MUSEUM CURATOR

Summary You will serve as a Museum Curator (GS9) for the Beverley R. Robinson Collection of Historic Naval Prints inUS NAVAL ACADEMY MUSEUM. Responsibilities The successful selectee will perform the following duties: Provide assistance and direction to the museum collections including the acquisition and display of objects associated with significant events, important developments, and notable achievements of the Navy. Identify, authenticate, and determine the appropriateness of items offered as gifts or loans and arrange for acceptance or tactful rejection of such offers. Ensure the proper and respectful use of the collections and is responsible for the prevention of theft, damage, or deterioration. Conduct research which encompasses the history, heritage, and operations of the United States Naval Academy. Develop themes, scripts, labels and related scholarly material to support the creation and presentation of temporary and permanent exhibits. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Your resume must demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level (GS-07) or pay band in the federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector as a professional Museum Curator performing the following duties: 1) Managing the creation, design, and implementation of museum exhibitions including writing text panels, labels, and scholarly materials for temporary and permanent exhibits; 2) Responsibility for a museum collection or a sub-collection within a museum collection, including cataloging and inventorying of items in the collection; 3) Researching and acquiring relevant pieces to add to a museum collection; 4) Responding to questions from a variety of sources on naval history and items in the collection; and 5) Familiarity with the Beverly R. Robinson collection of historic prints. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (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. Education Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess Degree: museum work; or in an applicable subject-matter field. OR Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. OR Four years of experience that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of the 4-year course of study as shown in A above. Additional Information This position is covered by the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. Additional vacancies may be filled by this announcement. A tentative offer of employment will be rescinded if the selectee fails to meet the pre-employment requirements, including failure to report to any of the scheduled appointments. During the application process you will have the ability to opt-in to make your resume available to hiring managers in the agency who have similar positions in the local commuting area. Depending on the hiring organization and the position being filled, job requirements (e.g., security clearance, travel, drug testing, financial disclosure filing, bargaining unit status, etc.) may vary. Other hiring managers filling similar positions may offer relocation expense reimbursement and/or may offer recruitment incentives for new employees, depending on funding availability and in accordance with policy. If you opt-in and are referred on a certificate, your resume will be available to other hiring managers for 180-days from the date the job announcement closes. Opting in does not impact your application for this announcement, nor does it guarantee further consideration for additional positions. Federal annuitant information: The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants. Policy information may be found at: PPP applicants will be placed at the FPL, if determined Well Qualified (WQ). To receive priority consideration, the FPL must be the same grade level or equivalent of the retained grade or the grade held immediately prior to separation. ICTAP Applicants: To be considered well-qualified and exercise selection priority as an ICTAP candidate, displaced Federal employees must satisfy all qualification requirements for the position and receive a rating in the highly qualified category (score 85) or higher. ICTAP candidates must provide copies of all of the following documentation at the time of application: 1) agency notice; 2) most recent performance appraisal; and 3) most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location. Applicants who do not provide this documentation will not receive consideration as an ICTAP candidate. For more information about ICTAP eligibility please review the following link: Military Spouse Preference applicants will be placed at the highest grade for which they have applied and are determined Best Qualified (BQ). A BQ military spouse possesses knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies comparable to others who meet the competitive referral criteria for the specific position.

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