How do they match: Historians

  • Research Associate
  • Research Director
  • Research Historian
  • Researcher
  • County Records Management Officer
  • Field Court Researcher
  • Genealogist Researcher

  • 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and institutional records, newspapers and other periodicals, photographs, interviews, films, electronic media, and unpublished manuscripts, such as personal diaries and letters.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.
  • Advise or consult with individuals and institutions regarding issues such as the historical authenticity of materials or the customs of a specific historical period.
  • 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.
  • Present historical accounts in terms of individuals or social, ethnic, political, economic, or geographic groupings.
  • Teach and conduct research in colleges, universities, museums, and other research agencies and schools.
  • Trace historical development in a particular field, such as social, cultural, political, or diplomatic history.

  • Conduct historical research.
  • Instruct college students in social sciences or humanities disciplines.