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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.


Open Positions

Board & Executive Coordinator

The Alutiiq Museum is hiring a Board & Executive Coordinator to help assist with board communications, meeting planning, and tracking of Board-established goals and plans. They will work directly with the executive director and other director-level staff across departments to strategize program approaches, track project goals and compliance, and support best cultural and museum practices at every level. It will pay $30-$35 an hour, depending on experience.

Please fill out the digital employment application. For a paper application, please contact Djuna Davidson, 844-425-8844. Applications will be reviewed as received. Only complete applications will be reviewed.


Internships

Intern Kariona Harford with a kayak model made by her great grandfather Larry Matfay.

Summer Cultural Heritage Intern

These paid, eight-week positions allows interns to work throughout the museum helping to preserve and share the heritage and living culture of the Alutiiq/Sugpiaq people. Interns will get experience in a wide range of museum practices including the care of collections, archaeological research, and public outreach.

Applicants must be at least 16 years old by the start of the internship (June 8, 2026). This opportunity is open to local residents of all heritages.

We are currently accepting applications. The application period is from February 20 to March 22, 2026. 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. 

Chyian Heine in the Alutiiq Museum Store

Welcome Center Internships

The Alutiiq Museum and KANA are partnering on a Native Welcome Center in the Kodiak Marketplace.  Join the center as a paid intern. Gain valuable hands-on experience in retail, tourism, and cultural education. Support local artists, connect with visitors, and share Alutiiq heritage.

Internship Details
25 – 30 hours a week, starting fall 2025
$18 an hour
2 positions available
Contact KANA to apply: 907-486-9879, Email

Open until filled.