Curatorial Aid

Expected Dates

June 7, 2021 to September 26, 2021

Site

Fort Laramie National Historic Site

Position ID

PO-00731392

This position will serve within Fort Laramie National Historic Site’s Cultural Resources division. The primary responsibility of this position relates to the care, maintenance, and preservation of the park’s museum object, library and archives collections, supporting records, and storage exhibits areas. This position will be performing housekeeping and preventative maintenance on museum objects and historic structures. This includes the development and utilization of museum handling and cleaning techniques. Learning basic museum environmental monitoring tasks such as checking pest traps, recording light levels, and recording temperature and humidity. Under supervision and with fellow museum staff make storage and housing containers to support museum objects, label storage units, move objects, line shelves and drawers, rehouse paper in archival folders, and install dust covers. Aid in completion of Annual Inventory reports, including library records, and enter catalog data into Interior Collections Management System (ICMS) database using established National Park Service (NPS) procedures.

Compensation amounts:

- $1,100 - one time RT travel allowance

- $200 - weekly living allowance

- $40- weekly commuting allowance

- $800 - monthly housing allowance (5 months of housing)

• AmeriCorps eligible ($1,638 education award)
• All allowances subject to applicable federal, state, and local taxes

Please note, this position’s start date is dependent on a fully executed agreement coming in prior to the start date.

SCA 1957

• Location Description

  Fort Laramie National Historic Site was a vital post of the westward movement in the 1800s. The site consists of various historic structures and is located on 832 acres. The park is situated in southeastern Wyoming, 3 miles west of the village of Fort Laramie, and 23 miles west of Torrington (the county seat, population 6,500). The small surrounding communities have post office facilities, stores, schools and churches. In addition to these, Torrington has medical facilities, and a Junior College. The park is also 50 miles west of Scottsbluff, NE; 100 miles north of Cheyenne, WY; and approximately 3 hours from Denver, CO. No government housing is available.

• Training Provided

  Hands on training in the practice and method of National Park Service(NPS) Museum Collection Management, include Museum Collection Management Software (MCMS),IPM/environmental monitoring practices & object rehousing.

  CPR/First Aid

• Educational/Recreational Opportunities

  Curatorial training in a historic resource setting.

  State Parks and reservoirs are close by and include camping, hiking and fishing opportunities.

• Handicap Accessible?

  No

Cultural/Historical Resource Mgmt

Education, Training & Skills Expected

Social Sciences

some coursework or experience

Arts/Humanities

some coursework or experience

Resource Management

some coursework or experience

History

some coursework or experience

Data Entry

competent with supervision

Community Engagement

some experience

Photography

some experience

Writing/Publishing

some experience

Data Analysis

competent with supervision

Further Details

AmeriCorps Eligible

Eligible

Driving Logistics

Valid Drivers License Needed

Personal Vehicle Required

Position is located in rural south east Wyoming. access to recreation, and necessities is only accessible through vehicle transportation.

Housing or Stipend Provided?

Yes

Indoor/Outdoor

Indoor

US Citizenship

Required