CRDIP Museum Technician- Redwood National Park

Summary: American Conservation Experience (ACE), a nonprofit Conservation Corps, in partnership with the National Park Service (NPS) is seeking a Direct Hire Authority (DHA) Museum Technician interested in dedicating 11 weeks to support Redwood National Park with curation of archeological collections from ancestral Tolowa land.

For more information about ACE, please visit: www.usaconservation.org.

Start Date: June 6, 2022

End Date: August 19, 2022

The Cultural Resources Diversity Internship Program (CRDIP) is a professional development internship that introduces students, from backgrounds historically underrepresented in the National Parks, to career opportunities within Cultural Resource Management in the NPS. Applicants must be 18-30 (up to 35 for Veterans) and either A) in pursuit of a higher education degree or B) still be within two years of graduation from a degree program. CRDIP participants will have the opportunity to attend several professional development webinars as well as write blogs or create videos about their projects throughout the summer.

A DHA (Direct Hire Authority) Internship targets exceptional upper-level undergraduate or graduate students that are interested in pursuing careers with the NPS. DHA positions will be rigorous internships that develop the participant's technical and creative thinking abilities, leadership skills, and problem-solving capabilities.

DHA applicants will be involved in cultural resource management projects that generate data and/or research that must be analyzed and presented to various stakeholders at the end of the internship. If the position is an education or interpretation project, the participant must research, develop, and pilot a program or materials for use at the host site. After successful completion of the internship, and graduation from their degree program, the intern will receive DHA non-competitive hiring eligibility.

Location: Most people know Redwood as home to the tallest trees on Earth. But the Parks also protect vast prairies, oak woodlands, wild rivers, and 40 miles of rugged coastline. People have lived in this verdant landscape since time immemorial.

For more information regarding Redwood National Park, please visit: https://www.nps.gov/redw/index.htm

Living Allowance: ACE Member is expected to contribute ~40 hours/week and will receive a living allowance of $585/week to offset the costs of housing, food, and incidental expenses, dispersed bi-weekly.

Housing: Park housing may be provided at no cost. If not, a monthly reimbursement will be offered to help offset the cost of housing.

Position Description: ​​Redwood National Park's (REDW) museum collection facility currently houses several archeological collections from ancestral Tolowa land that is now contained within the park. REDW has a close and evolving relationship with the Tolowa people regarding the management of their ancestral territory, archeological sites and collections stemming from these sites. This project would serve to strengthen those ties, provide much-needed curatorial work on these collections, and infuse traditional knowledge into the museum cataloging process. The ACE member will be supervised by the Curator of Redwood National Park and will learn and perform most of the duties of a museum technician for the National Park Service through researching, cataloging, and rehousing ancestral Tolowa collections following very structured Department of the Interior and National Park Service guidelines. This will include researching and visiting sites, if accessible, and using this knowledge to accurately identify artifacts within each site, catalog each artifact into the National Park Services mandated collections database, and rehousing each object by learning and practicing methods for effectively storing and housing museum collections. Additionally, the ACE member will have to work closely within the organization of Redwood National Park to fully understand each collection, including interacting with the Curator, archeologists, and the Program Manager of Resource Management and Science, as well as other staff.

Qualifications:

Required

• Must be currently enrolled in a post-secondary education program

• Interest or background in archeology, museums or history
• Experience with historical or archeological research
• Strong attention to detail
• Experience with databases or Excel
• Willing and able to represent ACE and the partner organization in a professional, positive, and enthusiastic manner
• Ability to be both self-directed/work alone, and be a positive, contributing member of a group
• US Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Willing to undergo and must pass required criminal history checks
• Ability to perform the essential duties of the position with or without reasonable accommodation
• ACE Members must verify that they are fully vaccinated for Covid-19 by the time they start their term or request a medical or religious exemption

To Apply: Please submit your resume, a cover letter demonstrating your interest and experience, and contact information for three professional/academic references to the online application page for this position here: https://usaconservation.applicantpool.com/jobs/. Early consideration will be given as resumes are received. If you have any questions regarding this position please feel free to contact ACE EPIC Program Manager, Jen Wells at jwells@usaconservation.org.

This position will close on Friday March 11, 2022

EEO: American Conservation Experience provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, American Conservation Experience complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

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