Provenance Researcher

Published: June 13, 2024    Jobs, Research Position

Closing: June 28, 2024

Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History https://naturalhistory.si.edu/research/biorepository

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) Office of the Registrar is seeking contract services for provenance research and coordination services to:

1) provide provenance research services to evaluate the prior acquisition of collections deemed by NMNH to be high priority as determined by the museum or through request

2) address and respond to Shared Stewardship and Ethical Returns inquiries regarding items in NMNH’s collections in a timely manner and

3) coordinate communication between NMNH groups working under the NMAI Act and the NMNH Shared Stewardship and Ethical Returns Policy and Human Dignity Team.

If you are interested learning more about this contract, please contact Katharine Barker at barkerk@si.edu for the Request for Quote and Statement of Work documents.  Please note that responses are due by 5pm on Friday, June 28th.