The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will be offering paid internships in cultural resource management and historic preservation as part of the Pennsylvania Highway Archaeological Survey Team (PHAST). PennDOT will be filling three Scientific and Technical Internship (STI) field technician positions for the summer of 2026. Applications can be submitted through this link (please note that anyone who does not complete the entire application will automatically be disqualified):
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/pabureau/jobs/5166059/archaeology-and-historic-preservation-intern-environmental-policy-and-developme?pagetype=transferJobs
The crew will be based out of Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) and directly involved in important research on the management, study, and stewardship of archaeological sites and historic resources that potentially could be affected by transportation projects across the state. Fieldwork will primarily consist of Phase I survey, but there may be opportunities to participate in geophysical and geomorphological studies, as well as Phase II and Phase III survey. This program exposes interns to the full range of job skills in Cultural Resource Management through informal seminars and hands-on experience in archaeological field work, report writing, GIS, artifact analysis, curation, project assessment, consulting, environmental review, and National Register evaluation.
