The position is in the Office of Art in Embassies, Operations Directorate, Bureau of Overseas Building Operations. The incumbent serves as a Museum Curator (Art) and acts as Assistant Curator. The position performs professional museum curatorial work in the field of contemporary visual fine art. Includes professional work associated with artist research, visual art exhibition planning, fine art collections development/management, and public service and contemporary art education functions. 

Duties

Assists curators with conceiving, developing, and executing a range of temporary exhibitions of Contemporary fine art. Assists with permanent collections of Contemporary fine art including commissions of monumentally-scaled art work and technical coordination of such works. Develops and maintains a balanced collection of Contemporary fine art based on professional judgment and knowledge of American and international Contemporary fine art. Develops research projects with appropriate scope and focus for proposal of fine art exhibition themes and the contemporary artists to be included in such exhibitions to ambassadors. Directs and manages the installations of Contemporary visual fine art exhibitions, collections, and complex site-specific projects such as monumentally scaled sculpture.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Incumbent will be subject to random drug testing.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit: www.dhs.gov/E-Verify/

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all the qualification requirements described below by the closing date of this announcement. If you are qualifying based on education OR if there are mandatory education requirements listed below, you MUST submit a copy of your college transcript with your application. Applicants must have ONE of the required basic entry qualification requirements described below: BASIC REQUIREMENTS: Have an undergraduate or higher level degree from an accredited college or university museum work; OR in an applicable subject-matter field; OR Have 4 years of experience that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of the 4-year course of study as shown above; OR Have a combination of education and experience where my coursework was equivalent to a major, as shown above, PLUS appropriate experience OR additional education. Note: All applicants WILL BE required to submit transcripts as verification of educational requirement by the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to provide requested information, or the information you submit is insufficient to verify your eligibility, you WILL lose consideration for this position. IN ADDITION to meeting one of the basic entry qualifications requirements listed above, the applicant MUST have 1 year of specialized experience that has equipped them with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience is related to the work of the position and equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal service. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following: Experience curating culturally significant, contemporary visual fine art exhibitions Experience conducting systematic research on contemporary visual artists exhibited in domestic and international museums or galleries to borrow artworks.

Education

See the qualifications section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements, if applicable.

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the education requirements if you can show that the foreign education is comparable to that received in an accredited educational institution in the United States. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. Click on the link for a list of accredited organizations recognized as specializing in interpretation of foreign education credentials.

Contacts

• Address U.S. Department of State 1999 Dyess Ave. Charleston Reg. Ctr., E119B Charleston, South Carolina 29405 United States
• Name: Emily Markley
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]