Job opening: Historian/Manuscript Specialist in Modern American History
Salary: $112 015 - 145 617 per year
Published at: Aug 09 2023
Employment Type: Full-time
This position is located in Manuscript Division, Special Collections Directorate, Researcher And Collections Services.
The position description number for this position is 443770.
The salary range indicated reflects the locality pay adjustments for the Washington, D.C., Metropolitan area.
The incumbent of this position will work a flexitime work schedule.
This is a non-supervisory, bargaining unit position.
Duties
The position is located in the Manuscript Division (MSS), Special Collections Directorate (SCD), Researcher and Collection Services (RCS) in the Library Collections and Services Group (LCSG) at the Library of Congress (LC). The Manuscript Specialist (Historian) has primary curatorial and acquisition responsibilities for the collections of the Manuscript Division, one of the foremost special collections repositories of the world. The division collects and preserves personal papers of prominent individuals and the records of political, social, and professional organizations as well as rare Americana, and makes these materials available to researchers.
Qualifications
Applicants must have had progressively responsible experience and training sufficient in scope and quality to furnish them with an acceptable level of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the position without more than normal supervision.
Knowledge of modern American history, preferably in the areas of political, military, and diplomatic history, sufficient to acquire collections.**
Ability to conduct presentations and share information regarding historical research with a variety of audiences.**
Ability to present the results of historical research into various written formats.**
Ability to organize and analyze historical information and materials.
Knowledge of the principles, concepts, and techniques of professional archival work.
Ability to communicate effectively other than in writing.
Contacts
- Address LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
101 Independence Ave. SE
LM107
Washington, District of Columbia 20540
United States
- Name: Customer Service Center
- Phone: 202-707-5620
- Email: [email protected]
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