Oral History Program Associate, Digital Collections

Oral History; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

The Science History Institute in Philadelphia, PA is seeking a Program Associate for the Center for Oral History. The role focuses on maintaining and growing the oral history collection, processing recordings and transcripts, and coordinating interviews for ongoing research projects.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in humanities or related fields, at least three years of relevant experience, strong editing and communication skills, and familiarity with OHMS and digital curation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in humanities, social sciences, or sciences.
• Minimum of three years of professional work experience, preferably in history, history of STEM, oral history, or public history.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills.
• OHMS experience preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Process audio/video recordings and transcripts.
• Communicate with interviewees.
• Plan interviews for ongoing and future research projects.
• Ingest materials donated to the Institute.
• Migrate oral histories into the digital collections using OHMS and update workflows.

Education

Bachelor's degree in humanities, social sciences, or sciences

Tools

OHMS experience

Microsoft Suite

Audio/Video editing software

Library CMS or DAMS

Job description

The Science History Institute in Philadelphia, PA is seeking a Program Associate for the Center for Oral History. The role focuses on maintaining and growing the oral history collection, processing recordings and transcripts, and coordinating interviews for ongoing research projects.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in humanities or related fields, at least three years of relevant experience, strong editing and communication skills, and familiarity with OHMS and digital curation