This position is located at Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area in the Northeast Region, Resource Management & Science Division. Open to the first 100 applicants or until 12/13/2023 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Duties

Major duties include, but are not limited to the following: Maintains all record keeping and documentation for museum collections. Maintains automated collections management data using National Park Service (NPS)-wide systems and according to NPS museum standards. Develops reports. Provides interpretive and reference services. Maintains proper preservation, security and fire protection, and collection storage conditions. Monitors, controls and maintains the environment for collections. Manages museum housekeeping and an integrated pest management program. Plans and implements proper curatorial procedures for onsite, external, and virtual exhibits, including implementation of loan paperwork. Implements procedures to preserve and protect objects while on exhibit. Coordinates with partners on planning and implementing contemporary art exhibits and exhibits using park collection materials, including multi-venue traveling exhibits. Assists in the general visitor services program of the unit when called upon. Develops interpretive and educational programs using the museum collections. Conducts research necessary to identify and/or authenticate museum objects, to obtain necessary catalog data, to develop new techniques for collection preservation, and to determine legal status (e.g. copyright, provenance). Assists researchers (both park staff and public) with collection inquiries and determines appropriateness of information release. Through primary source research, advances scholarship related to park themes and collections through publications and/or collaborations with academic professionals. Develops programming priorities, project statements and funding proposals to support curatorial operations and cultural resource research and ensures that professionally recognized procedures are applied in all operations. Provides technical advice, assistance, and training for staff, remote park curatorial personnel, and cooperators and frequently serves as team leader on curatorial projects.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-12/13/2023-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. Museum Curator 1015 Series Individual Occupational Requirements Basic Requirements: A. Degree: museum work; or in an applicable subject-matter field. -OR- B. Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. -OR- C. Four years of experience that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of the 4-year course of study as shown in A above. In addition to meeting the basic requirements, to qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: Collection management, assisting conservators with performing condition assessments of objects, interpreting and taking corrective actions to data collected from environmental monitoring devices and an Intergrated Pest Management program, performing preventive conservation on objects for exhibit or storage, developing museum exhibits in collaboration with interpretive staff, accounting for and tracking objects and performing quality assurance checks on data in a collections management information system, preparing documents for museum loans, shipping and receiving objects for exhibition, and preparing and submitting annual accountability reports. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in museum work; or in an applicable subject-matter field. You must include transcripts. -OR- COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. Only graduate level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be combined with experience. For example, an applicant with 6 months of appropriate experience equivalent to GS-9 (50 percent of the experience requirement for GS-11) and 45 semester hours of appropriate graduate education (50 percent of the education requirement for GS-11, in excess of that required for GS-9) would be qualified for a GS-11 position. If you are using education to qualify you must submit a copy of all your transcripts. Volunteer Experience: 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

Contacts

• Address NPS Inflation Reduction Act 1849 C St. NW Washington, DC 20240 US
• Name: Charlene Pierson
• Email: [email protected]