Historian

Immigration and Customs Enforcement; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 144,000 - 187,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Flexible Spending Account

Paid federal holidays

Job summary

Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Washington, DC, seeks a Historian to join the Human Rights Violators Law Division as a regional specialist, supporting investigations and prosecutions of human rights violators and war criminals.

Historians in HRVLD bring expertise in 20th century conflicts, archives research, and access to domestic and international records; regional focus includes the Middle East, with others encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• This position requires specific coursework and/or a degree to meet the basic education requirement.
• Transcript or course documentation must demonstrate listed courses or be evaluated for foreign education if applicable.
• If education is used to meet qualifications, official or unofficial transcripts or a list with courses and grades must be submitted.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate resourcefulness and analytical thinking in conducting research.
• Synthesize and contextualize findings for varying audiences.
• Organize and track documents for large-scale investigations and prepare status reports.

Education

Degree in history or related field

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Immigration and Customs Enforcement
• Department: Department of Homeland Security
• Location: Washington, District of Columbia

View Common Definitions of terms found in this announcement. Organizational Location: These positions are located in the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Office of the Principal Legal Advisor, in Washington, District of Columbia. These are non-bargaining unit positions.

Key Responsibilities

The selected historian will join the Human Rights Violators Law Division (HRVLD) as a regional specialist and be part of a team that investigates and prosecutes human rights violators and war criminals.

HRVLD historians are experts on the history of twentieth century conflicts or regimes in which human rights abuses were perpetrated and have broad knowledge of relevant historical literature and of domestic, foreign, and international archives, and similar repositories containing records pertinent to the investigations of human rights violations and war crimes.

HRVLD is recruiting a Middle East expert; candidates with desired expertise in Africa, the Balkans/Europe, and Latin America are also encouraged to apply. HRVLD historians conduct case-related investigative research as part of regionally focused teams at the Homeland Security Investigations led Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Center. The teams work to identify, investigate, and prosecute criminal and immigration cases against individuals in the U.S.

who have been involved in persecution, genocide, extrajudicial killing, torture, severe violations of religious freedom, female genital mutilation, the use or recruitment of child soldiers, war crimes or other human rights violations, as well as to seek the subsequent removal of these individuals from the United States.

As a Historian, you will perform the following duties: Demonstrate a high degree of resourcefulness, ingenuity, tenacity and creative thinking in conducting research. Synthesize and contextualize research findings for varying audiences. Organize, track, and account for documents and sources reviewed or collected on a large-scale research project. Analyze primary source materials to prepare status reports detailing progress in investigative research.

Requirements & Education

This position requires specific coursework and/or a degree to meet the basic education requirement. You must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned.

Your transcript(s) must clearly demonstrate the course(s) listed in the qualification requirement section.If the transcript(s) does not clearly demonstrate this, you must submit a copy of the course description and/or other documentation demonstrating that the courses are equivalent.

If you are claiming education as any part of your qualifications for this position, you must submit an official transcript, unofficial transcript, or a list including courses, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show that the education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S.

accredited college or university. Failure to provide such documentation with your application will result in lost consideration. See Recognition of Foreign Qualifications for more information.

DHS offers competitive salaries and an attractive benefits package, including: health, dental, vision, life, and long-term care insurance; retirement plan; Thrift Savings Plan [similar to a 401(k)]; Flexible Spending Account; Employee Assistance Program; personal leave days; and paid federal holidays.

Other benefits may include: flexible work schedules; telework; tuition reimbursement; transportation subsidies; uniform allowance; health and wellness programs; and fitness centers. DHS is committed to employee development and offers a variety of employee training and developmental opportunities.

For more information, go to the DHS Careers website and select "Benefits." Disabled veteran leave will be available to any Federal employee hired on or after November 5, 2016, who is a veteran with a service-connected disability rating of 30 percent or more. A student loan repayment incentive may be available, in which case a service agreement will be required.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $143913 – $187093/yr.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Top Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-11-09.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.

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