African American Business History Researcher
Institution Type: | Nonprofit |
Location: | Illinois, United States |
Position: | Research Professional |
The HistoryMakers seeks to hire full time Oral History Researcher to complete in-depth research for its video oral history interviews and its subject matter categories in the area of African American business history. Those hired must have a background in business and/or economics and African American, and social history. The researcher will be responsible for:
- Conducting in depth background research on various subject matters to create in depth chronological timelines that average 100+ pages outlining the contributions of African Americans in the area of business from first the first contributor to the present as well as other reference sources and compiling a list of reference materials.
- Conducting in depth background research on selected African Americans to locate their contact information and biographical information prior to interviews using the Internet and online resources.
- Preparing detailed research outlines as well as long, short biographies and short descriptions in accordance with The HistoryMakers guidelines.
- Performing data entry using The HistoryMakers FileMaker Pro database as well as scanning documents and organizing them in archival folders after the interview is completed.
Skills
The candidate must have a master’s degree in economics, business or the history of American business and/or enterprise or a related degree. He/she must possess strong administrative (type 65 wpm) and organizational skills and be a very strong researcher/writer, adept at proofreading and able to multi-task. Prior experience with detailed paper file and desktop management, being able to do focused work for long periods of time, maturity of intent and the ability to demonstrate his/her interest in furthering The HistoryMakers mission and growth a must.
Contact: |
Please send resumes to: The HistoryMakers 1900 S. Michigan Ave. | Chicago, IL 60616 info@thehistorymakers.org |
Website: | https://www.thehistorymakers.org/ |
Primary Category: | Business History / Economic History / Studies |
Secondary Categories: | African American History / Studies |
Posting Date: | 02/16/2021 |
Closing Date | 05/06/2021 |