Contracted Student Interns - Plans Library Intern (UNPAID)

Contracted Student Interns - Plans Library Intern (UNPAID)

Position Information: Contracted Student Intern: Plans Library Intern Location: 10 Park Plaza, Boston, MA Start/End Date: 9/21/2026 - 12/11/2026 Salary Rate: $0.00 (UNPAID Student Internship) Weekly Hours: 7.5 hours Number of Openings: 1 position

Who We Are: The Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) seeks to protect, preserve, and enhance Massachusetts' environmental resources and create a clean energy future for all residents. Through the stewardship of open spaces, the protection of environmental resources, and the advancement of clean energy, EEA works tirelessly to make Massachusetts a wonderful place to live, work, and raise a family. Our commitment to environmental justice ensures that every resident, regardless of background or location, can live in a safe, clean environment and shares equally in the benefits of the clean energy transition.

Who We Are as an Employer: At EEA, we create meaningful, inclusive opportunities that empower our employees to make a real difference in shaping the environmental future of Massachusetts. We foster a workplace culture where diversity is valued, innovation is encouraged, and collaboration thrives. Our employees play a vital role in advancing sustainability, environmental justice, and clean energy solutions, ensuring a positive and lasting impact on Massachusetts and its residents.

The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) oversees nearly half a million acres of land, making up one of the largest and most diverse state park systems in the country. Our work focuses on nurturing the vital connection between people and the environment by protecting, promoting, and enhancing our common wealth of natural, cultural, and recreational resources for the well-being of all. Our staff strive to build a healthier, more resilient Massachusetts where all residents and visitors can relax, reflect and feel a sense of belonging in our open spaces and public lands.

Job Opening: The Department of Conservation and Recreation, seeks applicants for a Plans Library Intern (Contracted Student Interns Unpaid) for 2026 Fall Semester to perform the duties listed below. Please submit a cover letter and resume as part of the application process. This internship is unpaid and 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.

General Statement of Duties and Responsibilities: As part of the Commonwealth's Future of Work initiative, state agencies in Massachusetts are transitioning to using largely digital records systems. As a result, the Massachusetts Department of Conservation & Recreation (DCR) has undertaken a comprehensive digitization project for its collection of architectural and engineering drawings. Under supervision of the Assistant Archivist, the intern will create item-level cataloging records using Excel for each of their assigned scans posted in our QAQC database. This metadata creation will help make the digital images available to DCR staff in a new digital asset management system created for the DCR Plans Library collection.

Types of plans in this collection include bridges, land plans, flood control projects, parkways, buildings, landscapes, and recreational facilities located in Massachusetts state parks, forests, and reservations. The intern will have an orientation explaining DCR metadata practices.

Detailed Statement of Duties and Responsibilities: Create item-level cataloguing records using Excel for assigned cataloguing scan job, representing one cabinet of plans in the Plans Library collection. Catalogue as many plans as possible, adhering to very specific and detailed Plans Library standards. The intern will capture all relevant pieces of information about each plan, including date, location, creator names, subjects, and much more.

Preferred Qualifications and Skills Preferred field of study Archives graduate student or recent graduate. Cataloguing experience is preferred.

Qualifications: First consideration will be given to those applicants that apply within the first 14 days. An Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Females, minorities, veterans, and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. The Commonwealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law.

Primary Location: United States-Massachusetts-Boston-10 Park Plaza

Job: Engineering

Agency: Department of Conservation & Recreation

Schedule: Part-time

Shift: Day

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