Historian

Aliases: History Analyst, History Researcher

Industry/Sector(s): Education, Training and Research

JOB DESCRIPTION ¹

The tasks an Historian is expected to perform include:

Studying, interpreting and preparing chronological records for dealing with past and current events connected with the origin and progress of a nation, state, region, institution, etc.
Visiting places of historical importance, collecting historical data from different sources such as archives, court records, diaries, files and other published and unpublished materials
Evaluating data on authenticity and relative significance
Assembling historical data in a systematic form and relating them to the time, place and sequence of cause and effects
Aiming at the objective statement of facts and writing history in a narrative form from the assembled data to denote events as they occurred
Conducting research of historical importance

WORK ENVIRONMENT ^{1, 2}

It is a desk job
Need not handle a team
Local travelling is a part of this job role
Part-time work and contractual jobs may be available
Work from home option is not available

Working hours

Organizations usually work for 5/6 days a week and 8/9 hours everyday. This may vary from organization to organization
Shift system may be available
Overtime may be required

Is the job suitable for a candidate with special needs?

This may vary from organization to organization

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING ³

Preferably, B.A. in history

KEY COMPETENCIES ¹

In-depth knowledge of history
Ability to read and study texts written in an ancient language
Skilled in checking the authenticity of the data received/found
Ability to classify the data collected and writing reports on the same
Skilled in narrative writing

DESIRABLE COMPETENCIES ¹

Responsible
Hard-working

AVAILABLE SKILL TRAINING AND LEARNING INSTITUTES

Colleges providing B.A. in history across India

AVAILABLE SKILL TRAINING SCHEMES/SCHOLARSHIPS

For scholarship and schemes, use further links like:

https://scholarships.gov.in/

SAMPLE OF TRAINING AND LEARNING COURSES

http://www.universityofcalicut.info/SDE/BAHistory.pdf

CAREER PROGRESSION PATH ⁴

Intern → Historian → Head of the Department

The progression is indicative

EXPECTED EARNINGS ³

For new entrants - Rs 30,000 to Rs 40,000 per month

These figures are indicative and subject to change

REQUIRED WORK EXPERIENCE ³

Some organizations hire new entrants too

PROBABLE EMPLOYERS ^{1, 3}

Private and government colleges/universities
Museums
Cultural centres
Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

KEYWORDS

Historian
Archivist

OCCUPATIONAL CODES AND STANDARDS

Standard	Code	Description
NCO 2015	2633.0100	Historian
ISCO 2008	2633	Philosophers, Historians and Political Scientists
NIC 2008	72200	Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities
QP Reference	Not available	Not available
NSQF	Not available	Not available

REFERENCES

1	National Classification of Occupations Division 2
2	http://www.ccdisabilities.nic.in/page.php?s=reg&t=def&p=list_jobsNew
3	https://targetstudy.com/professions/historian.html
4	http://dget.nic.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/publication/Des-Div-2.pdf

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