The National Gallery of Art welcomes all people to explore art, creativity, and our shared humanity. Millions of people come through our doors each year, with even more online, making us one of the most visited art museums in the world. Our renowned collection includes over 160,000 works of art, from the ancient world to today. Admission to the West and East Buildings, Sculpture Garden, special exhibitions, and public programs is always free. The Division of Photography (CPH) is responsible for the acquisition, care, study, and display of the National Gallery's preeminent collection of Photographs, which includes over 21,000 works encompassing the history of the medium from its beginnings in 1839 to the present as well as time-based media art. The collection features deep holdings of the most celebrated practitioners of photography, including Alfred Stieglitz, Robert Frank, Robert Adams, Gordon Parks, Dorothea Lange, and others. It also includes exceptional examples of Western European and American photography from the 19th-century to contemporary photography. Through exhibitions and publications, the department advances scholarship in the history of photography and ensures the long-term preservation of the collection. Duties for this position include Undertakes and oversees major art historical research projects based on observation, critical analysis, hypothesis, investigation, evidence, and conclusions, utilizing established art historical approaches as well as broader methodologies that illuminate new perspectives. Leads the Department of Photography, responsible for formulating and implementing its strategic plan in consultation with the Chief Curator and Conservation Officer. Manages the departmental budget and personnel matters. Participates in Gallery-wide activities and meetings related to curatorial or administrative matters of concern to the department or the Gallery. Assists the Chief Curator and Curatorial Officer in management duties beyond the departmental level. Participates in Gallery-wide advisory, curatorial, and management committees. Resumes must be no longer than two-pages in length. The resume must address minimum qualifications and other requirements listed in the job announcement. Beginning on September 27, 2025, job seekers can modify existing resumes stored in their USAJOBS profile or upload or build a new resume in their USAJOBS profile to meet the two-page requirement and mark a resume as searchable in the Agency Talent Portal (ATP). Job seekers must choose a resume that is two pages or less to make it searchable and apply for jobs. Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable) as it relates to this job opportunity. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Your resume must include the dates of all qualifying experience (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours worked/volunteered per week.

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