Job Description
Historian
ID:
NPSNCA-005-002
Location:
Washington
Program:
NPS
Wage/Hr: $50.00
Hours/Week: 28
Minimum Age: 55
For over 25 years, National Experienced Workforce Solutions (NEW Solutions) has specialized in connecting experienced workers (ages 55+) with full-time and part-time job opportunities that support the critical missions of Federal Agencies across the United States.
NEW Solutions connects experienced workers (ages 55+) with the National Park Service (NPS). These experienced professionals provide administrative expertise, facilities management, natural and cultural resource planning, and a broad array of other professional skills that support the National Park Service through the Experienced Services Program (ESP).
Positions listed here do not guarantee employment for any definite period. Enrollment in the Experienced Worker Programs administered by NEW Solutions is temporary. The enrollment relationship between NEW Solutions and the Enrollee is an ?at-will? relationship. This means that an Enrollee is free to terminate enrollment at any time during the enrollment period, and NEW Solutions and the Agency have the right to terminate the relationship with the Enrollee.
PLEASE NOTE: An ?Enrollee? is not a federal employee, nor an employee of NEW Solutions. An ?Enrollee? is a participant in a grant program established through a Cooperative Agreement funded by the agency and administered by NEW Solutions.
This opportunity applies to applicants legally eligible to work in the United States.
Qualifications: Minimum of 35 year(s) of experience OR MA/MS Degree in History, Historic Preservation, Archeology, Anthropology, Architectural History, Public History, or related field with minimum additional experience of 15 year(s) in Preparation of National Register and/or National Historic Landmark nominations and documentation of historic sites, structures, districts, or buildings using photography, mapping, and place-based historical research and evaluation methods. Experience developing historical contexts, identifying related historic properties, and evaluating levels and areas of significance using the National Park Service?s National Register and/or National Historic Landmark guidelines.
- Extensive knowledge of the National Historic Preservation Act and registration criteria and processes for listing properties in the National Register of Historic Places properties and/or National Historic Landmarks.
- Experience required with Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint
Duties: Assist the National Capital Region?s National Historic Landmarks (NHL) Program in updating NHL documentation for Revolutionary-War-era designated properties. This will advance the NHL Program's and the National Park Service?s 250th Commemoration goals by updating, correcting, and expanding the histories that are enshrined in our nation's National Historic Landmarks.
- Plan and conduct historical research for planning documents, including research designs, National Historic Landmark nominations, and interpretive tools 20%
- Prepare historic property documentation, specifically to updated National Historic Landmark nominations. 20%
- Recommend, plan for, and execute historical investigations required to meet National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), National Park Service (NPS) guidelines, and the research needs of the program. 20%
- Consult with cultural resources professionals, historians, and community representatives to keep informed of new developments, research, etc. Evaluate pertinent professional literature and provide recommendations to management. 20%
- Write research studies, reports, and evaluations in manuscript format at a level acceptable for professional publications. Writing skills should express thoughts and present data clearly and develop ideas in logical sequence applying professional techniques and methods of the history discipline. 20%
Other: - Travel Requirements: Two to three trips of 2-3 days to the NHL sites to conduct research and complete field documentation (photography, notes, mapping). In addition, enrollee may be required to complete archival research at a variety of repositories expected to be located in Washington DC, Virginia, Maryland and other Mid-Atlantic archives or libraries.
- Overnight travel: Two to three trips of 2-3 days to the NHL sites to conduct research and complete field documentation (photography, notes, mapping). In addition, enrollee may be required to complete archival research at a variety of repositories expected to be located in Washington DC, Virginia, Maryland and other Mid-Atlantic archives or libraries.
- Air travel anticipated: Depending on enrollee location, 2-3 trips by air may be required
- Physical requirements: Work is primarily sedentary and performed at a computer and in archives or libraries. May be required to travel to repositories and visit remote sites which require walking or driving over rough, uneven surfaces. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.
NEW Solutions is committed to promoting equal opportunity and to an environment free from discrimination and harassment in any form administering Experienced Worker Programs under cooperative agreements with federal agencies. It is NEW Solutions' policy to comply with all applicable laws that provide equal opportunity and to prohibit unlawful discrimination in enrolling participants in the federal programs.
Job Tags
Full time, Temporary work, Part time, Remote work, Night shift