There are two Museum Curator positions in the Intermountain Region. One position is located at Carlsbad Caverns National Park in Carlsbad, NM. The other position will support multiple parks and can be located at either Rosie The Riveter National Historical Park in Richmond, CA, or Point Reyes National Seashore in Point Reyes Station, CA.

Duties

Major duties may include, but are not limited to the following: Provides professional and technical direction for the museum collection program. Ensures development and implementation of all required museum collection programs and plans in compliance with applicable federal laws, regulations, and NPS guidance. Consults with all divisions to assure park's compliance with legislative requirements and policy dealing with preservation of museum objects. Conducts research to catalog museum items and interpret them to the public through exhibits, articles, and other educational and outreach efforts. Recommends, plans for, executes, and coordinates collections research initiated by park staff and outside researchers. Annual Salaries: Carlsbad Caverns National Park - Carlsbad, NM - $69,107 - $89,835. Point Reyes National Seashore - Point Reyes Station, CA - $85,508 - $111,157. Rosie The Riveter National Historic Park - Richmond CA - $85,508 - $111,157.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-12/07/2023-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. Museum Curator 1015 Series Individual Occupational Requirements Basic Requirements: A. Degree: museum work; or in an applicable subject-matter field. -OR- B. Combination of education and experience -- courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. -OR- C. 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. To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: providing services to address the preservation and accountability of museum collections, application of museum policy and ethics to a program, planning and execution of projects related to the field, and connecting museum collections to interpretive programs. You must include hours worked per week in your resume. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or three-years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree in museum work or applicable subject-matter field. You must include a copy of your transcripts. -OR- COMBINATION OF EDUCATON AND EXPERIENCE: Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. Only graduate level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be combined with experience. For example, an applicant with 6 months of appropriate experience equivalent to GS-9 (50 percent of the experience requirement for GS-11) and 45 semester hours of appropriate graduate education (50 percent of the education requirement for GS-11, in excess of that required for GS-9) would be qualified for a GS-11 position. You must include hours worked per week in your resume and a copy of your transcripts. 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.

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 interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

Contacts

• Address NPS Inflation Reduction Act 1849 C St. NW Washington, DC 20240 US
• Name: Charlene Pierson
• Email: [email protected]