How do they match: Historians

  • Research Associate
  • Research Director
  • Research Historian
  • Researcher
  • Field Court Researcher
  • Genealogist Researcher
  • Process Information Historian

  • Research, analyze, record, and interpret the past as recorded in sources, such as government and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.

  • Research and prepare manuscripts in support of public programming and the development of exhibits at historic sites, museums, libraries, and archives.
  • Research the history of a particular country or region, or of a specific time period.
  • Collect detailed information on individuals for use in biographies.
  • Conduct historical research as a basis for the identification, conservation, and reconstruction of historic places and materials.
  • Conduct historical research, and publish or present findings and theories.
  • Determine which topics to research, or pursue research topics specified by clients or employers.
  • Interview people to gather information about historical events and to record oral histories.
  • Organize information for publication and for other means of dissemination, such as via storage media or the Internet.
  • Teach and conduct research in colleges, universities, museums, and other research agencies and schools.

  • Collect information from people through observation, interviews, or surveys.
  • Conduct historical research.
  • Instruct college students in social sciences or humanities disciplines.
  • Prepare scientific or technical reports or presentations.