Other Positions
Collections Outreach Assistant
The Sam Howe Collection consists of 73 oversized crime ledgers (18,000 pages from 1863-1934). Sam Howe – Denver’s first detective and one of the nation’s first crime statisticians – maintained the ledgers during his 47-year law enforcement career. The ledgers are being digitized to preserve them and make them digitally accessible. This project involves developing a program to use the Sam Howe collections materials in college and university classrooms.
Where: Virtual
When: March 2014 - August 2024 (20 hrs/wk for apx. 6 mo.)
Rate: $20/hour
Terms: limited term, no benefits or PTO
Temporary Archival Processing Assistant
Duties include inventorying, creating catalog records, and rehousing archival materials within History Colorado’s Architecture & Urban Planning Collection. Tasks will also include consulting with the Temple Buell Associate Curator of Architecture to determine priorities for digitization and any conservation needs. The project will take place at the History Colorado Center.
Where: Denver, CO
When: Spring-Summer 2024 (20-25 hours/week; Not to Exceed 250 hours)
Rate: $20/hour
Terms: Part time, no benefits or PTO
Temporary Archival Processing Assistant
Duties include identifying, inventorying, and creating catalog records for materials within History Colorado’s Architecture & Urban Planning Collection. Tasks will also include consulting with the Temple Buell Associate Curator of Architecture to determine priorities for digitization and any conservation needs. The project will take place at History Colorado’s off-site collection storage location.
Where: Denver, CO
When: Spring-Summer 2024 (20-25 hours/week; Not to Exceed 250 hours)
Rate: $20/hour
Terms: Part time, no benefits or PTO
Hands-on History Program Director
Hands-on History Program Director will coordinate and facilitate educational programming for children ranging in age from 6-12 years of age on Fridays when students are not in school and during summer camp. This facilitation will focus on Colorado history and cover a wide range of topics including: archaeology, cultural diversity, social justice, resource management, and environmental stewardship.
Where: La Junta, CO
When: Depending on the applicant's availability, this role will be part time during the school year and expand to a full 40 hour/week seasonal non-benefited position during the summer for 7-8 weeks. This is a non-benefited position which requires 8-10 hours of availability every Friday from April 12th-May 17th, 2024 and 40 hrs of availability Monday-Friday during the camp weeks of June 10th-28th and July 8th-26th, 2024.
Rate: $22/hour
Terms: limited term, no benefits or PTO
Hands-on History Program Leader
Hands-on History Program Leader will facilitate educational programming for children ranging in age from 6-12 years of age on Fridays when students are not in school and during summer camp. This facilitation will focus on Colorado history and cover a wide range of topics including: archaeology, cultural diversity, social justice, resource management, and environmental stewardship.
Where: La Junta, CO
When: Depending on the applicant's availability, this role will be part time during the school year and could expand to a full 40 hour/week seasonal non-benefited position during the summer for 6-8 weeks. This is a non-benefited position which requires 8-10 hours of availability every Friday from April 12th-May 17th, 2024 and 40 hrs of availability Monday-Friday during the camp weeks of June 10th-28th and July 8th-26th, 2024.
Rate: $18-20/hour
Terms: limited term, no benefits or PTO