Museum Curator

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/08/2024-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. Basic Requirements for the 1015 Series: A. DEGREE: museum work; or in an applicable subject-matter field. You must submit a copy of your transcripts. -OR- B. COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. You must submit a copy of your transcripts. and include hours per week worked in your resume. -OR- C. 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 in A above. You must include hours per week worked in your resume. In addition to the basic requirements listed above, to qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must possess one 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-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: applying comprehensive knowledge of professional museum management policy in collection management; developing short and long range financial and/or strategic plans; assisting conservators with performing condition assessments of objects; interpreting and taking corrective actions to data collected from environmental monitoring devices and an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program; performing preventive conservation on objects for exhibit or storage; accounting for and tracking objects and performing quality assurance checks on data in a collections management information system; preparing documents for museum loans; shipping and receiving objects for exhibition; preparing and submitting annual accountability reports; leading teams through strategic thinking and innovative practices in management of museum exhibits, programs and key partnerships. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least two years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master’s degree or master’s or equivalent degree in museum work; or in an applicable subject-matter field. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To combine education and experience, first calculate your percentage of qualifying graduate education by dividing your number of semester hours in excess of 18 semester hours by 18 or the number your school uses to represent one year of full time graduate academic study. Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. For example, 27 semester hours of graduate education (50% of education requirement) plus 6 months specialized experience (50 % of experience requirement) would qualify an applicant for this position. Only graduate education beyond the first year is creditable toward the GS-9. You must include 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 at Cape Cod National Seashore in the Interpretation, Education and Cultural Resource Management Division. Open to the first 50 applicants or until 11/08/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.