist MWAC staff by enhancing accessibility for Center publications and website. The intern may be asked to assist with general report production, creation of draft illustrations, tables, and figures, and related tasks to ready the reports for final production by the Center's report team. The reports will cover a wide variety of archeological topics from numerous Midwest Region park areas. All work will occur at the Midwest Archeological Center in Lincoln, Nebraska. Transportation and housing will be the responsibility of the intern. (800 hours)
Midwest Archeological Center, Interpretive Publications:
The intern will collaborate with archeology, museum collections, and publications staff to develop and produce booklets on archeology in National Park units for the public. Project will involve synthesis of information from primary and technical data sources, and will require proficiency in writing. Background in archeology, history, or a related field is preferred. Work will be performed at the Midwest Archeological Center, Lincoln, NE. Housing and transportation in Lincoln will be the responsibility of the intern. (800 hours)
Apply at http://www.preservenet.cornell.edu/employ/ncpe.php by Sunday, October 22.