The U.S. Army Engineer Research Development Center’s (ERDC) Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL)

The newest member of the Veterans Curation Program family, the U.S. Army Engineer Research Development Center’s (ERDC) Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL), joined the VCP in 2023. It represents a new direction for the Veterans Curation Program, as the collections our technicians process at this lab are not archaeological in nature. ERDC CERL collections are comprised of archives related to the engineering that goes into developing technology for Department of Defense facilities and training lands.

To apply for a technician position at our CERL facility, use the webform application below!

Address: 2902 Newmark Dr. Champaign, IL 61826-9005

Phone: (217) 373-4565

Email: CERL-VCP@newsouthassoc.com

CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LABORATORY STAFF

Lab Manager

Donica Swann

Assistant Lab Manager

Remy Nelson

CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING RESEARCH LABORATORY APPLICATION

What you’ll need to apply: Fill out the application below, and either attach your redacted Member 4 copy of your DD-214 to the application or send it separately to kblanke@newsouthassoc.com.

If you do not have a copy of your service records, you can request them through this link

You can also request them digitally through this link: https://www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records/evetrecs-help.html

How to redact your Member 4 copy DD-214: DO NOT ALTER YOUR ORIGINAL COPY! To redact the information, make a copy of your original, and use a black felt-tip marker (like a Sharpie™) to cover the information in those boxes. Then scan/photograph that version to attach to your application. Please use the above method to redact the following fields: 3 (social security number), 23 (type of separation), 25 (separation authority), 26 (separation code), 27 (re-entry code), and 28 (narrative reason for separation).