Collection Management Members - Shenandoah National Park

American Conservation Experience, a nonprofit Conservation Corps, in partnership with The National Park Service, is seeking TWO Collections Management Members at Shenandoah National Park. The ACE Members will assist the Museum Specialist with management of the park museum collections at the storage repository (Archives Building), Byrd Visitor Center, and two historic house museums Rapidan Camp, the site of President Herbert Hoover's Summer White House and Fishing Camp, and Massanutten Lodge (part of a late 1800s resort at Skyland).

For full position description and to apply, please visit: https://usaconservation.applicantpool.com/jobs/771961.html

One 20-week position:
Start Date: August 14, 2022
End Date: Dec 31, 2022 (or 20 weeks after start date)
*An 20-week minimum commitment is required*

One 16-week position:
Start Date: August 21, 2022
End Date: December 10, 2022 (or 16 weeks after start date)
*An 16-week minimum commitment is required*

Location: Shenandoah National Park, Virginia

Living Allowance: The ACE Member is expected to contribute ~40 hours/week and will receive a living allowance of $200/week to cover the costs of food and incidental expenses, dispersed bi-weekly. They will also receive a $600 travel allowance to aid in the costs of relocation and commuting to the duty station.

Housing: ACE members will be accommodated in housing provided by the park at no cost for the duration of the term.

AmeriCorps: The 16-week position may be eligible for a 450-hour AmeriCorps Education Award ($1,678.57) upon successful completion of service hours. The 20-week position may be eligible for a 675-hour AmeriCorps Education Award ($2,417.14) upon successful completion of service hours. Additional enrollment is required.

Position Description: This position will provide a broad exposure to museum collections encompassing cultural and natural collection material. The member will be assisting with the management of park museum collections at the storage repository (Archives Building), Byrd Visitor Center, and two historic house museums Rapidan Camp, the site of President Herbert Hoover's Summer White House and Fishing Camp, and Massanutten Lodge (part of a late 1800s resort at Skyland).

Duties include:

• Performing routine museum preservation of stored museum objects, historic structures and furnishings
• Preservation of housing of museum objects
• Museum documentation cataloging (emphasis on natural history collections) using DOI Museum Collections Software (ICMS), inventory, record photography, and scanning and image editing
• Environmental monitoring including temperature and humidity, light readings, and integrated pest management
• Assist with researcher requests and possibly oral histories
• Other duties may be assigned as mutually agreed upon

Physical Demands: Ability to lift artifact boxes, furniture, and equipment (50 lbs); ability to bend, stoop and crawl; work in variable temperatures (hot, cool, and humid). May entail some hiking over rough terrain (level to extremely steep and rocky); willingness to be exposed to hazards of the field environment (inclement weather, ticks, stinging insects, bears). Member may see black bears, serve in venomous snake habitat, be exposed to bugs, ticks, and poison ivy, and get bruises/scratches.

Qualifications: See full position description - https://usaconservation.applicantpool.com/jobs/771961.html

How 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/771961.html 

Early consideration will be given as applications are received. This position may close at any time. If you have any questions regarding this position please feel free to contact ACE EPIC NPS Eastern Program Manager, Madison Douthitt at [email protected].