Historian; Temporary Job Sitka area,Alaska USA,Research/Development

Position: Historian (Temporary)

Historian Support

These positions provide Historian support to the park by researching, writing, and educating about historical resources of the park. The position will work under the Park's Interpretation program, but also in collaboration with Cultural Resources. Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following:

Expand knowledge through independent study, developmental assignments, literature review, on-site studies, and fieldwork.

Participate more substantively in archaeological field studies, geological mapping, consult with Native organizations, and broader historical reporting.

Write letters and responses to inquiries using developed knowledge of park resources, policy, prior research, and available sources.

Provide full historical education and visitor interaction, delivering content independently.

Collect, analyze, and report on cultural resource conditions, including measuring impacts of management actions (restoration, visitor dispersal, development).

Draft more complex report sections, work plans, and implementation strategies, and complete small historian actions independently.

Investigate undocumented cultural/historic sites to a level enabling identification, protection, or interpretation.

Assist in coordinating visiting professional work with increased responsibility and less supervision.

Apply standard historian practices with judgment, selecting methods, approaches, and sources.

Exercise greater judgment when guidelines require interpretation or selection among alternatives.

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