Contracted Student Interns - Archaeological Field & Curation Assistant (UNPAID)
About the Role
The Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) seeks applicants for an Archaeological Field and Curation Assistant internship for the 2026 Fall Semester. This unpaid internship is designed to support students or recent graduates seeking practical experience in the field. Interns may be eligible to earn academic credit through their college or university.
Duties and Responsibilities
The Archaeological Field and Curation Assistant will assist DCR Archaeological staff in limited field excavation projects at several DCR properties and will assist in the recording of DCR's archaeological collections from DCR managed properties. The candidate will assist in the implementation of field excavation projects and background research for these projects. They will learn archaeological field methods, property background research methods, and collections curation methods within a state agency.
- Take part in archaeological field excavation projects
- Visit the Massachusetts Historical Commission for background research
- Examine bags of artifacts collected from DCR properties
- Count, clean, describe, categorize, draw, date, and photograph artifacts
- Use collected data to add to the collections database
Preferred Qualifications and Skills
- Experience in Anthropology, Archaeology, or Museum Studies
- Familiarity with Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Word, etc.
First consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days.