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Broaden your Historic Preservation education with the City of Salem!

Salem is looking for an enthusiastic individual for an internship in the Historic Preservation section of the Planning Division. This position will be a part-time internship position that is open to students with an interest in land use planning. The opportunity will allow you to work on a variety of historic preservation projects with our professional planning team.

The successful candidate will work on a variety of projects, including, but not limited to: update and research existing survey material; plan and/or conduct historic sites surveys for resource identification or designation and Section 106 compliance; assist in the preparation of nominations for the local historic resource inventory and the National Register of Historic Places; scan files, and complete updates to the City’s historic GIS layer; assist the Historic Preservation Officer in preparation of public outreach materials; and assist in the facilitation of public meetings or outreach.