Job Opportunity -Supervisory Museum Specialist- National Park Service
Supervisory Museum Specialist (GS-9 or GS-11) - The Frederick Law
Olmsted National Historic Site in Brookline, Massachusetts is seeking
a candidate with experience in project management, archives processing
and supervision to serve as a manager for the off-site archives
processing lab in Springfield, Massachusetts. The position offers a
unique opportunity to work with one of the most widely researched
collections in the National Park Service. This is a full-time
position, not to exceed four years.
The Supervisory Museum Specialist manages a complex, multi-year
project to catalog and conserve select records of Frederick Law
Olmsted, Sr. and his sons, associates and successor firms. Reporting
to the Supervisory Archivist, the Supervisory Museum Specialist
supervises the archives processing lab located in Springfield,
Massachusetts. This position oversees staff performing basic paper
conservation and cataloguing of a collection of large format landscape
architectural plans and drawings and associated textual materials
dating from 1860s to 1980.
Primary duties include: directing and coordinating technician level
work; supervising staff; scheduling lab activities; carrying out
established intermediate and basic paper conservation treatments;
directing staff in use of collections management software and data
entry; maintaining records systems for collections accountability;
surveying and evaluating museum collections to determine preservation
and processing needs; human resource management; recruit and hire of
new technicians; training of new personnel; managing annual budget;
assisting with partnership agreements; managing collections storage
areas; managing Local Area Network; purchasing custom archival storage
materials; assuring that safety procedures are followed.
Secondary duties may include: assisting with project funding requests
and grant writing; preparing reports on project progress; assisting
with establishment of Emergency Operation Plan (EOP) for lab.
Starting salary if filled at the GS-9 is $34,575 (salary range $34,575
- $44,945.00). Starting salary if filled at the GS-11 is $41,834
(salary range $41,834 - $54,385.00).
The position will be open from June 26, 2000 - July 10, 2000.
Requests for application packages must be received by July 10th. To
obtain an application package please call the U.S. Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) at (256) 837-0894 (refer to vacancy numbers AH0907
and AH0908) or apply online through OPM's website at
http/www.usajobs.opm.gov. To be considered, completed application
packages must be received by July 20, 2000. For additional
information regarding this job, you may call The Frederick Law Olmsted
National Historic Site at (617) 566-1689 x414.
The U.S. Department of Interior, National Park Service is an Equal
Opportunity Employer.
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