Sr. History Program Specialist (Museum Curator)

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Job Description:

The History Program Specialist (Museum Curator)– Senior, takes direction from the customer Historian and is responsible for the management and execution of the historical program, from research and writing to curation and operations.   This individual leads the support to operate and maintain the material culture aspects of customer’s history, to operate and maintain the archives and all associated material residing in the Historical Research Center, and to preserve and communicate customer’s history to customer’s employees and public affairs mission both internally externally.  Duties include content development and execution, Historical Research Center management, museum management, and archiving and curation.  As the senior level historian, provide oversight of history services within the contract to include AP Style copy editing.

Duties Include:

• Content Development & Execution: Research, develop, and, execute a high volume of historical content illustrating Customer’s history for both internal and external audiences.   Products include articles, brochures, social media posts, podcast production, website content, museum exhibits, and museum tour guides.
• Historical Research Center Management: Focus on artifact section, storage, and curation requirements while assisting the Customer Historian in refining internal charge out and external loan procedures for artifacts.  This also includes archival management, artifact curation, and preservation. Key duties include processing, inventorying, and organizing all archival records and historical artifacts, ensuring their proper care and accessibility. Locate new materials and advise government customers on acquisition, preservation, and display possibilities.  Help identify items for deaccession and work the process for proper removal.
• Customer Museum Management:  Work with other museums on loans, exhibits, artifact solicitation, and advise in acquisition decisions.  This also includes researching, developing, and producing historical displays, posters, exhibits, museum experiences, conducting guided museum tours and any museum specific communications about Customer history program.
• Internal Collaboration & Oversight: Provide copy editing and quality assurance for all history program products. Support the Customer Historian on inventorying and accountability procedures for historical artifacts in Customer custody to include measurement metrics and assisting in history program audits.

Required Skills:

• Education: A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution in History, Geography, Library Science, Museum Studies, Museum Science, or a related field.
• Experience: 12+ years total experience. A minimum of 8 years of hands-on experience in the career field of history, geography, library science, museum studies, or museum science role.  In lieu of a bachelor’s degree, the candidate must have 8+ years of direct museum practice, artifact preservation, curation, or history-related positions.
• Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication abilities with an eagerness to draft, edit, and proofread materials.
• Current/Active TS/SCI clearance or higher.

Security Clearance Requirement:

An active Top Secret security clearance is required for this position.​This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.Salary Range: $103,500.00 - $181,100.00We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

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