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Architectural Historian

Sacramento, CA ยท Remote

$35 - $40/hr

Overview / Responsibilities Wood is seeking an experienced Architectural Historian to work on-call with project managers, archaeologists, and other environmental staff to successfully complete ...

Architectural Historian

Seattle, WA ยท Remote

$35 - $40/hr

Overview / Responsibilities Wood is seeking an experienced Architectural Historian to work on-call with project managers, archaeologists, and other environmental staff to successfully complete ...

Job Summary The Architectural Historian serves as the lead technical expert for historic architectural surveys and cultural resource compliance activities supporting disaster recovery efforts for a ...

Overview / Responsibilities Wood is seeking an experienced Architectural Historian to work on-call with project managers, archaeologists, and other environmental staff to successfully complete ...

Architectural Historian

Reno, NV ยท Remote

$35 - $40/hr

Overview / Responsibilities Wood is seeking an experienced Architectural Historian to work on-call with project managers, archaeologists, and other environmental staff to successfully complete ...

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Historian (Temporary)

Sitka, AK โ€ข On-site

Contact Us - National Parks of New York Harbor (U.S. National Park Service)

$57K/yr

Temporary

Posted 13 days ago


Job description

You will serve as a Historian (Temporary) Sitka National Historical Park.
This is an excepted service appointment, that remains in the excepted service indefinitely. These positions do not confer competitive status.
This is a temporary position expected to last one year but may be extended up to a maximum of two years based on agency needs and potential funding.

Qualifications:

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement 09/14/2026 unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
Special knowledge or expertise concerning the park's or preserve's natural and/or cultural resources and the management thereof is required. Local knowledge of the resources and the typical conditions that affect the work to be accomplished will be applied in the performance of duties.
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To be eligible your application package must clearly show periods of time having lived or worked in or near the area of consideration. The area of consideration can be found in the below paragraph:
Areas considered "near" Sitka National Historical Park are Baranof Island, which includes the community of Sitka, and the adjacent Admiralty Island including Angoon, the adjacent Chichagof Island including Hoonah, and the nearby City and Borough of Juneau.
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The following are the competencies identified for this position. Applicants are not required to address these competencies in a separate document but are encouraged to include in their resumes experience related to these competencies:

  1. Ability to locate pertinent source material.
  2. Skill in use of non-bibliographic research tools such as photographs, statistics, maps, remote sensing, oral history, field mapping, and measured drawing.
  3. Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing in order to explain procedures, regulations and findings, historical content, and to draft letters, memoranda, sections of reports, etc.


Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education:

There is no substitution of education for the required special knowledge or expertise concerning the park's or preserve's natural and/or cultural resources and the management thereof as outlined in this announcement.

Employment Type: OTHER