- Position Title
- Museum Specialist (History)
- Agency
- National Archives and Records Administration
- Announcement Number
- DE-12607517-25-MU Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, December 9, 2024 to Tuesday, December 17, 2024
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Eligibilities
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Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
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Are you a surplus or displaced Federal employee eligible under the Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP)? Click CTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
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Are you a displaced Federal employee eligible under the Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan (ICTAP)? Click ICTAP for eligibility and a detailed list of required documents you must submit in order to be eligible.
Preferences
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Are you currently serving or have served in the last five years in a Political Appointment in the Federal Government?
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Are you a current Federal employee?
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Where did you learn about this National Archives and Records Administration job opportunity?
Assessment 1
For the GS-11, you must have one year of specialized experience at level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience for this position includes:
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- Conducting custodial duties related to artifact registration and collections-based management in a museum setting. Duties such as accessioning, proper care, accountability reporting, inventory, preservation, artifact handling, documentation of objects, and deaccessions;
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- Administering museum collections management databases such as: The Museum System (TMS), PastPerfect Museum Software or Re:Discovery 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.
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Do you have the Specialized Experience described above?
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The Specialized Experience must be documented in your resume to receive credit for the experience. Please state your place of employment and the timeframe in which you worked there to ensure you receive the proper credit.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Do you have demonstrated experience in a museum setting with managing a large artifact collection of mixed material and media, varied in scope, and diverse in preservation needs?
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Select the response that best describes your demonstrated experience in a museum setting with establishing physical and intellectual control over an artifact collection using proper registration and collections management methods, including accessioning, cataloging, documentation, TMS database management, inventory controls, deaccessioning, and electronic and paper filing systems.
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Do you have demonstrated experience using the museum collections management database, The Museum System (TMS)?
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Do you have demonstrated understanding and experience in a museum setting with assessing artifact conditions, preservation and conservation needs, and applying preventative preservation and storage methods to a diverse and varied artifact collection comprising different material types, construction techniques, and historical eras?
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Do you have experience in a museum setting with managing an artifact loan program?
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Select each of the following for which you have demonstrated experience in a museum setting regarding the management of an artifact loan program:
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Do you have experience in a museum setting with managing an artifact inventory program?
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Select all of the functions of collections inventory that you have performed:
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Select the responses which best describe your experience photographing museum artifacts and organizing digital asset:
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Select the responses which best describe your experience in a museum setting with compiling accountability and statistical reports of data related to artifact holdings, loans, acquisitions, deaccessions, preservation, and outreach:
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Select the responses which best describes your experience researching and completing necessary museum supply purchases:
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Select the response which best describes your experience in a museum setting with providing curatorial, reference and consultative services to customers, including escorting groups through exhibitions, preparing lectures or presentations, and providing advice concerning collections and museum procedures.
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Select the answer that best describes your experience with museum or collections policy development.
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Select the response which best demonstrates your experience in a museum setting with leading museum or collections management team members, interns, and/or volunteers, including recruitment, project planning and management, directing work projects, and monitoring progress and accountability measures.
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Select the responses that best demonstrate your experience in a museum setting with planning, assisting and preparing temporary and/or permanent exhibits, including all phases of content collection, research, writing, and collaboration with design and production teams.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
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Do you have demonstrated experience in a museum setting with researching museum and other historical records to establish provenance and to effectively and accurately catalog museum artifacts in both the TMS electronic database and hard copy formats and compile legacy data to support filing systems?