As acting department head at the National Gallery, the primary purpose of this role is to advance the institution's mission, vision, and strategic priorities, emphasizing the promotion of sustainable 21st-century practices and national service. This involves overseeing major art historical research projects and organizing scholarly exhibitions to expand knowledge within the field of modern and contemporary art.    

Duties

As the Acting Head of Modern and Contemporary Art you will:

Requirements

• You must be a United States Citizen.
• This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
• Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements.
• See "Other Information" section regarding Selective Service requirements.

Qualifications

Candidates must meet the Qualification Standards Handbook requirements for the GS-1015-15. Candidates must possess at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent in responsibility to the federal GS-14 level, responsible for the Gallery’s care, study, display, and expansion of a world-class collection of over 1,500 paintings, sculpture, and works in other media (excluding prints, drawings, and photographs), primarily American and European, from 1900 to the present day, including works in the National Gallery’s Sculpture Garden. Your application and resume must demonstrate that you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather, you must show in your resume how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the KSAs identified below. If asked to do so, cite specific examples of employment or experience contained in your resume and describe how this experience has prepared you to successfully perform the duties of this position. DO NOT write "see resume" in your application! Those applicants who meet the minimum qualification requirements will be evaluated against these factors to determine the best-qualified candidates. 1. Mastery knowledge and seasoned curator and manager with a record of achievement in art museum management, art acquisitions, collection care and development, research, publications, exhibitions, interpretation, and programs.  2. Proven track record of initiating and managing complex projects and exhibitions that entail cross-institutional collaboration.   3. Experience working closely with curators, conservators, registrars, and collection managers in managing changing art storage needs for expanding collections.   4. Possess excellent communication, writing, public speaking, and highly attuned interpersonal skills; must be energized about working collaboratively with other curators and diverse museum professionals.  5. Model the National Gallery’s values of diversity, equity, accessibility, and inclusion; curiosity and continuous learning; empathy and generosity of spirit; integrity; deepening public understanding; and agility and responsiveness.    Other Relevant Eligibility Criteria: Requires reading knowledge of one of the following: French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, or an Eastern European language.  Note: Applicants who are referred to the hiring office for selection consideration may be required to submit writing and/or work samples as part of the interview/selection process. If the hiring office decides to request a writing and/or work sample as part of its selection process, the vacancy contact will reach out to you by email to: (1) inform you of this requirement; and (2) provide further instructions.  "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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. Time-in-Grade: Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement to receive consideration under merit promotion procedures. CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section. You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Education

GS-1015: Degree: museum work; or in an applicable subject-matter field.
OR
Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
OR
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.

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In addition to meeting the basic educational requirement, you must also possess the specialized experience listed above.

Contacts

• Address National Gallery of Art 4th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20565 United States
• Name: Staffing
• Phone: 202-842-6814
• Email: [email protected]