GLO – Program Specialist VI; GLO Historian

The Texas General Land Office is seeking a Program Specialist VI (GLO Historian) within the Heritage Department of the agency.

Performs advanced (senior-level) consultative and technical assistance work, with an emphasis on historical research and compiling information on people, places, and events of historical interest. Work involves planning, developing and implementing major agency program(s) and providing consultative services and technical assistance to program staff, government agencies, community organizations, or the general public. Works under minimal supervision, with considerable latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgement.

The Texas General Land Office primarily serves the schoolchildren, veterans, and the environment of Texas. The agency does so by preserving our history, maximizing state revenue through innovative administration, and through the prudent stewardship of state lands and natural resources.

• Historical research, interpretation, and scholarship. Conducts in depth historical research related to the GLO, Texas land history, general Texas history, and the Alamo. Produces authoritative historical interpretations grounded in archival sources, maps, land records, and material culture. Ensures historical accuracy, context, and scholarly rigor across agency publications, exhibits, reports, and interpretive material. Conducts historical interviews and research; compiles data on historic people, sites, structures, and events.
  
  Conducts investigations of historic resources, performs research, composes narratives and summaries for historical reports. Responds to requests for historical information, performs background research, and composes narratives and summaries.
• Public engagement, education, and outreach. Represents the agency as a historian through lectures, presentations, media interviews, conferences, and public programs. Collaborates with educators, museums, universities, and cultural organizations to promote informed understanding of Texas history, land settlement, and the Alamo’s significance. Supports educational initiatives that connect archival resources and land records to broader historical themes.
• Provide excellent customer service. Provides professional and timely customer service in support of the General Land Office’s Archives and Records programs by responding to internal and external research inquiries; assisting patrons with access to archival, cartographic, and records materials; and interpreting historical content in accordance with accepted archival and historical standards. Researches information to resolve customer service inquiries and issues. Interprets and explains applicable rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
  
  Prepares, interprets, and disseminates information concerning agency programs and procedures, including researching correspondence and composing written responses in a clear and professional manner, generally within ten (10) working days of receipt of a request. Assists coworkers in delivering consistent, high-quality customer service.
• Advisory Role on Alamo History and Interpretation. Serves as a subject‑matter expert on the history of the Alamo, advising agency leadership, project managers, and external partners on historical content, interpretive frameworks, and public narratives. Reviews and evaluates interpretive plans, educational content, and exhibits to ensure alignment with established scholarship, primary sources, and best practices in public history.

• Graduation from an accredited four‑year college or university with major coursework in history, American studies, or a related field.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience as a historian or professor or professional public history experience (exhibit curation/interpretation, oral history, historic site management, or related).

• Master's degree or Ph.D. in American/Texas history
• Bilingual (Spanish)
• Experience in historical exhibition interpretation, curation and development
• Experience conducting oral histories
• Experience writing for publication, especially history…