Small Museum Association

American Conservation Experience, a nonprofit Conservation Corps, in partnership with the National Park Service (NPS) and through the Cultural Resources Diversity Internship Program, is seeking a Curatorial & Visitor Services Member to assist Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park staff with cultural resource management and visitor experience. Augustus Saint-Gaudens, one of America's greatest sculptors lived here seasonally starting in 1885, and year-round 1900 until his death in 1907. Experience the park grounds, where several of Saint-Gaudens bronze sculptures are on view throughout the year, and trails wind through the woods. For more information about the park, please visit https://www.nps.gov/saga/index.htm

This position is compensated with a bi-weekly living allowance, and a supplemental housing stipend. You will receive Public Land Corps Hiring Authority upon completion of the term, and as an AmeriCorps member you may also be eligible for federal loan forbearance. 

Assisting in both the Cultural Resources and Visitor Experience programs, the successful candidate's duties will include:

• Learn proper object handling techniques and basic methods for object care, including basic bronze preventive conservation and care, and object movement and installation which may require the operation of government owned vehicles.
• Develop interpretation skills, including interpersonal communication with visitors having a wide range of backgrounds, and interpretation of cultural artifacts and associated stories through research, tours, and/or exhibit creation
• Perform routine museum housekeeping of historic structures and exhibition spaces, including environmental monitoring and integrated pest management (IPM).
• Contribute content to digital platforms (social media, website, etc.) about collections care, museum objects, and/or park history.
• Assist with inventorying a vast fine art and history collection, featuring sculptural works in bronze and plaster, oil and watercolor paintings, prints, photographs, postcards and other ephemera, books, textiles, medals, coins, decorative arts, and ceramics.
• Additional opportunities for research projects, rehousing and labeling of museum objects for storage, exhibition development, and packing and transportation of museum objects, and assistance with co-managed parks will be offered.

All interns will learn the process of exhibit development, including research, writing, object selection, and installation of their capstone exhibit project.

This individual placement is meant to facilitate professional development, promote exposure to land management agencies, and networking with professionals. Opportunities may include gaining experience in different conservation fields (natural or cultural), shadowing different work groups within the park, and/or assistance at other National Park Service sites.

Schedule: Full-time position; Eight-hour days Monday-Friday, with core hours of 9am-3pm EST. Flexibility for beginning/end time. Exceptions to schedule will include some variation during the park's operating season (Memorial Day through October 31) when acting in Visitor Services role. Opportunities to assist with special events may include optional weekend or evening hours, with advance coordination to ensure that ACE minimum hours requirement is met.

Please feel free to reach out if you have any questions : SAGA_Curator@nps.gov

To apply, visit CRDIP Curatorial & Visitor Services Member - Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park - Cornish, NH - American Conservation Experience - EPIC Jobs (applicantpool.com)