Work With Us
The Alutiiq Museum regularly recruits people to work with us—contribute to projects, offer art to our collections, participate in public outreach, act as evaluators, and intern at the museum. Our current opportunities are listed below. For more information on working with the museum, please contact Djuna Davidson, 844-425-8844. To learn about volunteering, please visit our volunteer page.
Alutiiq Museum staff, volunteers, and contractors move a 23′ kayak frame, 2024.
Intern Kariona Harford with a kayak model made by her great grandfather Larry Matfay.
Cultural Heritage Intern
Spend your summer learning about archaeology, collections care, and public outreach as an Alutiiq Museum intern. We are offering two nine-week internships working with our professional staff. These are paid positions available to people living in Kodiak. The internships start June 2 and end August 1. The interns will work 35 hours a week for $15 an hour.
This position is open to people aged 16 or older interested in heritage preservation careers. You don’t need any previous experience.
Applications for these positions will be accepted until March 21 at 4:00 pm at the link below. If you need assistance with an application, please contact Molly Odell, 844-425-8844.
Supported by the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustee Council through the CORaL Network.
Youth learning about artifacts at the
Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center
Student Conservation Association Visitor Services Intern
The Student Conservation Association is offering a paid, eight-month internship for a position supporting visitor services and community engagement at the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge and the Alutiiq Museum. Assist with summer camps in Kodiak and rural communities, and work with visitors to both organizations. This position begins in late April and runs through mid-December 2025.
Find a detailed job description and a link to application materials by searching for PO-00800831 on the conservation website at the link below. Open until filled.
Keelin Rice designed an internship in partnership with museum staff. A grant from her university paid expenses while she volunteered her time to care for collections and research her family history.
The Old Harbor Native Corporation funded an internship at the Alutiiq Museum and awarded it to Ally Lake. Ally learned all about museum outreach greeting visitors, helping in the store, and working on education projects.