Archivist Position Available at Philadelphia City Archives

An Archivist I position is open for the Philadelphia Department of Records, City Archives. To view the job description and application process visit:https://phila.peopleadmin.com/postings/25311 The application process is time sensitive. All applications are due December 11, 2015. If you have any questions about the application process contact the Office of Human Resources at 215-686-0880 or email hrhelpdesk@phila.gov.

The City Archives is the repository of the City’s official municipal records from the 1690s to the present. The Archives has 23,000 cubic feet of records, including photographs, maps, administrative and court records, and has the earliest and longest continuous run of birth and death records of any political subdivision of the Commonwealth.

Great Opportunity

On December 2, NCPH will begin advertising volunteer positions for the 2016 Annual Meeting, which will be held March 16-19 in Baltimore, Maryland.  This year we’re are asking for student volunteers and volunteer photographers (who do not need to be students).We are giving you an advance notice of this opportunity because we appreciate your support of NCPH as a Patron or Partner—thank you! 

The deadline for volunteer applications is January 13, 2016.  Please fill out the volunteer application attached and email it to Nick Johnson, the volunteer coordinator, at nickjohn@iupui.edu as soon as possible to secure a time slot that works for your schedule. Volunteer shifts are four hours long. Please note that you will be unable to attend any conference activities during your volunteer shift (including sessions, working groups, workshops, and field trips/tours), so we suggest you take a look at the Conference Program and plan accordingly when indicating your shift preferences. 

Please see me (Janet Golden) or Dr. Mires for the volunteer form.

 

 

Our Next Lees Seminar is December 4

Our next Lees Seminar is December 4, 4-6 pm in the first floor seminar room 429 Cooper Street. 

Our presenter will be ELEANOR HUBBARD, Assistant Professor of History at Princeton University. Professor Hubbard’s presentation is entitled “English Sailors in the World: Cultural Contact, Performance, and Identity in the Early Seventeenth Century.” Our commentator will be Professor Naomi Taback from Temple University.

The Lees Seminar was endowed by Andrew Lees, Distinguished Professor of History, to promote research endeavors Seminars open with a brief comment followed by discussion, and conclude with light refreshments.

Advance reading of the pre-circulated paper is required of all attendees. In order to receive the paper, please RSVP to Professor Nick Kapur (nick.kapur@rutgers.edu) by Friday, November 27.

Part-Time Jobs at Rutgers Camden

The Office of Admissions is hiring two Graduate students for part-time work.  If you are interested in applying to either of these positions, please send your resume and letter of interest to Yosmeriz Roman, Assistant Director of Admissions, yroman@camden.rutgers.edu

1)      GRADUATE ADMISSIONS ASSISTANT/ Graduate OperationsCampus Availability: Rutgers University CamdenWork Schedule:  20 hour maximum; some weekends and evenings may be required

Reporting to the Assistant Director of Admissions, the Graduate Admissions Assistant will help facilitate the admissions process by working on various steps to complete student applications. As a part of the admissions team, the Graduate Student will assist in answering general admissions inquiries and phone calls, assist in website upkeep, and track program progress. This position will work with the Assistant Director of Admissions to help monitor processes and systems in order to facilitate the graduate admissions process for the office and students.

Candidate must be able to work with confidential projects; be detail oriented; and able to work in a fast-paced environment.  Other Duties as assigned.

Bachelor’s Degree, project management skills, proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, & Access. Must be willing to assist in a variety of tasks and interested in learning new skills involving data analysis. May require minimal travel.

2)      GRADUATE ADMISSIONS ASSISTANT/ Communications/ CRMGraduate

Campus Availability: Rutgers University CamdenWork Schedule:  20 hour maximum; some weekends and evenings may be required

Reporting to the Assistant Director of Admissions, the Graduate Admissions Assistant will be a part of the admissions’ communications team to assist in the deployment of admissions communications. The Graduate Admissions position will provide general assistance in the deployment of messages to the community including inputting messages into a CRM system and confirming messages to include but not limited to: e-mails, letters, post-cards, and social media.  This position will assist in the development of target market determinations based on SAT data and other statistical data.

Candidate must be able to work with confidential projects; be detail oriented; and work in a fast-paced environment. Other Duties as assigned.

Bachelor’s Degree, project management skills, expert knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, & Access. Must be willing to assist in a variety of tasks and interested in learning new skills involving data analysis. Marketing/ communications background. 

Entry Level Position for History Researcher

We are looking for a full-time, permanent, entry level historic
researcher for our Burlington, NJ office. The ideal candidate would
have a B.A. or M.A. in American history and interest in a broad range of topics and geographies (generally in the Middle Atlantic Region).
Some travel would be required. The researcher would support project historians, architectural historians, and archaeologists on Section106 review projects by conducting research at SHPOs, local archival repositories, and online. Previous environmental compliance work is not necessary; on the job mentoring vis-a-vis the Section 106 review process and other relevant regulatory frameworks will be provided. If you know of anyone who might be interested, have them contact me for more information. Please remind them to have a resume/CV ready as well
as 3 references.
Brian Albright
brian.albright@aecom.com
(856) 381-6233