Historian 9-P11 (Project Reviewer)

Job Title and Level: Historian 9-P11 (Project Reviewer)

City/County: Lansing/Ingham

Type of Employment: Limited Term

Pay Grade and Annual Salary: $32.16 - $46.03 hourly

Brief Job Description:

This position serves as a Historian and provides analysis and review of statewide Federal historic preservation projects as required under Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) of 1966. This includes evaluating the effects of projects as they affect historic resources and involves analysis of project applications and documentation.

This position works with internal and external stakeholders to provide customer service, case management, research assistance, and complete project reviews. Specifically, this position will be focused on project funded by the Michigan Highspeed Internet (MIHI) Office for their Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD). The position also assists with data entry into the SHPO’s Argus CRIS database.

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This position is based at MEDC Headquarters in Lansing and may work a hybrid schedule with a minimum of 2 days of in-office work required.

Business Unit: State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO)

Supervisor: Ryan Schumaker, State Historic Preservation Officer

Minimum Education Required:

Possession of a master’s degree in history, art history, museum studies, anthropology, American studies, architecture, architectural history, urban planning, library/information science, historic preservation, or archival management.

Minimum Experience Required:

Historian 9: No specific type or amount is required.

Historian 10: One year of professional experience involving the study, preservation, analysis, interpretation, and preservation of history, historical artifacts, records, and sites equivalent to an Historian 9.

Historian P11: Two years of professional experience involving the study, preservation, analysis, interpretation, and preservation of history, historical artifacts, records, and sites equivalent to an Historian, including one year equivalent to an Historian 10; or, three years of professional experience recording, preserving, and presenting Michigan history, historical artifacts, records, and sites at a museum, historical site, archives, publication office, or historical site preservation office equivalent to a History Specialist 10.

Preferred candidate will have:

• At least 2 years’ experience working with Section 106 in consulting or review capacity
• At least 2 years’ experience working with complex databases
• Experience working with GIS platforms
• Experience conducting historical research and handling archival materials

How to Apply:

If you believe your qualifications meet the listed requirements and are interested in joining our team, please click on the link below and follow the NEOGOV instructions.

Historian 9-P11 (Project Reviewer)

Deadline for Response: Mar 18, 2026