Museum Specialist (History)

Summary

This position is part of the National Archives and Records Administration, Jimmy Carter Library. The incumbent will serve as a registrar and perform a variety of duties, including oversight for all objects and official records, in connection with the management of the library's museum collections. The incumbent also carries out individual research and/or exhibit projects and performs a variety of public service duties.

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Duties

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.
  
  

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Requirements

Conditions of Employment

This opportunity is also open to Status Candidates under Announcement ST-12663393-25-BS.

Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.

The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.

• A one-year probationary period may be required.
• A one year supervisory or managerial probationary period may be required.
• Must successfully complete a background investigation.
• Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
• Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form i-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
• File a Confidential Financial Disclosure Report within 30 days of appointment and annually from then on.
• The work is mostly sedentary, but periods of standing and bending and the carrying of light to medium weight materials are required. More extensive physical activity is likely throughout the period of the Presidential transition, temporary storage phase and the establishment of the collections in a new Presidential Library.
  
  

Key Requirements:

• Please refer to "Conditions of Employment."
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• Must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nationals.
  
  

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

For the GS-11, you must have one year of specialized experience at the level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level. Specialized experience for this position includes:

Conducting custodial duties related to artifact registration and collections-based management in a museum setting. Duties such as cataloging, research, restoration, accessioning, proper care, accountability reporting, inventory, preservation, artifact handling, documentation of objects, and deaccessions;

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Acting as Administrator of the museum collections management database such as: The Museum Software (TMS), PastPerfect Museum Software, Re:Discovery Software, or other museum specific collections database software;

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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.

Education

This job does not have an education qualification requirement.

Additional information

• We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
• This announcement may be used to fill like positions in other organizations within the National Archives and Records Administration.
• This is a non-bargaining unit position,
• We offer opportunities for telework, per Agency policy.
• We offer opportunities for alternative and flexible work schedules, per Agency policy.
  
  

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