Historian - #1338326

Duties

Summary

As a NASA Historian in NASA History Office in the History and Information Services Division, you will work with the NASA Chief Historian to support the function across the agency by researching, evaluating, documenting, and preserving the institutional memory of the agency, aggressively seeking out needed information that is important to the agency's history, and communicating that history to internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

Qualifications

Specialized experience is experience that has equipped you with the particular ability, skill, and knowledge to successfully perform the duties of this position and is typically in or related to this line of work. To qualify for GS-11, you must have: a) One year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level Researching historical methodologies and performing scholarly writing or editing in the fields of history or history of science; Assisting with historical research to develop written historical materials for professional publication; and Coordinating, conducting, and finalizing history interviews. OR b) Completed all requirements for a doctoral degree (i.e., Ph.D. or equivalent) in an appropriate field OR c) Completed 3 full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or equivalent doctoral degree in an appropriate field. OR d) Have an equivalent combination of experience and graduate study as discussed in a), b) and c) above To qualify for GS-12, you must have: One year of directly related specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level: Researching historical methodologies and performing scholarly writing and editing in the fields of history or history of science; Conducting historical research to develop written historical materials for professional publication; and Developing, conducting, and finalizing history interviews.



Your resume must include a clear and detailed narrative description, in your own words, of how you meet the required specialized experience. Experience statements copied from a position description, vacancy announcement or other reference material constitutes plagiarism and may result in disqualification and losing consideration for the job.

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