Application Deadline

October 08, 2026

Department

National Museum of Natural History

Employment Type

Full Time

Location

Washington, DC

Workplace type

Onsite

Compensation

$85,447 / year

The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) is part of the Smithsonian Institution’s unique complex museums and galleries, the National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, and education and research facilities. The NMNH mission is to promote understanding of the natural world and our place in it, thus inspiring curiosity, discovery, and learning about the natural world through its unparalleled research, collection, exhibitions, and education and outreach programs. The museum’s collections tell the history of the planet and are a record of human interaction with the environment and one another. Because of the boundless curiosity of NMNH researchers, the breadth and depth of the collection, and the ability to inspire future generations of scientists, the museum has a vital role to play. In the next decade, the museum will welcome 40 million people through its doors and engage millions more digitally. Through NMNH, people can both discover the world and learn to become better stewards of it.

About the Smithsonian Institution

Founded in 1846, the Smithsonian is the world’s largest museum and research complex of 21 museums and galleries, the National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, and 14 education and research facilities. There are more than 6,500 Smithsonian employees, including approximately 500 scientists. The total number of objects, works of art and specimens at the Smithsonian is estimated at more than 157 million.

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