Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs

Company: National Association of latino Arts and Cultures
Location: Washington
Posted on: March 28, 2025

Job Description:

Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs

• Organization: National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
• Grant / Salary: This is a full-time, permanent Federal position. The salary range is $147,649 - $221,900 annually with an excellent benefits package.We are seeking an Associate Director for the Office of Curatorial Affairs (OCA) who will lead the National Museum of American History's (NMAH's) curatorial work in exhibitions, collections development, and research. The Associate Director will provide dynamic and thoughtful leadership, vision, support, and direction to the OCA in the planning, development, and implementation of exhibitions, collecting, research, publication, and programming, actively engaging the public in museum activities and developing a wide range of public history initiatives.The Associate Director will nurture the intellectual life of the museum, advancing and linking scholarly and collections activities and leveraging his/her knowledge of professional standards, best practices, and issues related to historical research, material culture, museum management, exhibitions, and public service. The Associate Director will work collaboratively with other members of the Museum's Senior Leadership team and serve as a key advisor to the NMAH Director and NMAH Deputy Director of Public History on scholarly and collections programs and issues.Candidates should have a demonstrated ability to interpret material culture and archival resources. Experience engaging broad public audiences and management experience in large, complex organizations are required. A Ph.D. in American Studies, History, Public Humanities, or related field is strongly preferred.For more information and to apply, please visit the Smithsonian Institution's website and click on the announcement numbers listed below:
• Open to the public: EX-24-14
• Current & former Federal status employees & special appointing authorities should apply to the announcement #: EX-24-13Contact Erika Mack-Dillaber, NMAH HR Manager, with questions at 202-633-3555 or NMAHApplications@si.edu.The Smithsonian Institution is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more info on the Smithsonian EEO program please see .
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