This is a vacancy announcement for a Project Director at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC. Please note the contact information is the Smithsonian's central Human Resources office.
THIS IS NOT A FEDERAL POSITION
OPENING DATE: December 11, 2001
CLOSING DATE: December 26, 2001
POSITIONTITLE/ Project Director
ORGANIZATION: Department of History, History of Technology at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
ANNOUNCEMENT SERIES AND GRADE NUMBER:
01PE-1375 (02-032)
IS-1001-14/15
Salary:
Grade 14: $74,697 - $97,108 pa
Grade 15: $87,864 - $114,224 pa
Temporary Appt. not-to-exceed 12/31/04
DUTY LOCATION: Washington, D.C.
AREA OF CONSIDERATION: All qualified candidates including qualified individuals with a disability. The Smithsonian provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application/hiring process, please call (202) 275-1102 (voice) or (202) 275-1110 (TTY).
DUTIES: The incumbent serves as Museum Project Director responsible for the Price of Freedom exhibition. This permanent exhibition will occupy approximately 18,000 to 20,200 square feet, incorporate displays of artifacts with video, sound, and other interactive experiences. Responsible for the overall vision, scope and content for this major Museum and Institutional project. Shapes intellectual content and overall integrity of the exhibition, including physical and intellectual accessibility, inclusion of multiple voices, educational outreach and aesthetic value. Oversee, direct and lead an exhibition team, divisional staffs and collections management staff to develop and organize ideas and themes for the project including planning, organizing, coordinating and control of the assigned project and the resources provided to ensure that goals and requirements are met. Coordinates the object and graphic research and rights' acquisition process. Oversees, directs and leads the team in the development of programs, activities, curriculum kits, Internet sites, and publications. Serves as principal spokesperson for the project to all audiences including Museum and Institutional senior management, boards, donors, sponsors and collaborators. Promotes the project at all levels and to the media.
QUALIFICATION: Candidates must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level for which application is made. Specialized experience is experience which has 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 position to be filled.
Selective Factors: (In addition to the Qualification criteria above, applicants must also meet all of these mandatory requirements in order to be considered qualified to compete for a position.)
1. Skill in interpreting American and military history to the general public.
2. Skill in managing the development of large exhibit projects.
Quality Ranking Factors: (These factors are not mandatory to be considered for a position, but will be used to determine who are the highest qualified candidates among those who meet the selective factors.)
1. Skill in interpreting American and military history to the general public.
2. Skill in managing the development of large exhibit projects.
3. Ability to communicate orally and in writing to a scholarly audience, the general public, and the media.
NOTE: RELOCATION EXPENSES MAY BE PAID AT THE DISCRETION OF THE SMITHSONIAN.
How to Apply:
1. The Smithsonian Institution does not require a standard application form, but we need certain information to evaluate your qualifications. You may apply using a resume, the Optional Application for Federal Employment (OF-612), or any other application form you choose, including an SF-171, Application for Federal Employment.
2. Clearly describe in your resume or application your work experience, education and/or training as it relates to this vacancy. It is very important that you fully address how your work experience and education/training meet both the specialized experience requirement and the selective factors. This information will be used to determine whether or not you are qualified for this vacancy. Selective factors establish qualifications to be eligible to compete for the position. Quality Ranking Factors are not mandatory but are used to determine who are the highest qualified candidates among those eligible to compete for the position. Therefore, it is to your benefit to provide a full description of your experience and education/training relative to the job requirements of this vacancy.
3. The attached Background Survey Questionnaire should be completed by all candidates, except Smithsonian Institution employees and returned with the application. This form is used for gathering statistical data and will not be a part of the application.
Applications must be received by the closing date and may be submitted in the following ways:
Mail: Smithsonian Institution, Office of Human Resources, P. O. Box 50638, Washington, DC 20091.
FAX: 202-275-1114
Hand Deliver, FEDEX: 750 Ninth Street, N.W., Suite 6100, Washington, DC 20560
To obtain information on the Trust Fund hiring process, hear about other Smithsonian vacancies, or request vacancy announcements, an Optional Application for Federal Employment (OF-612), or an SF-171, call our automated Jobline at (202) 287-3102 (24 hours, 7 days a week).
For further information please call Ms. Williams on (202) 275-1053 (voice) or (202) 275-1110(TTY).
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