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Posted the Week of 5/13/13:
Houston Baptist University - Museum Curator [Texas]
Architect of the Capitol - Curatorial Assistant (Closes 6.3.13) [Washington, D.C.]
Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park - Museum Curator I (Closes 5.28.13) [California]
Louisiana State Museum - Curator I (Closes 5.19.13) [Louisiana]
County of Henrico Department of Recreation and Parks - Office Assistant III, Historic Preservation and Museum Services (Closes 6.10.13) [Virginia]
Jackson County Government - Historic Site Administrator [Missouri]
Denver Museum of Nature and Science - Image Archives Assistant (Closes 5.27.13) [Colorado]
The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago - Research Project Professional [Illinois]
City of Lakewood - Collections Assistant [Colorado]
National Museum of African American History and Culture - Archivist (Media) (Closes 5.31.13) [Washington, D.C.]
National Museum of African American History and Culture - Fellowship Program Administrator (Closes 5.31.13) [Washington, D.C.]
New Mexico State Personnel Office - Curator (Closes 5.20.13) [New Mexico]
North Carolina Government Records Section - Records Description Unit Supervisor (Closes 5.24.13) [North Carolina]
Prince William County Historic Preservation Division - Historic Site Manager (Closes 5.24.13) [Virginia]
North Slope Borough - Oral Historian (Inupiat Tribes) (Closes 5.17.13) [Alaska]
The University of Arizona Tree Ring Laboratory - Curatorial/Museum Specialist [Arizona]
Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site - Park Internships (Closes 5.30.13) [Virginia]
Richmond National Battlefield Park - Park Internships (Closes 5.30.13) [Virginia]
Posted the Week of 5/6/13:
Life Sciences Foundation - Director of Education and Programs [California]
The National Museum of the United States Army - Freelance Military Historian [Telecommute]
Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 - Manager of Research (Closes 6.2.13) [Nova Scotia, Canada]
Stanford University Libraries - Accessions Manager, Special Collections [California]
The University of North Carolina - Curatorial Specialist (Closes 5.15.13) [North Carolina]
Princeton University - Postdoctoral Research Associate, Princeton and Slavery Project (Closes 6.8.13) [New Jersey]
Wisconsin Historical Society - Press Director (Closes 5.12.13) [Wisconsin]
The University of Texas at Austin - Library Specialist [Texas]
Posted the Week of 4/29/13:
Princeton University Library - Digital Archivist [New Jersey]
Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory - Museum Curatorial Intern [Kentucky]
Texas State Job Bank - Digital Archivist [Texas]
Wells Fargo - Museum Assistant 2 [Oregon]
National Archives and Records Administration - Museum Technician, George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum (Closes 5.15.13) [Texas]
California Department of Parks and Recreation - Guide, State Capitol Museum [California]
Computer History Museum - Education Programs Coordinator [California]
The Henry Ford - Exhibits Preparator [Michigan]
Mississippi Department of Archives and History - Historic Resources Specialist I/Architectural Historian (Closes 5.6.13) [Mississippi]
Harbor History Museum - Executive Director (Closes 5.31.13) [Washington]
American Social History Project - Digital Scholarship Adviser/Web Designer (Closes 5.8.13) [New York]
Heritage Hill State Historical Park - Manager of Interpretation [Wisconsin]
Forest Preserve District of Will County - Interpretive Specialist (Closes 5.13.13) [Illinois]
Atlanta History Center - Exhibition Curator (Closes 5.31.13) [Georgia]
Ohio Local History Alliance - Digital Communications Internship (Closes 5.3.13) [Ohio]
Mississippi State University - Assistant Professor (Coordinator of Mississipiana, Rare Books and University Archives) [Mississippi]
University of Central Florida - Department of Public History, Office Assistant (Closes 5.2.13) [Florida]
University of Notre Dame - Archivist for Records Managment [Indiana]
Metropolitan Transportation Commission - Archivist/Librarian [California]
North Carolina State University - Library Associate, Special Collections Research Center (Closes 5.7.13) [North Carolina]
Alabama State University - Access Services/Cultural Heritage Manager [Alabama]
Georgia College and State University - Graduate Assistant, The Old Governor’s Mansion/Sallie Ellis Davis Cultural Arts Center [Georgia]
Posted the Week of 4/8/13:
Montana Heritage Commission - Tour Guide/Historic Site Worker [Montana]
Monticello - Assistant/Associate Curator (Closes 5.1.13) [Virginia]
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation - Curator [Virginia]
Prescott Historical Society - History Education Program Manager [Arizona]
Friends of Ganondagan - Executive Director [New York]
Temple University - Assistant Professor in Public/Digital History (Closes 5.1.13) [Pennsylvania]
Posted the Week of 4/1/13:
Duke University - Library Intern [North Carolina]
Global Village Museum - Development Coordinator [Colorado]
Global Village Museum - Administrative Coordinator [Colorado]
Stephen F. Austin State University - Digital Archivist [Texas]
Posted the Week of 3/25/13:
Geary County Historical Society and Museum - Curator (Closes 5.15.13) [Kansas]
Slate Valley Museum - Collections Internship (Closes 4.30.13) [New York]
Public Archaeology Laboratory - Industrial Historian [Rhode Island]
New York Public Radio - Audio Archives Internship [New York]
The Henry Ford - Collections Specialist [Michigan]
Virginia Foundation for the Humanities - Associate Producer, BackStory with the American History Guys [Virginia]
National 9/11 Memorial and Museum - Exhibition Research Assistant [New York]
Princeton University - Collections Information Associate [New Jersey]
Sony Music Entertainment - Digital Archivist [New York]
Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media - Director [Virginia]
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