Curatorial Intern - ONSITE - Steamtown National Historic Site

Start/End Dates: May 18 th, 2026 - October 2nd, 2026 (20 weeks)
Compensation: $688 per week

Medical Insurance: Not provided
Application Due: March 1, 2026

The Latino Heritage Internship Program seeks to engage young professionals in natural resource careers. Applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Be a U.S. citizen or legal resident. 
• Be between the ages of 18 - 30 years or up to 35 years if a veteran.
• Be willing to undergo a background check upon hiring.
• Have a valid driver’s license and a good driving record.

* A personal vehicle is recommended for this position. 

Position Description: 

The intern will work hands-on with museum collections related to America’s railroading history. The intern will assist the park’s curatorial staff with routine housekeeping and environmental monitoring in exhibit spaces and collection storage areas to ensure the preservation and protection of museum collections and to enhance the visitor experience to the site. The intern will assist staff in conducting the Annual Inventory of Museum Property, a requirement for all NPS units that manage museum collections. In addition, the intern will learn to safely handle, research, and document museum objects while creating an inventory and proposal documents for found in collection items to present to the park’s Collection Advisory Committee for possible inclusion in the museum collection. The intern will participate in researching and writing social media posts that feature museum collections and projects completed during the internship.

Responsibilities:

• Assist with Annual Inventory of Museum Property.
• Maintain databases that document environmental data of the park’s museum collections. 
• Create inventory and proposal forms for objects found in the park’s museum collection that require research, documentation, and review to decide if they will be accepted into the museum collection.
• Produce social media posts that feature museum collections and projects completed during the internship.

Qualifications:

Major studies relevant to this position: 

• The candidate is enthusiastic about history and preserving/protecting cultural material.  
• Demonstrates attention to detail. 
• Works well individually and in a team setting.  
• Experience with or willingness to learn object handling, cataloging, inventorying, writing acquisition proposals, and utilizing a museum collection database. 
• Experience conducting historical research. 

Interns in this program will receive 800 hours towards Public Land Corps (PLC) Hiring Authority. See below on information about:

Public Land Corps Non-Competitive Hiring Authority (PLC)
The Public Land Corps Non-Competitive Hiring Authority is a special hiring authority available to qualifying interns. The intern must be between the ages of 18 and 30 years old, inclusive, or a veteran up to age 35 and complete 640 hours of work on an appropriate conservation project to be eligible for this hiring authority. Upon successful completion of the PLC project(s), the intern is eligible for two years to be hired non-competitively into a federal seasonal, term, or permanent position. The applicant must apply to a PLC-eligible position advertised on USAJobs.gov and selected off a non-competitive certificate of eligibility. For more information, see DOI Personnel Bulletins 11-02 , 12-13, and 17-03.

EEO Statement

Environment for the Americas provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employmentand prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

Salary : $688