Museum Specialist

We are the nation’s art museum, home to a renowned collection of over 160,000 works of art from antiquity to today. Millions of people come through our doors each year—with even more online—making us one of the most visited art museums in the world. Located on the National Mall, admission to the West and East Buildings, Sculpture Garden, special exhibitions, and public programs is always free.

Duties

The National Gallery of Art serves the nation by welcoming all people to explore and experience art, creativity, and our shared humanity. This position is located within the Division of Prints and Drawings, on the staff of the Chief Conservation and Curatorial Officer (C/CL). The immediate supervisor is the Collections Manager, and in turn the Andrew W. Mellon Senior Curator of Prints and Drawings. The Division of Prints and Drawings is responsible for the care, study, and display of nearly 120,000 prints, drawings, and illustrated books in the National Gallery’s collection. The purpose of this position is to assist the Collections Management team with the preparation and move of artworks to a new offsite storage facility (Pod 6).

Duties for this position include

• Re-organize and consolidate prints, drawings, illustrated books, and editioned works of art in the Division of Prints and Drawings to be moved offsite, ensuring the safe housing and care of the collection.
• Determine appropriate housing for works on paper in consultation with curators, conservators, and collections management team; rehouse objects as necessary in preparation for the move offsite.
• Pull and safely transport works on paper between art storage to secure staging areas and loading dock. Coordinate movements of art with collections management team.
• Accurately record art movements in (The Museum System) TMS in a timely fashion.
• Coordinate movement of art for collection photography, inventory, or staff access.
• Apply knowledge of the history of prints and drawings to accurately identify media and consult appropriate resources for cataloging.

Requirements

Conditions of employment

• You must be a United States Citizen.
• This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered for Selective Service
• Pass Pre-employment Background Investigation
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation
• Must have valid driver's license
• Must be able to lift and transport boxes weighing up to 50 pounds

Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. For information on qualification requirements, see Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions viewable on OPM Website. It is your responsibility to ensure that you submit appropriate documentation prior to the closing date. Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant experience as it relates to this job announcement. Be clear and specific when describing your work history since human resources cannot make assumptions regarding your 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). Your resume must include the dates of all qualifying experience (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours worked/volunteered per week.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience Statement: Candidates must possess at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent in responsibility to the GS-07 level in the Federal service or private sector executing collection movement projects for works of art on paper (prints and drawings) for a fine art museum or library collection. 

OR

2 full academic years of progressively higher-level graduate education or master's or equivalent graduate degree related to the position

OR

A Combination of Education and Experience

OPM Qualifications Standard:

Individual Occupational Requirements: Museum Specialist and Technician Series 1016 Associated Group standard:  Group Coverage Qualification Standard for Administrative and Management Positions

Other Relevant Eligibility Criteria: None 

You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

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.