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Interested in how you can utilize a History or Political Science degree? Take a look at jobs that are currently hiring!!

History Degree:

Chief Executive Officer, Historic Locust Grove
- Tasks:
  - Provide strategic leadership and vision to the staff, board, and community partners
  - Oversee the direction and emphasis of historical interpretation of the museum through all of its initiatives and programs, with the Director of Interpretation and other staff
  - In collaboration with the Board of Directors, formulate policies and coordinate the activities of Board committees
  - Provide oversight in the maintenance, care, preservation, and security of the museum’s collection of historic and modern buildings and historic landscape, working with the Buildings and Grounds Supervisor and other site staff
  - Responsible for negotiating and managing all agreements associated with the function and operations of the site, as a fiduciary
  - Provide oversight of daily operations, including facilities management
  - Develop, manage, and monitor the museum’s $750,000 budget annual operating budget, and capital and restricted funds, ensuring financial sustainability and effective resource allocation for preservation, programs, and operations
  - Responsible for cultivating new donor and sponsor relationships and for maintaining and expanding existing relationships.
  - Represent Locust Grove in the local community and the museum community through public speaking and other community engagements
- Education/Experience:
  - Master’s Degree in Museum Studies, American Studies, American History, or appropriate related field, required
  - Minimum of five years managerial and leadership experience, required
  - Excellent oral and written communication and public relations skills, with the ability to engage a wide range of stakeholders, required
  - Budget management experience, required
  - Familiarity with professional museum standards, required
  - Experience with museum accreditation, preferred
  - Experience in fundraising, preferred
- Annual Salary: $75,000 - $85,000
- Location: Louisville, Kentucky
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Mining History Researcher, Toeroek Associates
- Tasks:
  - Research the ownership and operations of historical mining sites and mining claims, sometimes going back to the 1800s
  - Assist in identifying sources of information about mining operations, including federal, state, and local agencies, public libraries, private archives, historical societies, and map and aerial photography archives
  - Work with archivists, librarians, and local county offices to obtain documents pertinent to PRP historical operations and waste disposal practices
  - Review information on PRP operations, including responses to EPA information requests, facility inspection reports, sampling and investigation reports, hazardous materials inventories and other documents collected, and identify relevant data for purposes of analyzing CERCLA liability
  - Draft evidence summary reports that present information about PRP mining operations, chemical usage, disposal practices, and soil and groundwater sampling data
  - Review laboratory sampling data results for purposes of extracting and summarizing relevant data from sampling and investigation reports
  - Review real property title documents and prepare title reports and tables showing the ownership history of the property
  - Conduct corporate research and identify corporate successors
- Education/Experience:
  - Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts degree from an accredited university
  - Prefer 2 - 5 years of relevant work experience
- Hourly wage: $21.63 - $27.88
- Location: Lakewood, Colorado
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Exhibition Creative Manager
- Tasks:
  - Lead development of long-term exhibition plan for two state museums
  - Develop all agency exhibition themes, write interpretive content, collaborate with editors/marketing/education teams
  - Oversee budgets, grant applications, project timelines
  - Coordinate installations and artifact care
  - Facilitate communication between internal and external stakeholders
  - Supervise temporary exhibition staff
- Education/Experience:
  - Bachelor's degree in exhibition design, art, history, museum studies, or closely related field
  - 3 years of professional experience in creating successful large exhibitions
- Starting Salary:$4,288 - $5,800 monthly
- Location:State Historical Society of North Dakota in Bismarck, ND
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Lawyer/Paralegal
- Tasks:
  - Provide support for attorneys and law offices
  - Legal research, gathering and analyzing evidence, drafting legal documents, filing briefs/appeals/court transcripts
  - Interpreting laws and regulations
  - Researching and analyzing legal precedents (advanced degree required)
- Average salary: $93,000
- Location: Varying states
Museum Archivist
- Tasks:
  - Hands-on experience with art, artifacts, and historical documents
  - Appraise and research artifacts
  - Storage and preparation of artifacts
- Education/Experience:
  - Bachelor’s degree in Archival Science or Political Science with at least 12 semester hours in one or any combination of the following: archival science, history, American civilization, economics, political science, public administration, or government
  - Combination of education and experience - at least 30 semester hours that included courses as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education
- Starting Salary: $63,000
- Location: Austin, TX
Journalist
- Tasks:
  - Research and analyze information/communicate findings effectively
  - Strong understanding of background of issues reported
- Average Salary: $41,500
- Location: Varying states
History Professor
- Tasks:
  - Strong leadership skills and enjoyment from explaining historical events or concepts to others
  - Give lectures and meet with students
  - Advise students about academic progress
  - Research topics (some even publish their work)
- Average Salary: $61,000
- Location: Varying states

Political Science Degree:

Operations Coordinator, Governor's Office of Operations and Cabinet Affairs (NEW!)
- Tasks:
  - Serve as a liaison between the Governor’s Office, state agencies, and external parties
  - Provides regular updates to state employees with pertinent information and necessary action items
  - Creates and ensures timely delivery of relevant briefing materials
  - Serves as team lead for all event planning, logistics, and coordination
  - Assists with specific research and analysis assignments as directed by supervisor and leadership team
- Education/Experience:
  - A degree in political science, public policy, business administration, organizational effectiveness, or another related field.
  - Previous experience in government or business administration, project management, process improvement, data analytics, customer service, or another related field
- Average Salary:$60,000-$70,000 annually
- Location: Denver, CO
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Executive Protective Agent for the CIA (NEW!)
- Tasks:
  - Provide armed protection for Intelligence Community leaders
  - Analyze threats in order to modify protective profiles, and utilize issued weapons and equipment
  - Frequent travel both domestic and overseas
- Education/Experience:
  - Candidates must be in good physical, mental, and emotional health because of the strenuous demands of the assignment
  - Bachelor's or advanced degree (no preferred major)
  - Ability to meet minimum requirements for joining CIA
- Average Salary: $70,189-$128,956
- Location: Washington D.C.
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Policy Analyst for the CIA (NEW!)
- Tasks:
  - Support policymakers by producting and delivering written and oral assessments of domestic politics, foreign policy, stability, and social issues of foreign governments and entities
  - Examine actors' goals, motivations, culture, values, history, society, decision-making processes, and ideologies in context of how those elements affects U.S. interests and national security
  - Foreign and domestic travel, language training, analytic tradecraft and management training
- Education/Experience:
  - Bachelor's or master's in Political Science or International Affairs
  - Ability to meet minimum requirements for joining the CIA
- Average Salary: $66,061-$191,900
- Location: Washington D.C
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Nonprofit Program Coordinator
- Tasks:
  - Perform administrative and operations management tasks, and human resources tasks
  - Planning fundraising initiatives
  - Outreach coordination
  - Public communication
- Education:
  - Bachelor’s degree (relevant master’s degree is helpful)
- Average Salary: average salary of $49,000
- Location: Varying states
Legislative Assistant/Legal Writer
- Tasks:
  - Write, edit, and research evidence for bills, proposals, and other legislation
  - Brainstorm legislation ideas, provide revisions and recommendations,
  - Answer questions for the media and other legislators
  - Typically work for government officials or agencies, political advocacy groups, or non-profit orgs
- Average Salary: $55,000
- Location: Varying states
Campaign Manager
- Tasks:
  - Manage all operations of a political campaign
  - Collaborate with the candidate on goals and strategies
  - Lead a team of political staffers to conduct public relations, social media communication, event planning, budget monitoring, fundraising efforts, and voter support initiatives
- Education:
  - Some employers may prefer a bachelor’s and master’s degree
- Average Salary: $67,000
- Location: Varying states
Political Affairs Officer
- Tasks:
  - Monitor a region's cultural and political climates to provide intelligence to their employing nation’s government
  - Conduct research, write reports, and consult with local people
  - Goal is to keep government informed of any sudden or potential shifts that could affect the safety of the country’s citizens or partnership between two nations
- Education:
  - Many employers require a master’s degree
- Average Salary: $77,500
- Location: Varying states