1. Historic Preservation – Landscape Architect

This paid, professional internship will provide training and experience in cultural resource management in the NPS across an eight-state region of the west: Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and Montana. Incumbents are expected to understand history as it applies to architecture and landscape architecture through time as you will be working directly with buildings, structures, and landscape features, both in a database and in the field.

Duties:

• Conduct archival research and write site context histories.
• Read and understand existing documentation for landscapes and/or historic buildings.
• Identify and correctly describe and document elements of landscape design and/or architectural features.
• Prepare materials for data collection in the field, which may include helping organize a workshop.
• Carry out assessments on the condition of cultural resources at several national park units.
• Post-process field information and enter it into an NPS database.

Qualifications:

• 21 and over
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in historic preservation, landscape architecture, architecture, cultural geography, historic archeology, public history or related field.
• Knowledge of the National Historic Preservation Act, National Register of Historic Places, and other law, policy, and practice pertaining to historic preservation in the United States (preferred).
• Understanding of MS Office products (required), Adobe products (preferred), and GIS (preferred).
• Able to relocate to Santa Fe, NM for duration of the internship, and travel to parks as assigned to carry out projects.
• Detail-oriented and can work well in teams or individually; receptive to feedback.

This is a great opportunity to also gain exposure to park planning processes, resource protection, and facilities operations, as well engage with other NPS regional staff, Park staff, Park Partners, and various municipal, non-profit, and academic partners.

Learn more about the NPS Cultural Landscapes program:
https://www.nps.gov/subjects/culturallandscapes/index.htm

Learn more about the NPS Historic Structures program:
https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1894/index.htm

Learn more about the NPS History program:
https://www.nps.gov/parkhistory/

Compensation amounts:

• $340 - weekly living allowance
• $1,500 - monthly housing allowance (booked by SCA)
• $3,500 - duty related travel
• Health insurance

This position is NOT AmeriCorps eligible. 

*All allowances subject to applicable federal, state, and local taxes