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Archivist (Part-Time)
Location: Cape Girardeau
Job ID: 54823
Nature of Work: To process manuscript collections, conduct research room services, and promote manuscript materials.
Key Responsibilities
- Accession, arrange, describe and otherwise process manuscript, photograph, audio-visual, oral histories, electronic records, and other research materials in accordance with standard and local principles and practices.
- Assist in the appraisal of records and items within the collection. Maintain an accurate and complete collection description and inventory. Prepare reports and statistics on work progress.
- Assist in the development of strategies for the preservation and reformatting of materials in the collection.
- Conduct basic preservation of materials such as cleaning and mending of damaged papers.
- Promote collections using social media platforms and SHSMO publications.
- Continue education through attending conferences, seminars, and professional meetings.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in history, or related field and has archival experience in collecting, processing, description, preservation, and digitization of collections Successful candidate is expected to have a master’s degree in History or Library Science or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired.
- Should have experience with Microsoft Office and Adobe.
- Excellent visual, communication, and public speaking skills.
- Ability to lift and carry 35 to 40-pound boxes is mandatory.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master’s degree in History or Library Science or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired.
- Demonstrates understanding of archival standards.
- Experience working with audio-visual materials.
- Should have experience with Microsoft Office and Adobe.
- Excellent visual, communication, and public speaking skills.
Archivist (Part-Time)
Location: Springfield, MO
Job ID: 54821
Nature of Work: To process manuscript collections, conduct research room services, and promote manuscript materials.
Key Responsibilities
- Accession, arrange, describe and otherwise process manuscript, photograph, audio-visual, oral histories, electronic records, and other research materials in accordance with standard and local principles and practices.
- Assist in the appraisal of records and items within the collection. Maintain an accurate and complete collection description and inventory. Prepare reports and statistics on work progress.
- Assist in the development of strategies for the preservation and reformatting of materials in the collection.
- Conduct basic preservation of materials such as cleaning and mending of damaged papers.
- Promote collections using social media platforms and SHSMO publications.
- Continue education through attending conferences, seminars, and professional meetings.
- Other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in history, or related field and has archival experience in collecting, processing, description, preservation, and digitization of collections Successful candidate is expected to have a master’s degree in History or Library Science or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired.
- Should have experience with Microsoft Office and Adobe.
- Excellent visual, communication, and public speaking skills.
- Ability to lift and carry 35 to 40-pound boxes is mandatory.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Master’s degree in History or Library Science or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge and abilities can be acquired.
- Demonstrates understanding of archival standards.
- Experience working with audio-visual materials.
- Should have experience with Microsoft Office and Adobe.
- Excellent visual, communication, and public speaking skills.
Executive Director
Location: State Historical Society of Missouri, Columbia, MO
Job ID: 53602
Nature of Work
Nominations and applications are invited for the full-time position of Executive Director, State Historical Society of Missouri (SHSMO), headquartered on the campus of the University of Missouri in Columbia, with research centers in St. Louis, Kansas City and Rolla, and on the campuses of Missouri State University in Springfield and Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau. The State Historical Society of Missouri is the preeminent research institution in Missouri for the study of state and local history. It receives the majority of its funding from the state of Missouri but is also a 501(c)3 organization that seeks and benefits from private donations. The organization’s total annual operating budget is approximately $6 million.
The Executive Director oversees the operational, financial, programmatic, and development activities of the State Historical Society under policies established by the organization’s Board of Trustees and the board’s Executive Committee. The Executive Director supervises a staff of approximately 40 full-time and 10 part-time employees and provides editorial oversight for the Missouri Historical Review, the Missouri Encyclopedia and other periodic publications produced by the organization. The Executive Director assumes primary responsibility for fundraising for the organization, including advocacy for the organization’s annual state appropriation from the Missouri General Assembly.
The Executive Director serves on a variety of statewide advisory boards related to history, including the Missouri Board on Geographic Names, the Missouri Historical Advisory Board and the Missouri Local Records Board. The Executive Director also serves as a resource for Missourians and local historical societies in their search and advocacy for the study and preservation of Missouri history.
Salary will be commensurate with responsibilities and experience. Benefits package includes health, dental, life and disability insurance, and retirement benefits, provided through the University of Missouri. A tax-deferred annuity program is available.
Anticipated start date is May-October 2025
Key Responsibilities
- Fundraising from private and/or external sources
- Engaging with Missouri lawmakers, advocating for public funding for SHSMO
- Engaging with University of Missouri officials in furthering the mission of SHSMO
- Promoting Missouri history through talks/presentations to outside constituencies
- Engaging in the research and writing of Missouri history
- Serving as editor-in-chief of the Missouri Historical Review
- Meeting with, interacting with and supervising SHSMO staff members
- Monitoring the SHSMO budget
- Writing or supervising the writing of public and private grants
- Engaging with donors to solicit manuscripts and other research materials
- Engaging with and providing advice to local historical societies
- Representing SHSMO on statewide boards (such as Missouri Local Records, State Record Commission, State Board on Geographic Names)
Preferred Qualifications
A Ph.D. degree in history, preferably American history, with coursework in or a record of research and writing on some aspect of Missouri history. The successful candidate will possess an established record of scholarship, including publications in peer-reviewed journals and/or the publication of one or more scholarly books published by a refereed press.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Candidates should possess qualities of leadership and vision, and the demonstrated ability to work effectively with State Historical Society trustees and employees, University administrators and college and departmental leaders, scholars, students, state and local elected officials, and the general public in assessing and shaping policies and programs.
Hiring Range: $150,000-$175,000
Work Hours: Monday-Friday, and nights and weekends as needed.
Questions: For any questions regarding this position, please send email to shsmocenter@shsmo.org.