Museum Curator

The Smithsonian American Women's History Museum expands the story of America through the often-untold accounts and accomplishments of women—individually and collectively—to better understand our past and inspire our future. The museum's goal is to create space for women's history on the National Mall in Washington, DC, deepen our nation's stories, and inspire conversation, connection, and change. The museum's ultimate vision is a more representative history, a more collective future.

The Museum Curator is responsible for selecting, preserving, maintaining, and managing SAWHM's digital assets. In this position, you will: Conduct scholarly research by analyzing and reviewing digital content, collections, exhibitions, and educational materials. Provide scholarly review of original works (i.e., publications, articles, essays, video/audio, interactive experiences). Envision how digital assets fit together as a system and connect with in-person exhibitions and programming. Lead, support and integrate special digital engagement projects in addition to special programs, exhibits, events and workshops. Collaborate with colleagues to produce original digital content and multimedia features, using innovative and emerging digital technologies. Oversee contractor's work, write statements of work (SOW) to ensure deliverables are within program budgets and cost estimates and timely. Provide support to the Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs by contributing imaginative and practical ideas. Advise leadership on near- and long-term direction and planning for digital strategy through research and engagement goals of digital programs. Supervise a small number of positions to include assigning projects and tasks, providing work direction, preparing performance plans, and completing performance appraisals.

Conditions of Employment Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. For information on qualification requirements, see Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions on OPM website.

This position has a positive education requirement. Unofficial transcripts are required.