Museum Specialist (General)

The Museum Specialist (General) is responsible for carrying out collections management activities for the Office of Collections Management (OCM).

In this position you will:

• Facilitate the work of other NMAAHC collection units with the collection. Assist the Photo Services department in the handling of objects to be photographed the curatorial departments in collections work connected with exhibitions and research and the Registrar in preparing objects going out or returning from loan.
• In preparation for storage shipping transportation or exhibition disassembleassemble load unloadsecure crate or cradle artifacts. Perform all types of collection handling operations including those that require the operation of forklifts or similar equipment box trucks and other vehicles or equipment.
• Monitor environmental conditions of the collectionstorage areas.
• Plan for facilitate anddocument researcher use of the collection.

• Requires career/career-conditional status or eligibility.
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.

Conditions of Employment

Occasionally the work is strenuous with significant physical activity required to lift some object types that are large and heavy up to 40 lbs.

Qualification requirements including one year time-in-grade at the next lower grade level for promotion candidates must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing date. See the Required Documents section for additional information.

For information on qualification requirements seeQualification Standards Handbook forGeneral Schedule Positionsviewable on OPM Website.

Basic Qualifications:Experience related to the operation or management of a museum or similar collection of valuable objects. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include collections management registration cataloging research preservation restoration or conservation of collections of museum material or other experience related to the position to be filled. Most positions require a particular subject-matter specialization e.g. aeronautics anthropology art geology history natural science technology biology or zoology.

In addition to the basic qualification requirement above:

Experience: You qualify for this position if you possess one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-07 level in the Federal service or comparable pay band system. For this position specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience Creating and coordinating workflow related to collections processing; preparing objects for shipping; providing transport and scheduling installation and de-installation for exhibition; creating object housing.

Or Education:Two (2) full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate educationormasters or equivalent graduate degree related to the position. Unofficial transcripts are required.

Or a Combination:Education and experience may be combined to meet the basic qualifications. For a full explanation of this option please see theQualification Standards. Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. For instructions on where to fax these documents see the Required Documents section of this announcement.

Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages and should clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with the responsibilities and specialized experience required for this position. Do not copy language directly from the vacancy announcement as you will be deemed ineligible for consideration. Instead provide detailed descriptive information about your actual experience.

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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies knowledge and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience including volunteer experience.

Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. For instructions on where to fax these documents see the Required Documents section of this announcement.

In aneffort to streamline our hiring process SI employees whose current position of record is in the same job series (1016) and who are in a Federal competitive serviceappointmentas this advertised position are not required to submit a transcript with your application package. However if selected you will be required to provide a copy of your transcript before your start date in the position.

Time-in-Grade Requirements: Under competitive merit promotion procedures anyindividual who is currently holding or who has held within the previous 52 weeks a GeneralSchedule position under a non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted servicemust meet time-in-grade requirements (have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade of thegrade for which you are applying).