The Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. This position is located within the Office of Collections, Division of Public History, National Museum of American History (NMAH). NMAH is home to more than 1.8 million objects and more than three shelf-miles of archival collections, preserving and sharing the greatest single collection of American history in the world.
The Supervisory Museum Specialist (Offsite) manages a staff of Museum Specialists performing collections management functions within the Office of Collections. Responsibilities range from supervisory, to project management, to leading and participating in a range of collections care initiatives.
In this position, you will: Coordinate collections-related functional activities across NMAH collections projects to ensure efficient planning, execution, and integration of project objectives. Lead the collections management work in the Collections Management Office in support of collections care, storage, display, access, and preservation.
Supervise staff assigned to the Collections Management Office, providing leadership, direction, and oversight to ensure the successful accomplishment of program objectives.
The Smithsonian offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, vacation and sick leave, holidays, health/life insurance, accident insurance, and excellent retirement program options. Please see Benefits at https://www.si.edu/OHR/benefits for a complete description.
Flexible Spending Accounts - https://www.fsafeds.com/ Health Insurance - http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/index.asp Leave - http://www.opm.gov/oca/leave/index.asp Life Insurance - http://www.opm.gov/insure/life/index.asp Long Term Care Insurance - http://www.ltcfeds.com Retirement Program - https://www.opm.gov/retirement-services/
johnsonsn@si.edu · 202-633-6282
This position is with Smithsonian Institution , Other Agencies and Independent Organizations.
The posted pay range is $102415 – $133142/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
This position requires a Other security clearance.
Applications close on 2026-10-07.
This is a Full-Time, Permanent position.
This position is open under the 'Fed Internal Search' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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