Museum Education Specialist

About the role

The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Museum Education Specialist responsible for aerospace education programs and curricular products developed and conducted through the National Museum of the USAF.

Responsibilities

• Analyzing, developing, and managing comprehensive educational programs for diverse audiences, ranging from the high school to adult level, with a focus on U.S. Air Force history and STEM subjects.
• Creating and tailoring curriculum to meet national and state standards.
• Managing program logistics and budgets.
• Successfully securing funding through grant writing.
• Evaluating organizational policies, recommending process improvements, and overseeing complex projects from initiation to completion, including the delivery of status briefings to senior leadership.
• Building and maintaining partnerships with educators, community leaders, and higher headquarters.
• Developing targeted communication strategies across various platforms to engage stakeholders and advance organizational missions.

Requirements

The preferred candidate will possess extensive experience in analyzing, developing, and managing comprehensive educational programs for diverse audiences, ranging from the high school to adult level, with a focus on U.S. Air Force history and STEM subjects, preferably within a museum environment. This background must include creating and tailoring curriculum to meet national and state standards, managing program logistics and budgets, and successfully securing funding through grant writing. The candidate must be adept at strategic analysis and project management, with a demonstrated ability to evaluate organizational policies, recommend process improvements, and oversee complex projects from initiation to completion, including the delivery of status briefings to senior leadership. A key component of this role is proven experience in building and maintaining partnerships with educators, community leaders, and higher headquarters, as well as developing targeted communication strategies across various platforms to engage stakeholders and advance organizational missions.

Qualifications

Most positions require a particular subject-matter specialization, e.g., aeronautics, anthropology, art, geology, history, natural science, technology, biology, or zoology.

Skills

Proven experience in building and maintaining partnerships with educators, community leaders, and higher headquarters, as well as developing targeted communication strategies across various platforms to engage stakeholders and advance organizational missions.

Benefits

NH-1016-III has a typical 2026 salary range of $92,841-$142,103 (including locality pay).

Pay

NH-1016-III has a typical 2026 salary range of $92,841-$142,103 (including locality pay).

Schedule

NH-1016-III has a typical 2026 salary range of $92,841-$142,103 (including locality pay).