Job Description
The Science Museum of Virginia seeks a meticulous Registrar and Collections Specialist to join our Exhibit and Content Development team. Reporting to the David and Jane Cohn Scientist, Director of Exhibit and Content Development, this role offers an exciting opportunity to support the opening of the Northern Virginia Science Museum, a satellite location of the Science Museum of Virginia.
In this dynamic position, you’ll play a key role in acquiring fascinating objects from external partners to bring the stories of science, history, and discovery to life across all four galleries of the future Northern Virginia Science Museum. From building relationships with outside organizations to coordinating paperwork, transportation, and installation, you’ll help ensure each object contributes to an engaging visitor experience.
Following the opening of the Northern Virginia Science Center in 2027, your focus will shift toward documentation, special projects, and management of the Museum’s diverse permanent and educational collections. These include natural history and geologic specimens, archival materials, and significant artifacts related to transportation and flight, with objects housed across three locations in Danville, Sterling, and Richmond, VA. You’ll also support new and existing exhibits, lead special projects such as the preservation and restoration of artifacts, and coordinate the installation, monitoring, and deinstallation of objects associated with traveling exhibitions across all three museum locations.
If you’re passionate about museum collections, science, and storytelling, and enjoy bringing important objects and exhibits to life, this is an exciting opportunity to make a lasting impact!
Interested candidates must apply at https://jobs.virginia.gov/.
Benefits
The position offers a competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, FSA, HRA, HSA, life insurance, 457 and pension plan, short and long-term disability and employee assistance program. The Science Museum has a generous paid time off policy, including vacation leave, four days family & personal leave, eight sick days per year and 12 paid holidays.
The salary range for this position is $40,000 to $50,000. Actual compensation will be determined based on factors such as the candidate's experience and market considerations at the time of offer.
