This position is part of the National Archives and Records Administration. This position is located at the Barack H. Obama Library. The incumbent performs a variety of duties, including oversight for all objects and official records, in connection with the management of the library's museum collections. The incumbent also carries out individual research and/or exhibit projects and performs a variety of public service duties.

Duties

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-11. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position. As a MUSEUM SPECIALIST (HISTORY), you will: Ensure that the proper procedures are followed with regard to the care, registration, and documentation of the collections. Oversee the accessioning and cataloging of the collections and maintains manual and automated collections inventories and file systems. Supervise the movement of objects, especially those used in an active public performance environment. Coordinate incoming and outgoing shipments, especially loans for temporary exhibits, with the curator and other museum staff. Serve as site administrator for the museum collections management database, The Museum System (TMS).

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. Specialized Experience: For the GS-09, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes: Conducting custodial duties related to artifact registration and collections-based management in a museum setting. Duties such as accessioning, proper care, accountability reporting, inventory, preservation, artifact handling, documentation of objects, and deaccessions; AND Inventory control consisting of records, reports and resolving inventory anomalies according to established SOPs and or procedures. OR You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: 2 full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education or master's or equivalent graduate degree related to the position; (Related fields of study include art, history, museum studies, scientific subjects, or other courses related to the position to be filled.) In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: For the GS-09, you must have been at the GS-07level for 52 weeks.

Contacts

• Address LEGISL ARCHVS, PRES LIB, AND MUS SV 2500 W. Golf Road Hoffman Estates, IL 60169 US
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-8990
• Email: [email protected]