The National Museum of African American History and Culture is the only national museum devoted exclusively to the documentation of African American life, history, and culture. It was established by an Act of Congress in 2003, following decades of efforts to promote and highlight the contributions of African Americans. To date, the Museum has collected more than 40,000 artifacts. The Museum opened to the public on September 24, 2016, as the 19th museum of the Smithsonian Institution.
The National Museum of African American History and Culture is seeking a dynamic, experienced photo conservator to work with the conservation team within our shared offsite lab facility to provide a wide variety of conservation and preservation services to the over 16,000 photographs and countless photo-mechanical collections at the museum. The incumbent will work collaboratively and efficiently with very active exhibition, acquisition, rotation, and loans schedules to provide conservation support, consultation, and provide treatment to the collections while moving the care of the collection, the department, and the field forward with innovation, creativity, and cultural sensitivity.
Applications must be completed on USAJobs.gov. The job posting will be open to applicants for the government standard period of two weeks: July 11, 2022 to July 22, 2022
USAJOBS listing: Photograph Conservator
Duty location: Landover, Maryland
Pay Plan: GS-1016-12, starting at $89,834 per year
