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Open: February 27, 2026 — Closes: March 13, 2026
Summary
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. Open to the first 100 applicants or until 03/13/2026 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.
Major Duties
Major Duties - At the GS-5 level you will: Receive formal and on-the-job training to learn NPS programs, policies, and basic historian techniques. Assist with simple presentations and observes higher-graded staff conducting briefings, lectures, and visitor programs. Conduct basic historical research using reports, archives, and other sources; assists in preparing charts, tables, and drafting basic text. Learn to provide introductory historical education and visitor interaction. Learn to collect basic cultural resource field data and identify historical/cultural objects or sites using established manuals and protocols. Draft limited sections of reports and participate as a team member on simple projects (oral histories, written histories, conservation tasks, etc.). Learn how to investigate cultural/historic sites not documented in park files. Assist in coordinating visiting professionals under close supervision. In addition to the duties above, at the GS-07 level you will perform the higher graded duties listed below. 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.
