Historian

Overview

City of Sacramento, California — City Historian

The City Historian plays a vital leadership role in preserving and promoting Sacramento’s rich cultural heritage. The City Historian oversees a wide range of programs, collections, and historic resources that shape how the community connects with its past. Reporting to the Director of the Convention and Cultural Services Department, this position provides strategic direction, professional expertise, and administrative oversight for The Center for Sacramento History – the City’s History Division.

This is an exciting opportunity for a visionary leader with expertise in California history, museum and archival practices to make a lasting impact on how Sacramento’s stories are preserved and shared with future generations.

View the full Class Spec here.

The next Historian for the City of Sacramento will be a visionary leader, skilled collaborator, and trusted steward of the City’s diverse and complex past. This individual will approach the work with humility, integrity, and cultural competence, ensuring that Sacramento’s history is told inclusively, truthfully, and in a way that resonates across communities.

• Oversee a wide range of programs, collections, and historic resources for The Center for Sacramento History – the City’s History Division.
• Provide strategic direction, professional expertise, and administrative oversight as described in the class specification.

• Experience
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  Four years of progressively responsible supervisory and management experience, with at least three serving in a supervisory capacity in a museum, archival repository or historic district.
• Education
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  Possession of a Master’s degree from an accredited college or university with a major in history, public history, museum studies, or a closely related field.
• Substitution
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  Additional qualifying experience in the history profession in a museum, archival repository, or historic district may substitute for education on a year-for-year basis.
• Proof of Education
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  If education is used to qualify for this position, submission of education records such as transcripts and degrees is required at appointment; unofficial documents are acceptable.
• An application with a college degree obtained outside the United States must have education records evaluated by a credentials evaluation service. Evaluation of education records is due at time of appointment.
• Special Qualifications
  : Driver License
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  Possession of a valid California Class C Driver License at the time of appointment. Individuals who do not meet this requirement due to physical disability will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
• Assessment
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  Must successfully pass a criminal background check.