Internship Announcement

Capulin Volcano National Monument, a unit of the National Park Service, has
one collection management internship available for Summer 2001.

Stipend:  $50 per week plus housing

Period of Internship: One 6-month or one 6-week internship is available.
Exact start and end dates are negotiable.

Description of Museum: Capulin Volcano National Monument was established in
1916 to preserve Capulin Volcano, a nearly perfectly-shaped cinder cone.
The cone stands more than 1200 feet above the surrounding High Plains of
northeastern New Mexico. The volcano is long extinct, and today the
forested slopes provide habitat for mule deer, wild turkey, black bear and
other wildlife. A 2-mile paved road spiraling to the volcano rim makes
Capulin Volcano one of the most accessible volcanoes in the world. Trails
leading around the rim and to the bottom of the crater allow a rare
opportunity to easily explore a volcano.

The Park’s small museum collection consists of both cultural and natural
history collections. The natural history collection includes a herbarium as
well as geology, entomology and other biological specimens. A small
collection of 28 archaeological artifacts and a growing archive comprise
the cultural collection. Archival materials include a historic photograph
collection, associated field records and Park administrative history
documents.  Much of the natural history collection and most of the archives
remain uncataloged.

Description of Area: Capulin Volcano National Monument is located 3 miles
north of Capulin, New Mexico and 33 miles east of Raton, New Mexico. Raton
is a town of approximately 7,300 residents. Local resources include
restaurants, fast-food chains, shops, medical facilities, movie theatre,
golf course, local museums and historic sites, community theatre, library,
and parks.

Internship Duties & Responsibilities:
· Prepare a draft Scope of Collection Statement (SOCS) for park and
regional review.
· Accession and catalog museum objects to the National Park Service
standards using ANCS+ (Re:Discovery) collection management software.
· Environmental monitoring using a hygrothermograph as well as
visible and UV light monitors.
· Integrated Pest Management. Activities include monitoring for pests
and pest activities, completing forms and documenting IPM activities,
identifying pests, housekeeping and other preventive measures.
· Inventory of objects on exhibit and in storage.
· Reconcile discrepancies in past accession paperwork, cataloging
errors, etc. in paper and computer files.
· Conduct storage condition upgrades for museum objects, including
using appropriate handling techniques and materials, creating storage
mounts, etc.
· Other duties as assigned.

Uniform: No uniform is required.

Work Environment: The intern will be working in areas without environmental
controls. Summers are mild with temperatures in the mid-80s. Thunderstorms
are common in July and August. Winters are cold and blizzards are possible.
Sitting, standing and/or kneeling for long periods will be necessary. The
intern must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.

Work Schedule:  Summer work schedule is 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Up to two 15-
minute breaks per day are permitted and lunch break is 30 minutes.

Performance Evaluation: The intern will receive a formal performance
evaluation according to standard National Park Service policies and
schedules. Written performance standards will be created and discussed with
interns at the start of employment.

Submit resume and three references by April 20, 2001 to:

Ruben Andrade
Interpretive Ranger
Capulin Volcano National Monument
PO Box 40
Capulin, NM 88414

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