Archives Technician (Seasonal)

National Park Service; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 33,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

National Park Service in San Francisco, CA is seeking an archival specialist to survey, inventory, appraise, and preserve archives and record collections. The role includes re-formatting obsolete media, metadata maintenance, and making digital images accessible online.

The incumbent will assist with research requests and provide quality responses to customers, while implementing and maintaining the museum environmental monitoring and housekeeping program in a museum storage setting.

Qualifications

• Submit transcripts from an accredited institution showing name, school, credit hours, course level, major, and GPA or class ranking.
• If using foreign education, credentials must be evaluated to show equivalence or full credit by a private organization.

Responsibilities

• Surveying, inventorying, appraising and preserving archives and record collections.
• Re-format obsolete media and maintain metadata; manage digital images and make them accessible online.
• Assist with research requests and provide quality responses to customers.
• Implement and maintain museum environmental monitoring and housekeeping program.

Job description

• Schedule: Work schedule is dependent on the position.

Anticipated Entry on Duty: March - April 2027. Open to the first 30 applicants or until 10/26/2026, whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Key Responsibilities

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Surveying, inventorying, appraising and preserving archives and record collections. Re-format obsolete media and maintain meta-data; Manage digital images and make them accessible online. Assist with research requests and providing quality responses to customers Implements and maintains museum environmental monitoring and housekeeping program.

Physical Demands: The work is partially sedentary with prolonged standing, walking, and bending often required. Heavy items (reports, drawings, and boxes) must be lifted or moved on a routine basis. Working Conditions: The work is usually performed in a museum storage area, work space, research room, or office setting.

The incumbent may work with potentially dangerous collections that have biological contamination, such as mold, insects, or vermin, requiring protective dust masks, gloves, and laboratory coats.

Requirements & Education

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign education programs and that (1) deemed your education equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program, or (2) given full credit for courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with National Park Service, Department of the Interior.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $24.18 – $31.43/hr.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-26.

What is the work schedule?

This is a Work schedule is dependent on the position. position.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.