The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Announces 2014 Summer Internships in Cultural Resource Management

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Announces 2014 Summer Internships in Cultural Resource Management PennDOT’s Cultural Resource Management Program anticipates offering internships in cultural resource management and historic preservation at the Central Office in Harrisburg, PA and in Indiana, PA at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Interns will be directly involved in important research on the management, study and stewardship of archaeological sites and historic resources affected by transportation projects. They’ll also be exposed to the full range of job skills and employment opportunities in Cultural Resource Management through formal seminars and rotations in GIS, curation, archaeological field work, project assessment, consulting, environmental review, and National Register evaluation.


Our internships, part of the Department’s Engineering, Scientific and Technical Internship Program (ESTI) pay $11.54/hour and undergraduate or graduate credit may be available through your university department. Preference will be given to applicants with previous exposure to GIS, database management, and archaeological, historical, or historic preservation course work and field experience in the Middle Atlantic region.Excellent communication skills are important. 

Applications are due no later than January 30th, 2014. 
Interviews typically are scheduled in February and March.

Requirements:

Students must be registered full time (carrying 12 or more undergraduate credits of 9 or more graduate credits) for the Fall semester 2014, and in good academic standing to be considered for internship positions for Summer 2014.

The following majors will be considered for Cultural Resource Management Internships:

Anthropology
Archaeology
Cultural Resource Management
Historic Preservation
Preservation Planning
History
Architectural History
Geography/GIS
Geology
AMerican Studies
Digital Media
Media Arts
Communications Media
Animation Interactive
Social Media

Students must have also completed their first year in a two year Associate Degree program or their first year in a four year Bachelor Degree Program.

To apply, download and complete the application here.

Please Note: 

• If you are applying via email attachment, your signature is not required.
• Under Item 10 (location where you will accept employment) if you are applying for a Harrisburg-based internship, enter code 22. If you are applying for an IUP-based internship, enter code 32.
• Submit your completed application, a resume of curriculum vita with references, and a one page writing sample to Joe Baker at the address below (email with attachments preferred). You can contact Joe with any technical questions you might have about the Summer Internships in Cultural Resource Management. 

Joe Baker
C/O PennDOT Bureau of Project Delivery, Environmental Policy and Development
P.O. Box 3790
Harrisburg, PA 17105-3790
(717) 705-1482
joebaker@pa.gov

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