What You Will Do:
The NSRC is seeking an experienced, collaborative History Team Leader to lead a multidisciplinary team of historians, librarians/archivists, and multimedia specialists in mission-driven historical research, interpretation, outreach, and publication development. This role combines scholarly leadership, project execution, stakeholder engagement, and team coordination.
The History Team Leader will oversee a portfolio of historical initiatives that may include institutional and mission-support projects, interpretive research, staff outreach activities such as tours and lectures, and the development of historical products including learning content, books, articles, exhibits, and digital resources.
This position is responsible for overseeing the scope, schedule, and budget of all history projects, as well as the tasking and coordination of team resources across those projects to ensure timely, high-quality delivery. The ideal candidate is both a strong historian and an effective leader who can guide rigorous historical work, manage complex projects, build partnerships, and foster a positive and productive team environment.
This position requires a motivated, professional individual who can adapt quickly, work independently, and thrive within a collaboratively defined scope of work. Scope and priorities are established in partnership with WRS leadership and weapons program customers to ensure historical work aligns with mission needs, clear objectives, and evolving requirements. The selected candidate will work directly with program stakeholders to validate requirements, define deliverables, and coordinate work across the team with a high degree of autonomy and accountability.
What You Need
Minimum Job Requirements:
Technical Knowledge: Demonstrated experience in historical research, interpretation, historical methodology, and analytical frameworks. Experience conducting and guiding rigorous archival and primary source research. Experience translating historical research into applied mission support, interpretive conveyance, or written products. Familiarity with scholarly publication standards, citation practices, and peer-review processes. Knowledge of best practices in historical communication, including exhibits, lectures, tours, educational materials, and digital history products.
Project Management: Demonstrated ability to convert concepts and strategic objectives into executable projects with measurable outcomes. Ability to manage a portfolio of history projects simultaneously while balancing priorities, deadlines, and competing demands. Experience overseeing project scope, schedule, and budget across projects, and tasking/allocating team resources to meet project objectives effectively. Familiarity with coordinating interdisciplinary efforts, tracking progress, managing risks, and aligning historical work with broader organizational goals. Strong organizational skills and attention to detail in both planning and execution.
Customer Relations and Stakeholder Engagement: Ability to build effective working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders. Experience collaborating with leadership, subject matter experts, partner organizations, and/or public audiences. Ability to assess customer needs and translate them into achievable projects scopes and deliverables. Experience presenting historical findings/analysis to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and coordinate a team; plan, schedule, and assign work; provide feedback; support professional development; and ensure high-quality deliverables aligned with organizational priorities.
Teamwork/Collaboration: Demonstrated ability to foster a respectful, collaborative, and productive work environment. Ability to work constructively and professionally with colleagues across disciplines and backgrounds. Willingness to share knowledge, provide constructive feedback, and support team success.
Education/Experience:
Position requires a bachelor's degree in a science or engineering related field from an accredited institution and 8 years of directly related technical and program management experience; or an equivalent combination of education and technical experience directly related to the occupation. At this level an advanced degree is typically expected.
Desired Qualifications:
Knowledge of the LANL weapons programs and the history of the development of weapons throughout the National Security complex.
Advanced degree in History, Museum Studies, History of Science/Technology, or related field.
Experience developing publications, interpretive products, or educational content.
Experience in handling and interpreting classified/sensitive historical materials.
Familiarity with digital preservation tools, archival systems, or collections management systems.
Familiarity with knowledge architecture (ontology, taxonomy) and application of historical context in digital systems.
Work Location
The work location for this position is onsite and located in Los Alamos, NM. All work locations are at the discretion of management.
Position commitment
Regular appointment employees are required to serve a period of continuous service in their current position in order to be eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the time required, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. The position commitment for this position is 1 year.
Where You Will Work
Located in beautiful northern New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security. Our generous benefits package includes:
PPO or High Deductible medical insurance with the same large nationwide network
Dental and vision insurance
Free basic life and disability insurance
Paid childbirth and parental leave
Award-winning 401(k) (6% matching plus 3.5% annually)
Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
Flexible schedules and time off (PTO and holidays)
Onsite gyms and wellness programs
Extensive relocation packages (outside a 50 mile radius)
Additional Details:
Directive 206.2 – Employment with Triad requires a favorable decision by NNSA indicating employee is suitable under NNSA Supplemental Directive 206.2. Please note that this requirement applies only to citizens of the United States. Foreign nationals are subject to a similar requirement under DOE Order 142.3A.
Clearance:
Q (Position will be cleared to this level). Selected applicants will be subject to a background investigation conducted by or on behalf of the Federal Government, and must meet eligibility requirements* for access to classified matter. This position requires a Q clearance, and obtaining such clearance requires US Citizenship except in extremely rare circumstances. Dependent upon the position, additional authorization to access classified information may be required, which may or may not be available to dual citizens. Receipt of a Q clearance and additional access authorization ultimately is a decision of the Federal Government and not of Triad.
*Eligibility requirements – To obtain a clearance, an individual must be at least 18 years of age; U.S. citizenship is required except in very limited circumstances. See DOE Order 472.2 for additional information.
New-Employment Drug Test – The Laboratory requires successful applicants to complete a new-employment drug test and maintains a substance abuse policy that includes random drug testing. Although New Mexico and other states have legalized the use of marijuana, use and possession of marijuana remain illegal under federal law. A positive drug test for marijuana will result in termination of employment, even if the use was pre-offer.
Regular position
Term status Laboratory employees applying for regular-status positions are converted to regular status.
Internal Applicants
Regular appointment employees who have served the required period of continuous service in their current position are eligible to apply for posted jobs throughout the Laboratory. If an employee has not served the required period of continuous service, they may only apply for Laboratory jobs with the documented approval of their Division Leader. Please refer to Policy Policy P701 for applicant eligibility requirements.
Equal Opportunity
Los Alamos National Laboratory is an equal opportunity employer. All employment practices are based on qualification and merit, without regard to protected categories such as race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status or spousal affiliation, physical or mental disability, medical conditions, pregnancy, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, or citizenship within the limits imposed by federal, state, and local laws and regulations. The Laboratory is also committed to making our workplace accessible to individuals with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations, upon request, for individuals to participate in the application and hiring process. To request such an accommodation, please send an email to applyhelp@lanl.gov or call (505)-664-6947.
