Job Opening Title:
Research Historian
Name of Employer:
State Historical Society of North Dakota
Job Site Location (City, State) :
Bismarck, ND
Application Deadline:
11/9/2024
Minimum Degree Requirement:
master’s degree in history, public history, museum studies, or related field
Years of experience required:
3 years of experience as a museum curator or similar
Salary Range:
From 5120.00 To 5800.00 Monthly
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Summary of Work
As the Research Historian, you will join the team of the State Historical Society of North Dakota’s Audience Engagement & Museum Department in a newly configured position reporting to the Head of Curatorial Services. This is a rare opportunity to join a dynamic museum collections team.
If you love research and working with the public, this is the perfect position for you! You will conduct research, mainly using the museum collections, to meet diverse needs of our audiences including our agency staff. This professional enjoys public speaking and will provide dynamic, engaging behind-the-scenes museum collections tours, give public presentations, and be our main collections representative for media inquiries and stories. As we are regularly creating new exhibits for several museums, this professional will also work closely with our exhibitions managers and additional AEM team members to select artifacts as well as research and write exhibit text and labels.
Major responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Research and enhance the information and understanding of the agency’s museum collections.
Work collaboratively with a cross-agency team to connect museum collections with organizational projects and publications.
Serve as a history ambassador. Give presentations and work with public groups to meet their needs related to collections information.
Write agency blogs, articles, and develop short video stories about collections items.
Work with tribal nation representatives regarding NAGPRA-related issues and tribal collections.
Serve as a member of the agency’s museum collection committee.
Serve as a North Dakota historian for staff and public questions.
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