This position is part of the National Archives and Records Administration, Joseph R. Biden Presidential Library. The incumbent serves as Registrar and performs a variety of duties which include the full management responsibilities of all museum objects and their records. Duties include collection management, research and response to queries on the collection, loan management, management of all artifact movement and assisting with exhibits.

Duties

As a Museum Specialist (History), you will: Ensure that proper procedures are followed with regard to the proper accountability, registration, documentation and care of the collections from the establishment phase for a new Presidential Library forward. Coordinate and administer both incoming and outgoing loan requests for the Library. Assist with exhibitions, including researching, writing, and coordinating object selection and preparation efforts with design and production staff. Perform research related to the collections to support production of text for labels and scripts and developing and maintaining catalogues. Respond to public inquiries concerning the collections, answering by letter, phone, electronically, or in person.

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. For the GS-11, you must have one year of specialized experience at level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 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. Duties such as accessioning, proper care, accountability reporting, inventory, preservation, artifact handling, documentation of objects, and deaccessions; AND Administering museum collections management databases such as: The Museum System (TMS), PastPerfect Museum Software or Re:Discovery software; AND Managing incoming and outgoing loans of artifacts in a museum setting including duties such as loan requests paperwork, insurance, shipping logistics, loans registration, and electronic (TMS) and hard copy records related to all loans. In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable (as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F): For the GS-11, you must have been at the GS-09level for 52 weeks.

Contacts

• Address OFFICE OF PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES 8601 Adelphi Road College Park, MD 20740 US
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-8990
• Email: [email protected]