This position is part of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Richard Nixon Presidential Library. At this level, the incumbent is highly skilled and expert in the functional area of collections management, including all aspects of registration and collection documentation, proper object and archival care, handling and storage, and conservation issues and techniques.

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 maintain manual and automated collections inventories and file systems. Develop and supervise all physical inventory projects for the Library and is responsible for developing progress and accountability reports for the collection. Manage the proper conservation, preservation, and restoration of collections where assigned. Develop and implement improvements in utilizing space, identify needs, and seek solutions for additional space and equipment. This includes ensuring the proper storage is maintained. 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. Respond to public inquiries concerning the collections, answering by letter, phone, electronically (e.g., E-mail), or in person. Furnish information on specialized subjects; extensive research may be required.

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. For the GS-09, you must have one year of specialized experience at 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. Examples may include: 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 Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), rules and/or regulations. OR EDUCATION: You may substitute education for specialized experience with 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.) OR COMBINATION: You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions. 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 OFFICE OF PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard Yorba Linda, TX 92886-3903 US
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-8990
• Email: [email protected]