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MUSEUM CURATOR

Department of Defense

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Port Hueneme, CA
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Job Description

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  • You will serve as the collection manager for the museum's artifacts, responsible for physical maintenance, preservation, storage, and inventory of the collection.
  • You will locate sources of artifacts and recommend acquisition of items via NHHC transfer, donation process or purchase.
  • You will assist the Curator in the implementation of registrar and curatorial functions.
  • You will answer technical and general inquires on historical properties in the collection, and establish the historical validity, identification, and provenance of artifacts.
  • You will perform educational duties for the Naval and civilian community to include delivering lectures, preparing articles, and giving formal tours.


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Conditions of employment
  • Must be a US Citizen.
  • Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
  • Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
  • New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
  • Generally, current federal employees applying for GS jobs must serve at least one year at the next lower grade level. This requirement is called time-in-grade. Time-in-grade requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.
  • Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
  • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
  • This is a bargaining unit position.
  • You will be required to obtain and maintain an interim and/or final security clearance prior to entrance on duty. Failure to obtain and maintain the required level of clearance may result in the withdrawal of a job offer or removal.
  • This position may require travel from normal duty station to CONUS and OCONUS and may include remote or isolated sites. You must be able to travel on military and commercial aircraft for extended periods of time.
Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate the following:

For GS-09: You must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-07 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Experience in stewardship, management, and maintenance of artifacts in a museum collection. Responsibilities include documenting, cataloging artifacts, and deaccessioning; 2) Experience in addressing various research inquiries from official and private patrons, utilizing comprehensive methodologies to gather and analyze historical context and content to reconnect artifact provenance; 3) Ability to implement and complete a long-range plan to gain comprehensive intellectual and physical control over the collection. This includes reconnecting provenance and legacy accession information, creating and updating catalog records, identifying conservation issues, and recommending items for deaccession; 4) Effectively communicating information in writing and verbally to collaborate with employees, volunteers, interns, and the public; 5) Presenting and promoting ideas and utilizing computer skills including Microsoft 365, Adobe Acrobat, Photoshop or equivalent programs.

For GS-07: You must have at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-05 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following: 1) Experience in stewardship, management, and maintenance of artifacts in a museum collection. Responsibilities include documenting, cataloging artifacts, and deaccessioning; 2) Experience in addressing various research inquiries from official and private patrons, utilizing comprehensive methodologies to gather and analyze historical context and content to reconnect artifact provenance; 3) Ability to implement and complete a long-range plan to gain comprehensive intellectual and physical control over the collection. This includes reconnecting provenance and legacy accession information, creating and updating catalog records, identifying conservation issues, and recommending items for deaccession.

Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website:
https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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.

Education

Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess a bachelor's degree in museum work or in an applicable subject-matter field such as history, museology, or art history.; OR, you must have a combination of education and experience with courses equivalent to a major in museum work or in an applicable subject-matter field plus appropriate experience or additional education; OR, you must have four years of experience that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of a 4-year course of study in museum work or in an applicable subject-matter field.

The following can be substituted in order to meet the minimum qualification requirements of this position:

GS-09: You must have successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree in museum work or in an applicable subject-matter field. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/ ; OR, you must have successfully completed two full years of progressively higher graduate level education leading to a master's degree in museum work or in an applicable subject-matter field; OR, you must have a combination of education and experience as described above that are equivalent to a major in museum work or in an applicable subject-matter field plus appropriate experience or additional education. The percentage of the required education plus the percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent

GS-07: You must have successfully completed one full year of graduate level education with a degree in museum work or in an applicable subject-matter field. https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/students/federal-occupations-by-college-major/ ; OR, you must have successfully completed a bachelor's degree in museum work or in an applicable subject-matter field with superior academic achievement; OR, you must have a combination of education and experience as described above with courses equivalent to a major in museum work or in an applicable subject-matter field plus appropriate experience or additional education. The percentage of the required education plus the percentage of the required experience equal one hundred percent.

Additional information

This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program.

Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement.

A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments.

During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions.

Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf

PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation.

ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/

Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.
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