The Historical Society of Pennsylvania has put out the call for summer internships for graduate students and recent graduates.
Information is available here:
Archives and Digital Collections Internship Description
Hunter Research, Inc. is accepting applications for the position of Historian. Candidates should have a Masters Degree in American History, Architectural History or a related field and up to five years of related experience. Hunter Research is a cultural resources management firm based in downtown Trenton, New Jersey.
This position requires exceptional research and writing skills. Responsibilities include research in support of archaeological and historic architectural investigations, the organization and maintenance of in-house research materials, and technical report writing. Familiarity with government agencies, libraries and archives in the Mid-Atlantic and New England states is a plus. Proficiency with deed searches, historic maps and cartographic sources considered essential. Experience with historic architectural survey is desirable but not required.
The Historian position is based at the company offices in Trenton with regular weekday work hours. Some local travel will be required for research and field work. Weekend and overnight stays to distant project sites may be required from time to time but are not typical. Flexibility is a plus. Applicants should possess a driver’s license and their own car.
Computer proficiency in MS Office is required. Knowledge of ArcGIS, Citation and DeedMapper software is advantageous, as is experience using on-line historic databases and research tools. Applicant should have a basic knowledge of federal and state guidelines and regulations as they apply to cultural resources management.
This is a full-time entry-level position, benefits package available. Salary will be commensurate with experience. Minority and women applicants encouraged to apply. Hunter Research is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Send cover letter, resume and writing sample (no more than 10 pages total) to:
Attn: Patrick Harshbarger
Principal Historian/Architectural Historian Hunter Research, Inc.
120 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08608 pharshbarger@hunterresearch.com (electronic submissions accepted)
Deadline for Applications is May 10, 2015
The all-volunteer Oral History Program of the Battleship New Jersey video records interviews with former crew members, Navy and other military veterans, who talk about their on-board life, duties and perils. We have done over 300 interviews, including veterans from WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Beirut crisis, Iraq and Afghanistan. The collection is available to researchers, historians, writers, educators, students, and the public from the Library of Congress and the NJ State Library, including online access. Users can digitally search a database of keyword lists, abstracts, or transcripts.
We Need Interns
We need help in scheduling, conducting interviews, video and audio recording, video/audio editing, keyword coding of interviews, abstracting, transcribing, indexing, data entry, generation and distribution of recordings, record-keeping, fundraising, etc. If you have experience in any of these areas, great, but it is not necessary, as we provide training.
Contact Us
Ron Gottardi, Volunteer Director, Oral History Program, Battleship New Jersey,
62 Battleship Place, Camden, NJ 08103; email: oralhistory@battleshipnewjersey.org
The Washington Township Historic Preservation Commission is charged with the care and maintenance of the Olde Stone House Village, a 6.5 acre site on Egg Harbor Road which centers on the Morgan/Paulin/Atkinson home, built in 1736. The site also houses the Turnersville Post Office, the Old Bunker Hill Church, the Quay home, and the Blackwood Railroad station.
We are looking for a graduate student in history for 2015 to research and develop a preservation plan for the Olde Stone House Village. Primary tasks would involve reviewing and observing each building in regard to its present physical condition and making recommendations as to the needs of each building structurally and aesthetically. These needs would then be prioritized according to the level of deterioration evident.
If interested, please contact: Constance McCart, Ed. D. Commissioner/ grants researcher Washington Twp Historic Preservation Commission856 227 9017
2015 Oral History Summer Institute at Columbia University
Greetings from the Columbia Center for Oral History Research! We are thrilled to announce our 2015 Summer Institute, “Narrating Population Health: Oral History, Disparity, and Social Change,” to be held June 15-26, 2015 at Columbia University in New York City.
The program will focus on ways that scholars and advocates have used oral history to illuminate the impact of inequitable distribution of health resources in local and global communities. Through workshops and presentations, participants will develop skills in interviewing, analysis, interdisciplinary research methods, and digital oral history application; presenters include medical researchers, historians, population health experts and sociologists. Areas of focus include: mass incarceration, reproductive rights, harm reduction, HIV/AIDS, addiction, stigma and discrimination and the impact of the built environment on health.
Information: http://incite.columbia.edu/summer-institute-ccohr/
