Museum Curator (Art).

Duties

In This Position, You Will

• Conduct in-depth scholarly research in American art history, with a focus on portraiture, leveraging specialized expertise and integrating various subdisciplines within the broader field of study.
• Contribute to shaping the national collection by highlighting inclusive and meaningful stories of individuals who influenced America, through strategic acquisitions, meticulous collection care, and enhancing public access to the museum’s holdings
• Design and curate engaging, thought-provoking exhibitions, including accompanying catalogues and other written materials, utilizing the permanent collection and creating temporary displays that support the museum’s strategic objectives.
• Oversee and provide leadership in the Curatorial Department, ensuring the effective management and coordination of departmental activities and responsibilities.
  
  

Requirements

Conditions of Employment

• Requires career/career-conditional status or eligibility.
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.
  
  

Conditions of Employment

Qualification requirements, including one year time-in-grade at the next lower grade level for promotion candidates, must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing date. See the 'Required Documents' section for additional information.

For information on qualification requirements, see Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions viewable on

Qualifications

Individual Occupational Requirements

Basic Requirements

• Degree: museum work; or in an applicable subject-matter field. OR
• Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A 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.
  
  

Experience

In addition to the basic qualification requirement above:

Grade 13: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 level in the Federal Service. For this position, specialized experience is defined as:

• Researching art history, curating exhibitions, and identifying acquisitions;
• Developing presentations on art and history for public programs; AND
• Managing collections, exhibitions, preservation, and publications.
  
  

Grade 14: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal Service. For this position, specialized experience is defined as:

• Researching art history, curating exhibitions, and identifying acquisitions;
• Developing presentations on art and history for public programs;
• Managing collections, exhibitions, preservation, and publications; AND
• Leading and supervising staff, including conducting performance evaluations.
  
  

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.

Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.

Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. For instructions on where to fax these documents, see the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

Education

This position has positive education requirements

Additional information

This position is not included in the bargaining unit.

Current or Former Political Appointees: Beginning January 1, 2010, agencies must seek prior approval from OPM before they can appoint a current or recent political appointee to a competitive or non-political excepted service position at any level under the provisions of title 5, United States Code. If you are currently or have been within the last 5 years, a political Schedule A, Schedule C, or Non-career SES employee in the executive branch, you MUST disclose that to the Office of Human Resources. Submit a copy of your applicable SF-50, along with a statement that provides the following information regarding your most recent political appointment:

• Position title;
• Type of appointment (Schedule A, Schedule C, Non-career SES, or Presidential Appointee);
• Agency; and,
• Beginning and ending dates of appointment.
  
  

Recruitment Incentive: Recruitment incentive(s) may be authorized for this position. However, approval for incentives are contingent upon various availability. If authorized, certain incentives will require the incumbent to sign a service agreement to remain in the Federal government for a certain time period.

Note: This statement does not imply nor guarantee an incentive will be offered and paid.

Selections may be made for vacancies across the Smithsonian Institution (SI). By applying to this position, you agree to allow your application and other personal information to be shared with one or more SI hiring officials for employment consideration for same/similar positions within the location(s) identified in this announcement.

• The Smithsonian offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes, in part, vacation and sick leave, holidays, health/life insurance, accident insurance, and excellent retirement program options.
  
  

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