Museum Technician (Geology) (Seasonal)

U.S. National Park Service; Oregon; On-site; USD 40,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The U.S. National Park Service is seeking a Museum Technician for our field operations in Oregon.

This position supports museum collections management, registration, cataloging, and preservation activities across parks, with emphasis on accurate record-keeping and artifact handling. Eligibility includes one year of specialized experience at GS-04 or higher or a combination of education and experience as described in the vacancy.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience related to operation or management of a museum or similar collection of valuable objects.
• Experience with cataloging, research, preservation, restoration, or conservation of collections.
• Ability to interpret and maintain curatorial records and demonstrate attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Unpack, process and repack museum objects under supervision.
• Identify, label and prepare objects for storage or display.
• Assist with preparation, maintenance and organization of curatorial records.
• Independently catalog objects into museum databases and assist with exhibits installation and maintenance.

Education

Bachelor's degree in art, history, museum studies, biology, geology, or related field

Job description

The typical defined season is not to exceed 6 months between May - November but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding.

Anticipated Entry on Duty: May 2027.

Open to the first 50 applicants or until 11/16/2026, whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration. All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/16/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your 2 page 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. Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages and resumes longer than two pages will not be accepted. You may only submit one resume. Only the document submitted as the "Resume" under the Documents section will be used to determine your qualifications/eligibility and for rating purposes. In the event you submit more than one resume, only the latest submission will be reviewed.

To qualify for this position at the GS-05 grade level, you must possess one of the following

• A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-04 level in the federal service that equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of a Museum Technician. Specialized Experience, to be creditable, should be related to the operation or management of a museum or similar collection of valuable objects related to geological collections. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include assisting with collections management, registration, cataloging, research, preservation, restoration, or conservation of collections of museum material, or other experience related to the position to be filled. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: under supervision, unpack, process and repack museum objects; identify, label and prepare objects for storage or display; assist with preparation, maintenance and organization of curatorial records; and perform routine cleaning of museum objects per established standards. You must provide hours per week work and from/to dates (mo/yr) on your resume.
• -OR- B. Successfully completed at least four (4) years above high school (120 semester hours or 180 quarter hours), leading to a bachelor's degree with major study or 24 semester hours of course work in a related field such as art, history, museum studies, scientific subjects (i.e., Biology, Geology, Paleontology), or other courses related to this position. You must provide transcripts.
• -OR- C. Equivalent combination of experience and education as described above. To combine education and experience, first take the number of semester hours (or equivalent), in excess of the first 60 semester hours earned towards your degree and divide by 60 semester hours (or equivalent). Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the two percentages. The total must equal at least 100 percent in order to meet this description. You must provide transcripts and hours per week work and from/to dates (mo/yr) on your resume.

To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess one of the following

• A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in the federal service that equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of a Museum Technician. Specialized ). Experience, to be creditable, should be related to the operation or management of a museum or similar collection of valuable objects related to geological collections. 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 including unpack, process and repack museum objects; identify, label and prepare objects for storage or display; independently catalog objects into museum database; prepare, maintain and organization of curatorial records; independently perform routine cleaning of museum objects per established standards; assist with installation, repair and rehabilitation of exhibits. You must provide hours per week work and from/to dates (mo/yr) on your resume.
• -OR- B. Successfully completed at least one year of graduate level education (18 semester hours, 27 quarter hours or equivalent) with coursework related to the duties of the position. Related fields of study include art, history, museum studies, scientific subjects, or other courses related to the position to be filled. You must provide transcripts.
• -OR- C. Equivalent combination of experience and education as described above and education as described above which total at least one year. For example, 6 months of specialized experience (50% of the specialized experience listed above) and one half year of graduate level education in coursework related to the field (9 semester hours or 14 quarter hours equaling 50% of the education listed above) would qualify an applicant for this position. You must provide transcripts and hours per week work and from/to dates (mo/yr) on your resume.

Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sectors. The OPM Qualification Standards Handbook is available for review at: OPM Qualification Standards.

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.