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This position is located in the Office of the Registrar, National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI), in the Smithsonian Institution. The employee provides registrarial functions of the museum. This position is located at NMAI’s Cultural Resources Center in Suitland, Maryland. The Office establishes and maintains records of the Museum’s permanent collection and facilitates the interaction of people with the collection through the activities of loans, exhibits and research.
Learn more about this agency02/04/2022 to 02/17/2022
$61,947 - $80,532 per year
GS 09
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
25% or less - Requires availability for periodic travel among NMAI and other facilities in Suitland, Washington DC, New York City and other locations (domestic and international).
No
Permanent - Federal
Full-time - Full-Time, Permanent
Competitive
11 - There is no obligation to provide future promotions if you are selected. Promotions are dependent on your ability to perform the duties at a higher level, meet all the performance requirements, and supervisor’s recommendation to the next grade.
No
No
22R-MA-306571-MPA-NMAI
635243900
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.
Open to current and former Federal employees with permanent status or reinstatement eligibility. Individuals who are eligible for a special appointing authority may also apply. This includes Schedule A, Peace Corps, AmeriCorps Vista, military spouses, Veterans (VRA, VEOA, 30% disabled). This announcement is also open to U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nationals who may apply through Job Announcement #22R-MA-306571-DEU-NMAI. More than one selection may be made from this announcement.
Duties and responsibilities include:
Conditions of Employment
COVID-19 VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS:
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Qualification requirements must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing date.
For information on qualification requirements, see Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions on OPM website.
Specialized Experience: Experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. To be creditable, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the occupation. Applicants who have the 1 year of appropriate specialized experience, are not required to have general experience, education above the high school level, or any additional specialized experience to meet the minimum qualification requirements.
For this position at the GS-09 level, applicants must have 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the next lower grade level, GS-07, in the Federal Service or equivalent.
For this position, specialized experience is defined as:
GS-09: Experience assisting with loans, installing and/or de-installing museum objects and collections, accessioning, crating and shipping arrangements; and reporting the condition of museum objects and collections.
OR;
2 full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education or master's or equivalent graduate degree related to the position;
OR;
Equivalent combinations of education and experience. For a full explanation of this option please see the Qualification Standards.
Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. For instructions on where to fax these documents, see the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.
Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.
Education can be used to substitute specialized experience for this position at the GS-09 level. At the GS-09 level applicant can substitute one year of specialized experience with 2 full academic years of progressively higher level graduate education or master's or equivalent graduate degree related to the position; OR Equivalent combinations of education and experience.
This position is included in the bargaining unit.
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Health Insurance - http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/index.asp
Leave - http://www.opm.gov/oca/leave/index.asp
Life Insurance - http://www.opm.gov/insure/life/index.asp
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Retirement Program - http://www.opm.gov/retire/index.asp
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
Your application will be evaluated first for the basic qualifications described above. The applications that meet the basic qualifications will be evaluated further against the following criteria:
Important Note: Your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses to the occupational questionnaire or other assessment tool for consistency. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience.
Your resume should provide detailed information regarding how your education and experience relate to this position, including the major duties and qualifications criteria listed.
Your application package should include the following documents:
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Click on the "Apply Online" button on the upper right side of the page. Please Note:
At the end of the application process you will be able to create and save a PDF file that contains your responses to the assessment questions. You may save this file as initial receipt of your application. After the job announcement closes, you will receive an email from the Smithsonian with confirmation of receipt. The Smithsonian receives many applications for each job. Each application is reviewed carefully which may take a few weeks. We will send you an e-mail to update you as we go through phases of the application review process. You may also check your application status by logging into www.usajobs.gov and selecting the tab "My USAJOBS;" e-mailing vacancy.info@si.edu; or by contacting the Office of Human Resources Representative listed. Additional Information:
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/635243900. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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