Internship #: 001 (Printer Friendly Version)

Organization: Colorado Preservation, Inc.

Internship Title: Survey Coordinator

Credit Hours: 3

Total Work Hours: 120 (12 hours per week, June 2 - August 8, 2008)

Job Description:

The intern would assist with surveys of historic farming and ranching resources on the Eastern Plains of Colorado. Colorado Preservation, Inc. will be conducting two survey projects in 2008. For the first survey, Colorado Preservation will be driving every road in two counties, photographing all resources over 50 years old and creating an inventory of sites. Historic resources will include farmsteads, ranches, irrigation structures, railroad resources, agricultural processing and storage facilities as well as rural schools, churches, and abandoned settlements. For the second survey, Colorado Preservation is partnering with private landowners in southeastern Colorado to document resources on their ranches. This area is rich in history including Native American rock art, the Santa Fe Trail, 19th and early 20th century homesteads, and multi-generational cattle ranches.

The intern will assist the Survey Coordinator with various survey related tasks. Possible intern projects include conducting general research on the development of agriculture in eastern Colorado, researching specific historic properties, traveling to eastern Colorado to assist with the recordation of historic resources, and completing inventory forms for surveyed resources. The internship can be adapted to an intern's strengths and interests. For example, a history student might focus on developing historic contexts while an intern interested in architecture might visit sites to measure buildings and prepare sketch plans. Internship will be based in Denver; travel to historic sites is optional.

Location: If the intern is interested in doing some fieldwork, overnight travel would be required. They would travel with me so they would not need a drivers license or their own vehicle. Colorado Preservation would cover the cost of lodging; the intern may need to share a room with another intern. Typically trips to do fieldwork are at 2-4 days.

Pay Information: unpaid

Work Schedule: Intern should be available to work between 9am-6pm, Monday-Friday. Specific hours and days are flexible.

Qualifications: A successful candidate must have:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Be organized and detail-oriented
• Able to work independently
• Experience conducting historical research is essential
• Intern should be interested in rural issues, historic preservation, and the history of agriculture.

Website: http://www.coloradopreservation.org

Internship #: 002 (Printer Friendly Version)

Organization: City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks

Internship Title: Historical Researcher, Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks, Education and Outreach Division

Dates of Internship: June 30 through August 22 (eight weeks)

Credit Hours: variable (1-3)

Total Work Hours: variable (40/80/120)

Job Description:

Intern will research the past 110 years of OSMP history using available sources, including primary source documents in the Carnegie Library and newspaper stories in the archives of the Daily Camera. Supervisor will identify events and topics of interest to OSMP education and outreach programs. Events and topics will include, but are not limited to, purchase of land for the Boulder Chautauqua in 1898; wildfire and tree planting on Flagstaff Mountain during the 1920s; CCC construction activities during the Depression; and the 1964 struggle to save Mystic Meadow from development. Access to the Daily Camera archives will be granted in collaboration with Carnegie Library staff. Intern will interpret specific events within the context of local and regional history. OSMP staff will involve intern in open space/public history education and outreach by providing opportunities for interns to interpret historical events to public audiences through Natural Selections Hikes or other programs, and to participate in the development of interpretive signs, in collaboration with OSMP staff.

Intern will produce a paper that summarizes and analyzes significant events on OSMP land over the past 150 years and that provides documentation for OSMP outreach and education specialists to reference. Whenever possible, intern will provide OSMP with photocopies of original source materials and articles (copying costs will be reimbursed by OSMP).

Location: 66 South Cherryvale Road, Boulder, CO; Carnegie Library, 1125 Pine Street, Boulder, CO; Daily Camera Archives at 1048 Pearl Street, Boulder, CO

Pay Information: unpaid

Work Schedule: Flexible but during normal business hours (e.g. Carnegie Library and Daily Camera offices).

Qualifications:

• History majors preferred
• Good written and verbal communication skills required

Website: http://www.osmp.org

Internship #: 003 (Printer Friendly Version)

Organization: National Conference of State Legislatures

Internship Title: Environment, Energy and Transportation Intern

Dates of Internship: Contact Employer

Credit Hours: 3

Total Work Hours: 120

Job Description:

Under the supervision of NCSL Environment, Energy, and Transportation staff, the intern will track legislation on a variety of issues in the 50 state legislatures through several distinct databases, prepare concise and accurate responses to constituent requests for information, conduct telephone surveys, compile state information, and issue briefs on topics to be determined; author, co-author, and/or assist with reports, write summaries for web sites, write articles for newsletters, and handle other research and writing projects as assigned.

Location: 7700 E. First Place, Denver, CO 80230

Pay Information: unpaid

Work Schedule: Flexible - will work with class schedule if necessary. Office is open Monday - Friday 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Qualifications:

• Strong research and writing skills
• Candidates must be able to research all aspects of federal, state and local laws including state statutes, state bills and legislation, federal legislation, case law, and federal and state regulations
• Experience with the state legislative process or environmental, energy and/or transportation issues are a plus.

Website: http://www.ncsl.org