Museum Curator

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/13/2024-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. INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: This position has a basic educational requirement. Candidates who do not meet this requirement by close of this announcement will receive no further consideration for this position: EDUCATION: Degree: museum work; or in an applicable subject-matter field -OR- EXPERIENCE: 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 above. (Must provide transcripts) -OR- COMBINATION: Combination of education and experience — courses equivalent to a major, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. (Must provide transcripts) – AND – To qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level, you must possess 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-9 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes providing services to address the preservation and accountability needs of a museum collection, application of museum policy and ethics to a program, planning and execution of projects related to the field, and researching and interpreting cultural heritage. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in a related field. (Must provide transcripts). -OR- Combination: Combination of specialized experience and graduate level education (only graduate education in excess of the first 2 years of graduate level education may be used for combinations). (Must provide transcripts) 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.
This position is located in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, in the Resource Management Division. This is a term position (more than 1 year) with an initial appointment expecting to last at least 13 months but may be extended up to a total of four years. Term positions do not convey permanent status in the Federal service. Open to the first 101 applicants or until 11/13/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.