Supervisory Museum Curator

Full Job Description

About the Position: Responsible for overseeing, coordinating, and managing the Army Artifact Collection assigned to the Museum Support Center (MSC) in accordance with professional standards, regulations, and policies.

Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job.

You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected.

See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.

30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below.

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).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

To qualify for this position you must meet the qualification requirements listed below: Basic requirements for Museum Curator: Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in museum work; or in an applicable subject-matter field such as Museum Studies or History.

OR Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

OR Experience: Four years of experience that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of the four year course of study as shown in A above.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: researching a diverse collection of military historical artifacts to determine significance and classification; performing historical artifact conservation/preservation measures for an collection; and performing artifact inventory and accountability.

This definition of specialized experience is typical work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-12).

To be referred, applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade and qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing date of the announcement. Major Duties:

• Guides and directs employees as well as performs artifact identification, registration, cataloging and validation of data.
• Oversees the fabrication of special museum grade fixtures as needed for the storage and shipment of artifacts.
• Designs or selects special fixtures for purchase or construction and compiles and implements work orders.
• Evaluates and verifies invoices, shipping documents, and inventories.
• Employs extensive working knowledge of museum registration and cataloging policies and procedures.
• Manages and directs conservation/preservation measures to preserve artifacts in the assigned collection.
• Prepares written reports on the status of the collection; the condition of the facility in which it is stored; and weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports as required.
• Develops, coordinates, and manages the facility operational budget in accordance to resource requirements, mission priorities, and guidance provided by the Chief, Historic Materiel Division.
• Provide advice, counsel, and instruction to employees on technical work and administrative matters.
• Serves as a first line supervisor.