About the Position: This position is located at Silver Spring, Maryland. Recruitment incentives may be authorized for highly qualified candidates. Advanced Leave Accrual may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service and highly qualified.

Duties

Generate creditable, professional quality museum exhibit proposals. Solicit internal and external museum exhibit proposals for permanent and temporary exhibit installations. Plan detailed museum exhibits of original designs and concepts where the general format and specific themes to be illustrated are predetermined. Work with technical independence in the production of museum displays and exhibits, performing complex, varied and highly skilled crafts. Construct portions of structural museum exhibits from approved plans. Oversee and participate in the exhibit process from planning, design, fabrication, and installation. Duties may include but are not limited to, design and build cases, mounts wall panels and boxes, wires and installs special exhibit lighting. Assemble and complete museum project files by maintaining clear and concise written and graphic records of work accomplished, hours and materials expended to design, produce, install and uninstall an exhibit.

Requirements

• Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.

Qualifications

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. Current Civilian Employees of the Defense Health Agency (DHA)Current Permanent Department of Defense (DoD) Civilian EmployeeDefense Civilian Intelligence Personnel System (DCIPS) Interchange AgreementExecutive Order (E.O.) 12721Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanLand Management Workforce Flexibility ActMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI)Non-Department of Defense (DoD) TransferOffice of Personnel Management (OPM) Interchange Agreement EligiblePeople with Disabilities, Schedule APriority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatementVeterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the 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. Basic Requirements for Exhibits Specialist GS-1010-12: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: planning and constructing museum displays and exhibits; monitoring funding requests; and utilizing computer software systems for exhibit design (Examples include: Vectorworks, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Illustrator, or ONYX PosterShop). This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11).Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Cost Estimation and AnalysisDesign and Development EngineeringPlanning and Evaluating 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-11).

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Contacts

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