Museum Specialist (Geology)

US Smithsonian Institution; Washington (District of Columbia); Sur place; USD 65 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) seeks a qualified professional to support acquisitions, curation, and preservation of natural history materials. This role emphasizes museum operations and collections management within a world-class research environment.

Qualified candidates will have at least one year of federal-level experience or an equivalent, with specialized experience in paleobiology preparation, imaging, fossil replication, and public outreach.

Qualifications

• Experience related to operation or management of a museum or similar collection of valuable objects.
• One year of full-time experience at the GS-07 grade level in the Federal Service or comparable pay band.
• Specialized experience includes providing technical assistance to a paleobiology preparation lab with fossil handling, imaging, replication, and conservation.
• Resume should clearly demonstrate alignment with responsibilities and specialized experience.
• Education and experience may be combined to meet qualifications.

Connaissances

Collections management

Registration

Cataloging

Research

Preservation

Restoration

Conservation

Public outreach

Volunteer engagement

Formation

Graduate education related to the position

Description du poste

The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education, and research complex, with 21 museums and the National Zoo. The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) is a major bureau of the Smithsonian Institution that is responsible for the acquisition, curation, and preservation of collections of objects and specimens of natural history, which tells the history of the planet and a record of human interaction with the environment and one another.

Basic Qualifications

Experience related to the operation or management of a museum or similar collection of valuable objects. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include collections management, registration, cataloging, research, preservation, restoration, or conservation of collections of museum material, or other experience related to the position to be filled. Most positions require a particular subject-matter specialization, e.g., aeronautics, anthropology, art, geology, history, natural science, technology, biology, or zoology.

In addition to the basic qualification requirement above

Experience: You qualify for this position if you have one year of full-time experience at the GS-07 grade level in the Federal Service or comparable pay band system that is close or similar to the operation or management of a museum or similar collection of valuable objects. For this position specialized experience is defined as providing technical assistance to a paleobiology preparation lab through the preparation of fossil vertebrate, invertebrate, palaeobotanical, and microfossil specimens for research; imaging (e.g., 2D and 3D); replication of fossils; repairing and conserving fossil collections; basic collections management; volunteer engagement; along with public outreach, tours.

Experience

Your resume must be no more than two (2) pages and should clearly demonstrate how your experience aligns with the responsibilities and specialized experience required for this position. Do not copy language directly from the vacancy announcement, as you will be deemed ineligible for consideration. Instead, provide detailed, descriptive information about your actual 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.

Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.

Or Education

Twofull academic years of progressively higher level graduate education or master's or equivalent graduate degree related to the position

Or a Combination

Education and experience may be combined to meet the basic qualifications. For a full explanation of this option please see the Qualification Standards. Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. For instructions on where to fax these documents, see the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.

All applicants who meet or exceed minimum qualifications will receive a final rating within one of three category groups based on one or more stages of evaluation which measure job-related criteria:

Best Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements and excels in most of the job related competencies above.

Better Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements and satisfies most of the job related competencies above.

Good Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements, but does not satisfy most of the job related competencies above to a substantive degree.

This category rating process does not add veterans' preference points, but protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-veterans within each quality category. The Hiring Manager may make selections from the highest quality category (Best Category) provided no veteran in that category is passed over to select a non-veteran in that category unless the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 3317(b) or 3318(b) are satisfied. Veterans who meet minimum qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent must be listed in the highest quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-9 grade level or higher. Applicants who have not submitted a resume in the USAjobs system and/or have not answered all of the vacancy questions will not be considered for this position.