Spring Research/Content Intern, History Factory

Washington DC

Salary: $20-$25 per hour

History Factory is a pioneer in finding and leveraging the history and heritage of companies and brands for business advantage. We blend strategic, curatorial, research, and creative skills in a way that makes us a unique resource for clients.

We are looking for 1-2 research / content interns to support a variety of projects alongside our writers, curators, videographers, designers and other staff to provide foundational material used in documenting our client’s histories. Candidates should have an interest in history and corporate culture and strong communication and organizational skills.

Working for History Factory provides interns with an opportunity to further build their research and writing skills, expand their understanding of history and corporate culture in the context of today’s business environment, and explore opportunities in a variety of career paths.

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Director of Curatorial Affairs, National Postal Museum

Washington DC

Salary: $120,000-135,000 annually

The Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum (NPM) is dedicated to the preservation, study, and presentation of postal history and philately (the study of postage stamps and postal history). The museum showcases the largest and most comprehensive collection of stamps and philatelic material in the world—including postal stationery, vehicles used to transport the mail, mailboxes, meters, cards and letters, and postal materials that predate the use of stamps—and makes this rich history available to scholars, philatelists, collectors, and visitors from around the world.  

The National Postal Museum seeks a Director of Curatorial Affairs (DCA), located in the Curatorial Department, which leads NPM’s curatorial and research functions. The DCA provides dynamic and thoughtful leadership, vision, support and direction to NPM in the planning, development and implementation of curatorial, exhibitions, research, education, and publications. This position reports directly to the Deputy Director of NPM. 

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Shiff Curator of Climate Change, Royal Ontario Museum

Toronto, ON

Salary: $67,144 CAD to $143,367 CAD

Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), Canada’s largest museum ($65M annual budget), has opened a new position for a dynamic, creative and entrepreneurial leader with a track record of research, publications, and public engagement around the issues of climate change to envision, shape and grow a unique, trans-disciplinary museum initiative. Engaging global partnerships and audiences on the complex impacts of climate change, the successful candidate will be the driving force behind a greater understanding of and solutions to the climate crisis, informed by their research and disciplinary expertise, leveraging ROM’s extensive public platform to advocate, impact understanding, and inspire action. Opportunity for cross-appointment at University of Toronto and to live in cosmopolitan Toronto. Must be dynamic and effective communicator who leads collaboratively and can partner with staff and policy makers.

REQUIREMENTS: High-level, practicing scientist (PhD or equivalent) with achievements in field or lab and successful career, with interest in a more public-facing role. Experience with large trans-disciplinary museum, NGO or government department, or related environment desired; fundraising experience a plus. Full qualifications/how to apply: http://www.museum-search.com/open-searches/.

Apply by 12/18/2020 to SearchandRef@museum-search.com. EOE. Nominations welcome.