Job Opportunity with the Smithsonian National Museum of American History!
Part-Time Educational Technician (Spark!Lab Facilitator)
This position is located in the Lemelson Center, Division of Public History, National Museum of American History (NMAH), Smithsonian Institution (SI). The Lemelson Center’s mission is to promote public understanding of the history and role of invention and innovation in society.
The Lemelson Center’s Spark!Lab, located at NMAH, is a hands-on invention learning space which provides museum visitors, particularly children and their families, the opportunity to engage in the invention process through history, engineering, science, and creative activities.
The primary purpose of this position is to serve as an invention education facilitator in the Lemelson Center’s Spark!Lab, supporting operations of an invention education interactive exhibit and supporting children and adults in hands-on activities with inquiry-based facilitation.
This position has promotion potential to the IS-1702-05 grade level. This position requires work on one weekend day (Saturday or Sunday) per week and may require occasional work on evenings, weekends, or holidays in accordance with Smithsonian Institution policy.
Applications close Monday, January 5th.
The full position description, including information on how to apply can be found here!Posted: December 11, 2025, 4:16 PM