This position is located in Cultural Resources, Partnerships, and Science, in the National Center for Preservation Technology and Training. The primary purpose of the position is to serve as the program manager for the Materials Conservation Program. The incumbent is responsible for developing, implementing, managing & monitoring research activities on internal and external projects.

Duties

The major duties of the Physical Scientist position include, but are not limited to, the following: Oversees day-to-day operations of shared laboratory activities at NCPTT's six in-house laboratories, including independent selection and operation of technical analytical equipment and oversight of maintenance, repair, and safety of the laboratory. Oversees day-to-day technical management of NCPTT's materials conservation research assessing environmental and other effects that cause damage to historic building materials, artifacts, museum collections, and other cultural materials. Oversees day-to-day administration of research activities related to deterioration and protection of cultural materials undertaken by organizations with funding and technical support through the NCPTT's Preservation Technology and Training Grants program or by cooperative agreement or contract with NCPTT. Provides day-to-day fiscal and administrative management for the Materials Conservation Program, including formulation of program needs and budget requests, modification of scopes of work for procurement of research assistance and basic assistance; obligation of research funding, and other activities required by NPS management and Internal Control standards. Oversees the review of all technical products and reports, including those created through cooperative agreements, related to deterioration/conservation of historic building materials, artifacts, museum collections, and other cultural materials; where appropriate undertakes professional evaluations of work in progress and arranges for peer review by qualified subject matter specialists.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/22/2024-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. To qualify for this position at the GS-13 grade level, you must meet the following basic requirement by close of the announcement: BASIC REQUIREMENT: A degree in physical science, engineering, or mathematics that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science, and/or related engineering such as mechanics, dynamics, properties of materials, and electronics. -OR- A combination of education and experience with education equivalent to one of the majors shown in A above that included at least 24 semester hours in physical science and/or related engineering science, plus appropriate experience or additional education. -AND- To qualify for this position at the GS-13 grade level, you must possess all 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-12 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience must include all of the following: (1) Conduct materials science research using modern techniques for cultural objects and sites (2) Developing and tracking budgets (3) Experience managing or overseeing a program. You must include hours per week worked. 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. You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies". Experience listed as full-time will be credited at 40 hours per week.

Education

To satisfy the basic requirement 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.

There is no substitution of education for experience at the grade level(s) of this announcement.

Contacts

• Address Cultural Resources, Partnerships, and Science 1849 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20240 US
• Name: Erica Medina
• Email: [email protected]