Employment
Our mission is to promote the understanding and continuity of diverse, contemporary grassroots cultures in the United States and around the world.
Employment vacancy announcements are posted here when available. They also may be viewed on the Smithsonian Institution Human Resources website
Positions for the 2009 Smithsonian Folklife Festival have been filled. Listing of temporary positions for the 2010 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will be posted in November 2009.
Mud brick/adobe masons from Mali build a gate modeled on one in Djenne on the National Mall as part of the Mali program at the 2003 Smithsonian Folklife Festival. Photo by Hugh Talman, Smithsonian Institution.