Job description
Join a premier history organization focused on rigorous scholarship, public history, and impactful storytelling. Based in Cambridge, MA, you will contribute to archival projects, historiography research, and educational programs that illuminate the past for diverse audiences.
We seek a proactive, detail-oriented historian who can transform primary sources into engaging narratives and make complex contexts accessible to scholars and the public alike.
Responsibility
- Conduct archival and primary-source research using a range of repositories, libraries, and digital collections.
- Analyze and synthesize historical evidence to produce clear, well-supported narratives.
- Design research plans, bibliographies, and source-evaluation matrices to guide projects.
- Collaborate with curators, educators, and external partners to shape exhibits and public programs.
- Write and edit scholarly articles, reports, and outreach materials for diverse audiences.
- Present findings in internal seminars, conferences, and community talks.
- Manage documentation, metadata, and project workflows to ensure timely delivery.
Qualification
- Master's degree in History or a related field; PhD preferred.
- 3+ years of archival or historical research experience.
- Proven ability to evaluate primary sources and contextualize historical events.
- Excellent writing, editing, and storytelling skills with attention to accuracy and clarity.
- Proficiency with research databases, library catalogs, and digital archives.
- Familiarity with historiography, source criticism, and Chicago-style citation.
- Collaborative, proactive, and highly organized with strong time-management and prioritization abilities.