Comparative Research Collection Internship (PLC) – ONSITE – Southeast Archeological Center

Start/End Dates: May 26, 2025 – August 9, 2025 (11 weeks)
Compensation: $688 per week
Medical Insurance: Not provided
Application Due: February 7, 2025

The Latino Heritage Internship Program seeks to engage ethnically and racially diverse young professionals in natural resource careers.

Additional Requirement:

• You must be a U.S. citizen or legal resident.
• A personal vehicle is required for this position.

Position Description: 

The Southeast Archeological Center (SEAC), located in Tallahassee, FL, is composed of three branches:

• Museum and Archival Services
• Archeological Services, Preservation, and Science
• Archeological and Historic Preservation Partnerships

All branches utilize Comparative Collections for analysis and cataloging. The majority of these collections consist of zooarchaeological (faunal) remains, but they also include ceramic, lithic, and historic items.

Over the past few years, SEAC has undergone significant changes, resulting in several moves of the collections. A detailed inventory is needed to ensure these essential resources, which are used for identifying artifacts and faunal remains recovered from archeological sites, are properly organized.

Interns may have opportunities to assist staff with other projects outside of the internship scope. Additionally, they will gain an understanding of the distinctions between Museum Collections, Comparative Research Collections, and Teaching Collections.

Goals of the Internship

• Complete an inventory of the comparative collections using the current database system.
• Organize and provide accurate location information for items in the collections.
• Label items with unique identifiers.
• Upgrade or replace inadequate containers for individual specimens.
• Collaborate with staff to identify additional items needed for the collections.
• Present information about the collections and associated resources to SEAC staff

Qualifications

• Coursework: Intro to Museum Studies, Intro to Archaeology, Zooarchaeology, or Artifact Analysis.
• Applicants can be undergraduate or graduate students whose educational background or career objectives align with archeology, museum studies, biology, osteology, or related fields.
• An interest in pursuing a career as a professional archeologist or museum specialist is preferred.
• Must be detail-oriented, able to work independently, and possess a working knowledge of archaeology.
• Must be able to print legibly.
• Applicants must pass a background check to gain computer access.

Skills

• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently.
• Knowledge of archaeological practices.
• Clear, legible handwriting.

Interns in this program will receive 480 hours toward Public Land Corps (PLC) Hiring Authority. See below for more information about PLC.

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.

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