All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-03/21/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your 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.

BASIC EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE REQUIEMENT FOR CURATOR (1015 JOB SERIES): Candidates who do not meet this requirement by close of this announcement will receive no further consideration for this position.

Possess a 4-year degree in museum work, or in an applicable subject-matter field (i.e., museum studies, curatorial studies, museum exhibit design, art history, museum object conservation, archival studies, cultural resource management, archeology). You must provide transcripts.
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Possess a combination of education and experience with courses equivalent to a major as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. The quality of the combination demonstrates that you possess the knowledge, skill and ability required to perform the work of this position and is comparable to that normally acquired through the completion of a full four-year course of study with a major as described above. You must provide transcripts.
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Possess four years of experience that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through successful completion of the 4-year course of study as shown above. Experience would include museum collections management, archival management, cataloging, art history, or exhibit development.

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SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE AND/OR EDUCATION: 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-year specialized experience comparable in difficulty and responsibility to the GS-07 level in the Federal service performing the following duties: contributing to museum collections program and carrying out responsibilities in any of the four museum functions: collections, exhibits, research, and education. Experience includes comprehensive knowledge and application of professional museum management policy; skill and ability in short and long range strategic and financial planning to meet requirements for collection management; proficiency with database management including ICMS/Re: Discovery or similar programs such as, (PastPerfect, Argus, TMS, etc.); experience with exhibit planning and design with focus on preservation of objects; or ability to lead teams through strategic thinking and innovative practices in management of museum exhibits, programs and key partnerships . You must include hours per week worked.
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EDUCATION: Successful completion of 2 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree in a directly related field of study that has provided the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work (i.e. museum studies, curatorial studies, museum exhibit design, art history, museum object conservation, archival studies, cultural resource management, archeology). You must include transcripts.
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Successful completion of a combination of specialized experience and graduate level education that when combined equal at least 100% of the minimum qualification requirement for the GS-9 level. For example, 1.5 years of progressively higher level graduate education (50% of the Education) and 6 months of specialized experience. You must include transcripts.