Museum Curator

This position is located in the Curatorial Affairs Division, David M. Rubenstein National Institute for Holocaust Documentation (RNIHD), United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), Bowie, MD. This position serves as Associate Collections Curator and is responsible for conducting provenance research and managing the documentation of existing materials in the Museum's Collection.

Qualifications

Qualification requirements in the vacancy announcements are based on the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards Handbook, which contains federal qualification standards. This handbook is available on the Office of Personnel Management's website located at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards. 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. Basic Requirement 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. In addition to the basic requirements above, all applicants must meet the following Specialized Experience and Selective Placement Factor as follows. Specialized experience: Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled. The specialized experience requirements for the GS-11 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-09 which is directly related to the work of this position, and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position specialized experience is documenting physical condition of materials in the Museum's Collection; translating information, deciphering inscriptions, and conversing effectively with foreign donors or potential sources of materials or information; preparing and delivering verbal and written presentations on behalf of the Museum on various topics; organizing and preparing correspondence, reports, briefing papers, or other data on projects for internal and external constituencies. Selective Placement Factor: Selective Placement Factors (SPF) are special requirements, in addition to the minimum requirements, that are essential in successfully performing the duties of this job. If the SPF is not documented in your resume, you will not receive further consideration under this announcement. The SPF is listed in the online application as follows: reading fluency in at least two non-English European languages, including but not limited to French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, and Yiddish, in order to decipher inscriptions when assessing authenticity of objects under consideration. ***Failure to submit required documentation will result in an ineligible rating.