Underwater Archaeology Collections Registrar

US Immediate Office of the Chief of Naval Operations; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 60,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

NAVAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE COMMAND invites applications for the position of Archaeological Collection Registrar in the Underwater Archaeology Branch of the Collection Management Division.

The role requires specialized experience at the GS-09 level or equivalent in managing federally-administered artifact collections, including inventory, cataloguing, documentation, and environmental control, with compliance to applicable laws and regulations.

Qualifications

• Specialized experience demonstrating expert-level knowledge of policies, curation standards, and day-to-day operations pertaining to independent management of federally-administered artifacts collections; artifact inventory, cataloguing, documentation, digital and physical recordkeeping, environmental control monitoring, and compliance with laws/regulations.
• Ability to prepare and execute artifact loan agreements independently: tracking loans, communicating with borrowing institutions, and ensuring compliance with professional standards.
• Ability to prepare complex correspondence addressed to international governments, federal/state agencies, private sector, academia, and public.

Job description

NAVAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE COMMAND invites applications for the position of Archaeological Collection Registrar in the Underwater Archaeology Branch of the Collection Management Division.

The role requires specialized experience at the GS-09 level or equivalent in managing federally-administered artifact collections, including inventory, cataloguing, documentation, and environmental control, with compliance to applicable laws and regulations.