Cultural Resources Intern AmeriCorps Member

Austin Community College; Arizona; On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site housing provided

Bi-weekly living stipend of $1,496

Segal AmeriCorps Education award up to $7,395

Basic health insurance option

Job summary

Austin Community College seeks a Cultural Resources Intern for a full-time AmeriCorps position at the Tonto National Monument. The role involves complex archeological support functions, including developing management plans and field surveys.

Ideal candidates will have knowledge of archeology and hands-on experience in the field. Additional benefits include a living stipend, educational award, and opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Ability to apply standard archeology practices and methods.
• Knowledge of laws and regulations governing cultural resources management.
• Ability to communicate information orally and in writing.

Responsibilities

• Develop cultural components for management plans.
• Participate in archeological field surveys.
• Record data and prepare survey records.

Skills

Knowledge of archeology

Communication skills

Research skills

Technical knowledge of methods

Education

One full year of graduate-level education

Tools

Field mapping tools

Job description

Cultural Resources Intern AmeriCorps Member

Position Title: Cultural Resources Intern AmeriCorps Member

Slot Type: Full Time AmeriCorps Slot - 1700 total hours

34 hours per week for 50 total weeks

8/17/2026 - 7/31/2027

The Environmental Literacy Corps (ELC) AmeriCorps program helps build resilience and address environmental issues in Arizona’s communities through education, outreach, and volunteer coordination projects. Members work with host sites such as public land management agencies, city and county governments, nonprofit organizations, and education institutions to help advance these goals across Arizona.

Primary Function/Purpose:

This position is located in a National Park Service organization at the Tonto National Monument. The purpose of the position is to perform a range of complex archeological support functions for their assigned primary project. This position reports to the Integrated Resources Program Manager. This position requires that the member have knowledge, experience, and judgment in order to complete a variety of conventional tasks with assistance from the Program Manager and/or other NPS staff; independently resolve problems for which precedents exist; select, from several alternatives, the most appropriate course of action for planning and executing assigned work; and apply a wide range of conventional methods and solutions to new situations.

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

• Primary Project: the member in this cultural resource position will work with the natural resources position and/or other natural resources specialist(s) to develop the cultural components of a management plan to identify and mitigate (e.g., develop protection measures or treatments) impacts from wildfire, increasing temperatures, and drought that may affect the Monument’s cultural resources.
• The member in this position will also coordinate with natural resource specialists to identify and mitigate effects from environmental treatment/management recommendations (e.g., fuels treatments, herbicide applications, manual and mechanical vegetation treatments, etc.) and work together with natural resources specialists to identify solutions to ensure the Monument’s cultural and natural resource management needs are met. The Monument has identified specific management areas and one or more may be selected as the focus for this internship.
• Participates in archeological field surveys by walking over the landscape and searching for archeological features and artifacts.
• Records data and prepares survey records (e.g., site maps, photographs, surface artifact analysis forms, field notes, etc.).
• Assists in maintaining related databases, forms, maps, and files.
• Enters archeological artifact and project data including artifact information, catalog records, field notes, site records, etc. into automated systems, appropriate forms, and archival records.
• Retrieves and compiles data as required for resource management reports, interpretive exhibits, etc.
• Assists in the development of a variety of documents relating to their assigned primary project (e.g., cultural resource management plans, preservation guides, historic structures reports, etc.) by gathering data from files and reports, conducting research, evaluating available information, and preparing draft documents.
• Performs basic research by conducting interviews and publication and record searches, and synthesizing information collected for scientific, historical, and interpretive values.
• Assists in providing general technical archeological assistance in a variety of areas related to or impacted by the archeological function, including Section 106 compliance, clearance, and planning; archeological assessments, evaluations, and field inspections; etc.
• Complete environmental education activities with park visitors throughout the service term.
• Complete AmeriCorps reports and attend professional development sessions as they fit in their schedule.
• On-site housing provided by host site
• Bi-weekly pre-tax living stipend while in service: $1,496.00
• Segal AmeriCorps Education award after successfully completing service: $7,395.00
• Includes option for basic health insurance
• Student loan forbearance and interest repayment for qualifying federal student loans
• Professional development opportunities and training
• A personal vehicle is necessary given the remote nature of the position.

Qualifications:

• Knowledge of archeology as would be acquired by possession of one full year of graduate-level education or superior academic achievement and/or comparable experience; as well as the ability to apply standard archeology practices, methods, and techniques to permit performance of developmental archeology assignments.
• Understanding of the principles and theory of archeology to support the broader archeological function. Specifically, practical and technical knowledge of the methods, procedures, and technology of archeology, and the skill to apply that knowledge with general or limited supervision in order to execute primary project objectives.
• Standard knowledge of the cultural resources common to the geographic area in which the Monument is located, together with a basic knowledge of North American (or other relevant area) prehistory and an understanding of the specific precontact and historic cultures and themes which are significant to the Monument and its archeological resources.
• Basic knowledge of the laws, regulations, policies, and procedures that govern cultural resources management.
• Ability to carry out segments of cultural resource management and science programs so that the resource stewardship needs of the park(s) are met in a cost effective, efficient, timely, and professional manner. Specifically, the ability to plan, supervise, and complete small archeological projects within the scope and specifications provided by the supervisor.
• Practical skills in use of relevant research tools such as photographs, statistics, maps, remote sensing, oral history, field mapping, or measured drawings.
• Ability to identify and use pertinent ecological data in the analysis of cultural resources.
• Skill in using basic tools and equipment common to archeological functions (e.g., topographic maps and other archeological survey tools).
• Ability to write and express thoughts and present data clearly, and to develop ideas in logical sequence to aid the Program Manager in the creation of research studies, surveys, reports, management plans, instructions, guides, etc.
• Knowledge of research methods applicable to the discipline.
• Ability to communicate information orally and in writing in a clear and concise manner.
• Knowledge of database management, word processing, and specialized software programs essential to archeological description, management, and reference.
• Knowledge of computer hardware, software, and application so that information and field data can be processed, summarized, and reports generated.
• A personal vehicle is necessary given the remote nature of the position.

Qualified individuals with disabilities and those from diverse backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. We provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals upon request.