Heritage Documentation Programs

2008 SUMMER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

ARCHITECTS ﾷ LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS ﾷ HISTORIANS ﾷ ENGINEERS

SUMMER JOBS WITH HABS/HAER/HALS

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 individuals for summer employment documenting

historic sites and structures of architectural, landscape and technological significance

throughout the country. Duties involve on-site field work and 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. 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.

Applicants must be U.S. Citizens. Applications Due: February 4, 2008 (postmark date).

Application forms and detailed 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://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/hhhtml/hhhome.html

HAER MARITIME DOCUMENTATION INTERNSHIP

The Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) and the Council of American Maritime

Museums (CAMM) announce the Maritime Documentation Internship 2008. The internship will

permit a student or recent graduate of an architecture or history program, interested in maritime

preservation, to work on a HAER maritime documentation project. The Intern must be a U.S.

Citizen. The selected recipient will receive a stipend of approximately $6,000 and will work with

a HAER team for 12 weeks during the summer. The Internship will require research and writing

or measuring and drafting of historic maritime resources. Applications Due: February 1, 2008

(postmark date).

Application forms and detailed information can be found on our web site:

http://www.nps.gov/history/hdp/jobs/maritime.htm

For additional information regarding any of the Heritage Documentation

Programs Summer 2008 Employment Opportunities, 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