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Head of the Historical Archive Department

Secretaría de Cultura · Centro Nacional para la Preservación del Patrimonio Cultural Ferrocarrilero

En español: Jefatura de Departamento de Archivo Histórico

This job in plain words

This job leads the team that cares for the historical archive of Mexico's railway heritage. The person in charge organizes, catalogs and supervises the documents, and also prepares them for research and public outreach.

Open to the public Vacancies: 1

Can you apply?

Anyone interested can apply if they meet the job profile and the call's requirements. They must be a Mexican citizen with full rights, or a foreigner whose immigration status allows them to do the job (FM3).

Education
Bachelor's degree · Holds a degree
Fields of study
Antropología, Ciencias Sociales, Artes, Archivonomía, Humanidades, Computación e Informática
Experience
At least 3 years
Experience areas
  • Social anthropology
  • Historical demography
  • Economic geography
  • Auxiliary sciences of history
  • General history
  • Political science
  • Statistics
  • Social change and development
  • Social groups

Also:

  • Willingness to travel: required.
  • Language: not required.
  • Management skills, including Strategic Vision, at proficiency level 4.
General requirements for every competition
  • Be a Mexican citizen with full rights, or a foreigner whose immigration status allows the job.
  • Not have been sentenced to prison for an intentional crime.
  • Be fit to perform the duties of public service.
  • Not belong to the clergy or be a minister of any religion.
  • Not be disqualified from public service or have any other legal impediment.
  • Not have a final sentence for certain intentional crimes (against life, bodily integrity, sexual freedom and safety, psychosexual development, family violence, political violence against women, or violation of sexual privacy), and not be declared a delinquent alimony debtor.

What you would do

  • Keep inventories, catalogs and search tools of the collections up to date.
  • Control the loan, consultation and copying of materials requested by users.
  • Write articles on historical, social, cultural and technical topics.
  • Propose materials for exhibitions and publications.
  • Check the environmental conditions where documents are stored.
  • Diagnose the physical state of materials and propose which go to conservation.

How the competition works

Stages:

  • Stage I. Candidate registration and résumé review on TrabajaEn: October 21 to November 4, 2026.
  • Request to revalidate scores: November 4 to 6, 2026.
  • Stage II. Technical knowledge exam, general federal public administration exam and skills assessment: from November 9, 2026 to January 19, 2027.
  • Stage III. Document review, experience evaluation and merit assessment: same calendar (November 9, 2026 to January 19, 2027).
  • Stage IV. Interview by the Selection Technical Committee: same calendar.
  • Stage V. Final decision of the selection process: same calendar.

Minimum score: 70 puntos de 100 posibles

Documents you will need:

  • Folio confirmation from TrabajaEn.
  • Printed résumé from TrabajaEn.
  • Birth certificate and/or FM3 immigration form (for foreign applicants).
  • Tax ID (RFC).
  • CURP (unique population ID).
  • Valid official photo ID (voter ID, passport or professional license with photo).
  • Degree, professional license or study certificate that proves the required education, as applicable.
  • Employment records that prove the required years of experience (appointment letters, work certificates, single service record, complete pay stubs, social security contribution history, among others).
  • Sworn statement (given during the document review).
  • Original documents for checking and simple copies.

Important:

  • Dates may change. TrabajaEn will notify you at least two business days in advance.
  • If you miss an assessment or do not bring the original documents on the set date and time, you are disqualified. Copies are not accepted in place of originals.
  • Finalists who do not win join the job's reserve list for one year.
  • If you score below 70 on the technical knowledge exam, you are disqualified. Dates are not rescheduled at applicants' request.

We wrote this summary automatically from the official call. Only the call published in the Diario Oficial de la Federación counts: read it before you register.

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