Jobs / Careers
[William North 2]
History Department Career Adviser:
Professor Bill North
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1. PLEASE VISIT OUR FACEBOOK PAGE FOR NEWEST LISTINGS: https://www.facebook.com/CarletonHistoryDept
2. See also Carleton Career Center Tunnel
3. Additional Job Source Links & Professional Association Sites
4. The History Major & the Job Market
POSITIONS OPEN
Civil Service positions with DS - For those with an interest in the Bureau of Diplomatic Security,Job Title: Investigative Assistant. This position is located in the Kentucky Consular Center Investigations Unit, Criminal Investigations Division, Office of Investigations and Counterintelligence, Bureau of Diplomatic Security. The incumbent of this position performs a variety of duties in support of Special Agents and Criminal Investigators providing investigative and protective security coverage of the Department of State and the Foreign Service. QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: state.usajobs.gov
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis MN, seeks Assistant or Associate Curator of Japanese Art. Deadline: May 30, 2013.
Minnesota Children's Museum, St. Paul MN, seeks Exhibit Developer. Position open until filled.
PND job board - 522 current full-time job openings at U.S.-based foundations and nonprofit organizations (variety of locations), including these two:
- Milwaukee, School Leadership Coach
- San Francisco State University, Director of Osher Lifelong Institute (OLLI). (B.A. meets requirement for position.)
Planetizen (academic & non-profit positions, variety of locations)
ALHFAM positions (variety of locations)
Washington, D.C., The History Factory
National Trust for Historic Preservation positions open (variety of locations), including these two:
- New Canaan, Connecticut. Director of Visitor Experience & Programs, Philip Johnson Glass House
- Plano, Illinois. Executive Director, Farnsworth House.
& others!
Skagway, Alaska, Cultural Resources Program Manager, (Federal government historian position).
Manager of Information and Visitor Services, Carl & Mary Koehler History Center, Cedar Rapids IA, seeks part-time Manager of Information and Visitor Services. Deadline: Thursday December 20, 2012.
Director, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) seeks Director, Jane Addams Hull-House Museum. Deadline: January 28, 2013.
Director of Public Information, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison WI, seeks Director of Public Information.
Facilities Technician, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis MN, seeks Facilities Technician. Position open until filled.
Executive Director, Individual Giving, School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) seeks Executive Director, Individual Giving.
Director of Collection and Exhibition Management, Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago seeks Director of Collection and Exhibition Management.
Portland, Oregon. Government/Agency job: Operations and Policy Analyst
Smithsonian: http://www.sihr.si.edu/jobs.cfm
Charles Schwab: http://www.aboutschwab.com/careers/
Vail Resorts: http://jobs.vailresorts.com/
Morgan Stanley: http://www.morganstanley.com/about/careers/careersearch.html
Target: https://corporate.target.com/Careers
California: Development and Communications Director position, California Bar Association
San Francisco, California: Muslim Advocates is hiring and also has internships available: http://www.muslimadvocates.org/careers/communications_director.html
Boone County, Iowa Museum Association
Oregon, State Government positions.
Minnesota/Wisconsin area: http://www.mnhs.org/shpo/lhs/jobs.htm
Wisconsin Historical Society, new positions open.
Wheeling, West Virginia: http://www.orrick.com/careers/career_associates/openings.asp
California: Disability Rights California - positions available: http://www.disabilityrightsca.org/Jobs/jobs.htm; www.disabilityrightsca.org
California. Careers and Internships at Fehr and Peers: http://www.fehrandpeers.com/career-opportunities/
Swiss Agency for Development Opportunities in Switzerland and abroad.
L.E.K. International Consulting Career opportunities: http://www.lek.com/careers
Minnesota. Nonprofit Job Board | Minnesota Council of Nonprofits: www.minnesotanonprofits.org
Washington State Government Jobs: http://agency.governmentjobs.com/washington/default.cfm?&promotionaljobs=0&transfer=0
Los Angeles, California, County of Los Angeles Public Library Career Opportunities: http://www.colapublib.org/careers/
Texas Historical Commission Jobs and Paid & Unpaid Internships: http://www.thc.state.tx.us/jobs/jbdefault.shtml;
San Francisco Public Library Job Openings http://sfpl.org/index.php?pg=2000001001
New York City New York Historical Society Museum & Library - Making History Matter - job opportunities: http://www.nyhistory.org/about/job-opportunities
National Association of Independent Schools Job Openings: http://careers.nais.org/jobs
International corporate and bank positions, BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment Banking
San Francisco, Legal Services for Prisoners With Children paralegal
Portland, Oregon. Tonkon Torp position
Pittsburgh. CARNEGIE MUSEUMS job listings: http://www.carnegiemuseums.org/interior.php?pageID=12
Minneapolis, Minnesota. MINNEAPOLIS COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGE, several positions available.
Jobs at Deloitte, large number and variety of positions open throughout the U.S.
Port of Portland, Oregon. Current positions open at: http://www.portofportland.com/POP_Job_Opps.aspx
Alameda, California. Alameda Courts employment page
Disability Rights Legal Center POSITION OPENINGS (and internships)
Bend, Oregon. Newest joblist of jobs in Bend. Brett says Bend is a wonderful place!
Careers & Internships at Facing History All recruitment activities for internships and regular paid positions coordinated through the Human Resources Department in Massachusetts.
Lewis & Clark Law School, Portland, Oregon. List of current faculty and staff positions.
Listings of Job Openings at Cambia Health Care: www.cambiahealth.com/careers
Legal Aid Services of Oregon (LASO)
San Francisco, California. Positions open at the National Center for Lesbian Rights
Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington, Garvey Schubert Barer (GSB) law firms
Hillsboro, Oregon. City of Hillsboro, Oregon has several jobs open.
City of Los Angeles, California and Job Opportunities with CDD Jobs within the Community Development Department.
St. Paul, Minnesota. City employment opportunities.
Evanston, Illinois. Job openings list.
Madison, Wisconsin. Variety of city employment opportunities.
Northwest Intertribal Court System, a variety of positions are open on this site from Brett.
Philadelphia, Project Director, Public Interest Law Center, Project Director for Environmental Justice position.
Texas, University of Houston-Victoria, variety of Faculty and Staff positions open.
New York Lawyers for the Public Interest. Check a number of open positions.
San Francisco, Office of the California Appellate Project. The selection process for attorneys, fellows, and interns is ongoing. To apply for these positions, please submit a cover letter (indicate the position in which you are interested and when you are available), a résumé, a writing sample, and the names and telephone numbers of two references familiar with your skills and experience. If you are interested in a staff position, please send your email to hiring@capsf.org. If you are a law student interested in interning for CAP, please send your email to internships@capsf.org.
ACLU Careers page - includes wide variety of administrative, paralegal and legal positions, across the U.S.
Macy's Careers: http://www.macyscollege.com/college/careers/
Summer Jobs, National Park Service: http://www.nps.gov/history/hdp/jobs/index.htm
Bronx, New York: Legal Services, NYC-Bronx has several job openings in Social Work, Development, Communications, and paralegal, among others, that do not require a JD. Also includes possibilities for Internships/Externships.
Burbank, California, Walt Disney Studios. Jobs and internships listings: More information.
Environment America, Environment Minnesota Jobs and Internships (internships are available during Carleton's breaks)
New England Museum Association jobs:
Administrative/Director, Collections, Development and Marketing, Education, Exhibits, Facilities, Museum Store, Other, Security
Current job openings at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, http://www.gatesfoundation.org/jobs/Pages/job-search.aspx
National Center for Youth Law (www.youthlaw.org) The National Center for Youth Law (NCYL) is a non-profit organization that for over four decades has worked to ensure low-income children have the resources, support and opportunities they need for healthy and productive lives. Larry Nguyen, Assistant Administrator, National Center for Youth Law, 405 14th Street, 15th Floor, Oakland, CA 94612-2701. (510) 835-8098 x 3036, Email: lnguyen@youthlaw.org
Please also contact our Carleton History Alumni Career Consultants in all of the fields that interest you!
ADDITIONAL JOB SOURCE LINKS & PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION SITES
Professional associations and job fairs offer good resource of career information and provide networking opportunities. Associations often provide current online job listings and links to job search resources and upcoming conferences.
2013 Minnesota Education Job Fair - Monday, April 15, 2013, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Minneapolis Convention Center
1301 Second Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN.
Academic Employment Network of History Jobs and Internships
AHA Careers for History Majors
American Archivists Jobs: http://careers.archivists.org/jobs/type
American Association of State and Local History
American Historical Association Career
Association for Living History, Farm, and Agricultural Museums
Association of Children's Museums
Association of Midwest Museums
Association of Research Librarians Jobs: http://www.arl.org/resources/careers/positions/index.shtml
Association of State and Local History
Best Entry Level Jobs - job information
Calendar of Minnesota Career Fairs
Careers for Students of History links, AHA website
Chronicle of Higher Education History job postings: http://chronicle.com/jobCategory/History/49/
CollegeGrad.com - wide variety of jobs, including Border Patrol, Homeland Security, many others.
Department of State Office of the Historian
Government Jobs: http://www.usa.gov/Citizen/Topics/Government-Jobs.shtml
Government Occupational Outlook Handbook
Historical Research Associates
H-Net, see H-Public and H-Museum
Indeed Job Search - website that offers job searching by zip code, includes detailed information about jobs, salaries, descriptions throughout the United States.
Institute of Historical Research (IHR), the National Centre for History, United Kingdom
Jobs Today: http://www.minneapolisjobstoday.com/
Libraries: Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) - Job postings for academic and research libraries.
Minnesota Council of Non-Profits Job Postings
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (statewide job fairs, internships, employment opportunities)
Minnesota Historical Society Jobs Index
Minnesota Job Seekers - find a job
Museum Employment and Cultural Resource Job Vacancies Listing (MERC): directorships, curating:
Museums Jobs.com (also lists jobs outside of the United States)
National Association of Independent Schools, 1620 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036. (202) 973-9700
National Association of Social Workers, 750 First Street, NE, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20002. (202) 408-8600
National Conference of State Historic Preservation Offices
National Council on Public History Jobs Vacancies Listing By State
National Trust for Historic Preservation
New England Museum Association
Occupational Outlook Handbook: nationally recognized source of career information published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Online Recruitment Journal - wide variety of job opportunities and background information about employers, in the USA and 60 other countries! There are 1,741 recruitment sites in the USA site, and 4,566 recruitment sites in their complete database worldwide.
Organization of American Historians (OAH) Careers Page
Public History Internship Postings
Quintessential Careers (help with career direction)
Scholarly Societies Project, UI Waterloo (access to information on scholarly societies across the world)
Sloan Work and Family Research Network (Boston College)
Social Scientists Occupational Outlook Handbook
Society for History in the Federal Government
Society of American Archivists, Employment Bulletin
State Jobs Listings - http://www.statejobs.com
The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Council on Foundations - Careers
The Southeast Museum Conference
Websites for the History Profession
Wetfeet.com job information site and background about currently hiring companies and organizations.