[short closing] Remote/Washington, DC: RFP – Archival Description Contractor, Smithsonian National Museum of African Art

Job Opening Title:
Archival Description Contractor

Name of Employer:
Smithsonian National Museum of African Art

Job Site Location (City, State) :
Remote and/or Washington, D.C.

Application Deadline:
04/11/2025

Minimum Degree Requirement:
Bachelor’s

Years of experience required:
3-6

Salary Range:

Job Opening URL:

Job Description (if URL to posting not available). Include instructions for how to apply.:
The National Museum of African Art (NMAFA) of the Smithsonian Institution is seeking an independent contractor to complete 545 hours of professional archival description work.

The Request for Quote and Statement of Work, which contain the details regarding this contract opportunities are available upon request until Friday, April 11th. Requests to obtain these documents will not be accepted after that date.

All correspondence regarding this request should include the subject line “Quote: Benin Kingdom Photographs in the EEPA.”
Please submit your request for the RFQ, SOW, and any questions to:

Haley Steinhilber
Archivist
Eliot Elisofon Photographic Archives
National Museum of African Art
Steinhilberh@si.edu