Job Announcement: Chief Historian, U.S. Census Bureau

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Chief Historian, U.S. Census Bureau

The U.S. Census Bureau — the nation’s leading source of quality information about America’s people, places and economy — is seeking a chief historian. The chief historian will manage a team of other historians in documenting major changes to the nation’s next census and preparing procedural histories of other Census Bureau programs. The chief historian will also lead the sharing of the agency’s history with the public and the care and exhibition of the agency’s historical artifacts.

Required: U.S. citizenship, degree in History or a related field

Preferred: Experience conducting and publishing procedural histories, monograph histories and oral histories for an organization

To apply and for more information, please visit the following vacancy announcements:

PIO-2015-0002 (Merit Promotion)
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/397288200

PIO-2015-0003 (Delegated Examining)
https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/397289400

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