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Join us at the Gilder Lehrman Institute, the leading nonprofit and nonpartisan organization dedicated to K–12 history education while serving the general public. Our mission is to promote the knowledge and understanding of American history through educational programs and resources.
 
At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. Drawing on the 87,000 documents in the Gilder Lehrman Collection and an extensive network of eminent historians, we provide teachers, students, and the general public with direct access to unique primary source materials.
Staff members from the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History view collection documents from the Gilder Lehrman Collection.

The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History offers a generous and inclusive benefits package, including health, dental, disability, and life insurance, 401(k) employer contribution, Flexible Spending Account plans, and paid time off in the first year of hire, including a paid winter recess from December 25 to January 1. The Gilder Lehrman Institute also offers generous tuition reimbursement for courses in the Gettysburg College-Gilder Lehrman MA in American History program.

Explore GLI’s hybrid remote/in-office opportunities below.

Open Positions at the Gilder Lehrman Institute

Internship Program

Learn about our Internship Program.