Museum Specialist (General).

About the Role

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

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the work of other NMAAHC collection units with the collection.
• Assist the Photo Services department in handling objects to be photographed, 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, disassemble, assemble, load, unload, secure, crate, or cradle artifacts.
• Perform all types of collection handling operations, including those requiring the operation of forklifts, box trucks, and other vehicles or equipment.
• Monitor environmental conditions of the collection storage areas.
• Plan for, facilitate, and document researcher use of the collection.

Requirements

• Requires career or career-conditional status or eligibility.
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.
• Occasionally, the work is strenuous, with significant physical activity required to lift objects up to 40 lbs.
• Qualification requirements must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing date.

Qualifications

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

Specialized Experience: 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:

• Creating and coordinating workflow related to collections processing.
• Preparing objects for shipping.
• Providing transport and scheduling installation and de-installation for exhibitions.
• Creating object housing.

Education: Two full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education or a master’s or equivalent graduate degree related to the position may substitute for experience. Unofficial transcripts are required.

Combination: Education and experience may be combined to meet the basic qualifications.

Your resume must clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with the responsibilities and specialized experience required for this position. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps). Part-time or unpaid experience will be considered to determine total years and months of experience.

Benefits

• Vacation and sick leave.
• Holidays.
• Health and life insurance.
• Accident insurance.
• Excellent retirement program options.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.

This position is included in the bargaining unit. Recruitment incentives may be authorized, contingent upon availability and requiring a service agreement.