HISTORY AMBASSADOR PROGRAM
The History Ambassador program is designed to be a cohort experience geared towards current university and college students, or those transitioning careers. The Ambassador program is a year-long program for accepted applicants to become more familiar with the Utah Historical Society while working on a program-specific project. Projects will vary year-to-year depending on staff availability to be a mentor to an Ambassador and provide a specific project that can be completed within the year’s time.
The goal of the Ambassador program is to provide paid, in-depth experience for accepted applicants on both the project and organizational levels. This provides an opportunity for participants to get to know our organization deeply and explore potential interests over the course of a year.
- A one-year commitment.
- Paid, hourly opportunity ($15/hour).
- Weekly hours dependent on, and flexible with, participants’ schedule (no more than 12 hours per week).
- Requirements from Ambassador include: quarterly blog post, end-of-year project presentation, and more depending on project scope.
CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES
Oral History and Women’s History Ambassador | Apply by May 6, 2024
Working with the community engagement coordinator, the Women’s History Initiative, and the public history team at the Utah Historical Society, this ambassador will work to preserve and share underrepresented voices in Utah history through the oral history program and other means. This Ambassadorship will help add more sources, voices, and perspectives to the Utah Historical Society’s collections, resources, and programming. The ambassador will meet with community partners and review Utah historiography, Utah Historical Society collections, and other sources to identify gaps in current historical resources. Read the full job description.
Time commitment: 10-12 hours/week
Location: Hybrid
POUR Native American Student and Community Organizational Histories | Apply by May 6, 2024
Working with the Peoples of Utah Revisited (POUR) team at the Utah Historical Society, this ambassador will work to ensure the inclusion of Native American histories within POUR. The ambassador will conduct historical research in existing archives, and work with Native American community and student organizations, to carry out oral history interviews and on-site research in order to add sources, perspectives, and voices that are currently missing in Utah history. Building on their research and community outreach, the ambassador will also work with internal and external partners to bring researchers into the Peoples of Utah Revisited publishing pipeline to add written and digital materials to the initiative. Read the full job description.
Time commitment: 10-12 hours/week
Location: Hybrid