The Heritage Documentation Programs (Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey), a division of the National Park Service, seeks applications from qualified students for summer employment documenting historic sites and structures of architectural, engineering and landscape significance throughout the country.
Projects last twelve weeks, beginning in May/June. Salaries range from approximately $6,000 to approximately $11,000 for the summer, depending on job responsibility, locality of the project, and level of experience.
Job Responsibilities
Duties involve on-site field work and the preparation of measured and interpretive drawings and written historical reports for the HABS/HAER/HALS Collection at the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress.
Qualifications
Applicant must be a U.S. Citizen.
About the Company/Organization
Heritage Documentation Programs administers HABS (Historic American Buildings Survey), the Federal Government’s oldest preservation program, and companion programs HAER (Historic American Engineering Record), HALS (Historic American Landscapes Survey), and CRGIS (Cultural Resources Geographic Information Systems). Documentation produced through the programs constitutes the nation’s largest archive of historic architectural, engineering, and landscape documentation.
Salary or Pay Rate
$6,000-11,000 stipend
How To Apply
Applications Due: 16 February 2012 (postmark date)
Application information can be found on our web site: http://www.nps.gov/history/hdp/jobs/summer.htm
View examples of HDP documentation on the Library of Congress web site: http://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/
Download the HDP Summer 2012 Recruitment Poster from our web site: http://www.nps.gov/history/hdp/jobs/HDPEmploymentPoster2012highres.pdf (15mb high-resolution .PDF)
For additional information regarding the HABS/HAER/HALS Summer 2012 Documentation Program, please contact:
Judy Davis
Summer Program Administrator
Heritage Documentation Programs Division
National Park Service (2270)
1201 Eye Street, NW, 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: (202) 354-2135
Email: HDP_Summer_Program_Admin@nps.gov
Additional Information
Note that the application procedure has changed from that of previous years. Applicants should take care to follow the new application instructions closely. Incomplete and/or improperly submitted applications will not receive consideration.
Applicants who have worked for HDP during the past five years (2007-11) , and who are not seeking an increase in their previous salary level, need only submit a cover letter and updated resume directly to the HDP office. All other applicants, including previous HDP employees who are seeking an increase in salary level, must be enrolled in an undergraduate or graduate degree program and must submit a new and complete application package.
Positions are open only to United States citizens. Foreign citizens seeking summer employment may wish to contact the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS).
