About This Role
This position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of the Director (OD), in the Office of Intramural Research (OIR). The Museum Curator serves as a senior member of the Office of NIH History and Stetten Museum (ONHM)'s exhibit development team, contributing to new exhibits from concept to launch. The role involves managing the collection, contributing to social media, mentoring interns, and developing educational materials.
Responsibilities
- Serve as senior member of ONHM's exhibit development team, which jointly develops and presents new exhibits from initial concept through construction to exhibit launch
- Exercise continuing responsibility for the development and maintenance of the collection, including utilizing professional judgment in managing concerted efforts of collection expansion, location and selection of sources, and selective disposal of collection material
- Contribute substantially to ONHM's social-media posts and tracking standard metrics, working with other ONHM staff and ICO representatives to celebrate NIH anniversaries, observances, and commemorative occasions
- Provide guidance and mentoring to interns and volunteers
- Arrange and conduct tours of the collection
- Develop lectures and educational materials related to the Museum, its collections, and its history for use in ONHM's education and outreach projects
- Oversee the development and maintenance of a balanced collection
Requirements
- Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations
- Individuals who have served at least 2 years with the Peace Corps or 1 year with AmeriCorps VISTA
- Family members of a federal employee or uniformed service member who is, or was, working overseas
- Military spouses relocating under PCS orders, or whose spouse is 100% disabled or died while on active duty
- Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency
- Federal employees who meet the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee
- Current or former competitive service federal employees
- Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A
Important Details
- Application deadline: 10/23/2026
About the Company
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
