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Assistant Director, Nevada Humanities

Deadline: Jan. 22, 2024 Nevada Humanities, an independent 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities, seeks a full-time Assistant Director who has an understanding of the transformative power of humanities experiences to enrich our lives with knowledge, meaning, and understanding, and a demonstrated interest in working with diverse audiences […]

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University Archives Assistant, UW-Madison

Deadline: June 24, 2024 The UW-Madison University Archives and Records Management unit is seeking a highly motivated, service-oriented person to assist with administrative services, public services, collection management, oral history, and preservation to serve as University Archives Assistant. This position will serve as the liaison between the Rebecca M. Blank Center for Campus History’s staff

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Hagley Library/Oral History Project

Deadline: June 24, 2024

The Oral History Office of the Hagley Library invites applications for oral history project support. These grants of up to $5,000 are awarded twice annually. Project grant funds may be used to reimburse costs associated with travel to interviewees. Funds may also be for equipment purchases but not stipends. Reimbursement of costs will take place

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Research Fellowships | Virginia Museum of History & Culture

Deadline to apply: January 26, 2024

The Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC) offers research fellowships of up to three weeks a year to promote the interpretation of Virginia and access to its collections. Thanks to a matching grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and generous gifts from individuals, fellowships carry a weekly stipend of $1,000 and $500 for

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Charlton Oral History Grant

Deadline to apply: January 26, 2024

The Institute for Oral History at Baylor University is now accepting applications and proposals for the Charlton Oral History Research Grant. This grant, named after BUIOH founder and oral historian Tom Charlton, provides support of up to $3,000 for individual scholars using oral history as a part of their research. The Institute will partner with the

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Assistant Director, Traditional Arts – South Arts

LOCATION: Hybrid – Corporate Office, Atlanta GeorgiaREPORTS TO: Program Director, Traditional ArtsSALARY: $50,000.00 annually (negotiable based on skills and previous experience)The position is supported through the In These Mountains initiative, with anticipated extension beyond June 30, 2024, contingent upon sustaining grant funds. SOUTH ARTS:Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, South Arts is a nonprofit regional arts organization

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Academic Specialist Historian of Science, Technology, and Medicine – Oral History Center, Bancroft Library

–Position has been filled.–

Position title: Associate Specialist Salary range: Minimum salary of $67,400 — The posted UC academic salary scales (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/compensation/2022-23-academic-salary-scales.html) set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. See the following table(s) for the salary scale(s) for this position [https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2022-23/july-2022-salary-scales/t24-b.pdf]. ‘Off-scale salaries’ and other components of pay, which would yield compensation that is higher

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Community & Oral History Archivist (Assistant Librarian) – Utah State University Libraries

Utah State University (USU) Libraries seek a collaborative, innovative, and service-oriented professional to serve as the Community & Oral History Archivist within the Libraries’ Special Collections & Archives (SCA) section. The Archivist will be responsible for coordination of SCA’s community outreach and engagement activities, including programs and events. They will actively cultivate new relationships and

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Call for reports: Studies in Oral History

Deadline for Report Submissions: 30 April 2024

Submissions are invited for the reports section of the 2024 issue of Studies in Oral History. Reports may describe oral history projects conducted by academic researchers, museum curators, heritage professionals, consulting historians, community historians and more. Projects may have resulted in public outcomes such as websites, exhibitions, podcasts, theses, articles or books. Please note the

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Call for Abstracts: US Latina & Latino Oral History Journal – Special Issue on Oral History and Literary Criticism

Deadline for submissions: April 1, 2024

“Oral History and Literary Criticism: Approaches to Researching and Teaching about Latinos/as/x in the U.S.” The US Latina & Latino Oral History Journal invites abstracts for a special volume, edited by Judith Sierra-Rivera, dedicated to the disciplinary intersections between oral history and literary criticism. Following into the steps of pioneer scholars such as Alessandro Portelli,

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Postdoctoral Fellow for Oral history – Southern Methodist University Center for Presidential History

Review of Applications will begin December 1, 2023. Applications will be received until the position is filled.

The Center for Presidential History (CPH) at Southern Methodist University invites applications for a three-year Postdoctoral Fellowship in Oral History, with potential for renewal or extension, to begin in May 2024 (or earlier, if candidate is available).  The CPH welcomes applicants from all fields, topics, and time periods in U.S. History, particularly those with academic

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