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The Smithsonian Institution (SI) is a diverse museum and research complex dedicated to the increase and diffusion of knowledge. Its Archives of American Art (AAA) collects, preserves, and makes available primary sources that document more than two hundred years of our nation’s artists and art communities. This fosters research and connects the public to a uniquely American cultural heritage.
Learn more about this agency05/18/2022 to 06/08/2022
$92,245 - $119,922 per year
GS 12
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Not required
No
Permanent - Federal
Full-time - Full-Time, Permanent
Competitive
12 - This position is at the full performance level.
No
No
22R-ML-307180-DEU-AAA
655316300
This position is open to all U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nationals. More than one selection may be made from this announcement.
The Oral Historian Oral History Team that defines the Archives’ oral history program, scope, standards, and future direction.
1. Collaboratively develop and follow an approved plan for individual interviews to be pursued that aligns with the Collections Stewardship Plan and current initiatives.
2. Maintain and develop policies and procedures to support the oral history program.
3. Conduct oral history interviews and develop and produces public programs designed to enhance the scholarly use of and public engagement with the AAA oral history collection.
4. Manage AAA’s production of new oral history interviews for gift- and grant-funded oral history initiatives.
5. Advise, assign, and work with contractors and AAA staff on interviews, methodology and best practices including scheduling, background research, drafting and refining interview questions, overseeing the transcription process and online availability.
6. Set grant deadlines, develop grant budgets and prepare reports for sponsors.
7. Serve as the contracting officer’s representative (COR) on contracts.
8. Perform the administrative and human resource management functions related to staff supervised.
Conditions of Employment
COVID-19 VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS:
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For information on qualification requirements, see Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions on OPM website.
Basic Individual Requirements:
Degree: history; or related field that included at least 18 semester hours in history.
or
Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in history, or a major in a related field that included at least 18 semester hours in history, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Experience: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal Service or comparable pay band system. For this position Specialized experience is defined as experience managing an oral history program to include producing/conducting oral history interviews, developing/producing public programs designed to enhance the scholarly use of and public engagement with oral histories, and serving as a COTR/COR for oral history-related procurement.
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.
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.
Qualification requirements must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing date.
There is no substitution for this grade level.
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:
Applicants who meet or exceed minimum qualifications will be assigned to one of three category groups based on job-related criteria:
Best Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements and excels in most of the job related competencies above.
Better Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements and satisfies most of the job related competencies above.
Good Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements, but does not satisfy most of the job related competencies above to a substantive degree.
This category rating process does not add veterans' preference points or apply the "rule of three", but protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each category. A selecting official may make selections from the highest quality category (Best Category) provided no preference eligible in that category is passed over to select a non-preference eligible in that category unless the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 3317(b) or 3318(b) are satisfied. Preference eligibles who meet minimum qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent must be listed in the highest quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-9 grade level or higher. Applicants who have not submitted a resume in the USAjobs system and/or have not answered all of the vacancy questions will not be considered for this position.
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 sufficient 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:
Resume - Your resume can be uploaded and attached to your application or created using the USA Jobs on-line resume builder. Ensure your resume contains the job title (including the occupational series and grade if it is Federal), job-related qualifications, starting and ending dates (month and year), hours worked per week, and salary for each employment period. It is your responsibility to ensure all information is submitted. Failure to include this information may result in disqualification for the position.
For assistance with creating a resume, please click here.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:
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The incumbent collaboratively develops and follows an approved plan for individual interviews to be pursued that aligns with the Collections Stewardship Plan and current initiatives. Manages AAA’s production of new oral history interviews for gift- and grant-funded oral history initiatives. With a collection of more than 30 million items, the Archives is the largest and most widely used resource in the world on the history of American art and is a leader in the digitization of and public accessibility to archival collections. This position supervises the Oral History Team that defines the Archives’ oral history program, scope, and future direction.
