About the Position: Serves as Museum Director, responsible for the administration, management, and direction of a Dept of Army Museum. The hiring official is filling position(s) located at Fort Riley, KS and Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA. Selectee's salary will be based on duty station assigned. The salary shown is from the Rest of US pay table, 2025.
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. 30 Percent or More Disabled Veterans Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Current Department of Defense (DOD) Civilian Employee (non-Army) Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Non-Appropriated Fund Instrumentality (NAFI) Non-Department of Defense (DoD) Transfer People with Disabilities, Schedule A Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Reinstatement Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the education and/or experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Basic Requirement for Museum Curator: A. Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in museum work; or in an applicable subject-matter field such as Museum Studies, Art History, Museum Management, Curatorial Studies, Design for Exhibition or Museums, Conservation Studies. OR B. Combination of Education and Experience: Courses equivalent to a major, as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. OR C. Four years of experience that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of the four year course of study as shown in A above. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes: 1.) performing historical research on diverse artifact collections; 2.) maintaining historical records on historical/museum artifacts; 3.) performing historical display fabrication and installation ensuring historical accuracy; and 4.) performing historical artifact cataloging. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Communications History and Archaeology Technical Competence Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11). To be referred, applicants must meet applicable time-in-grade and qualification requirements within 30 days of the closing of the announcement.
The incumbent has authority to independently plan, manage, and administer museum activities and programs.
Works independently to resolve unprecedented or highly controversial or otherwise significant matters.
Develops and implements procedures and policies for successful museum operations.
Ensures facilities are designed to preserve artifacts and provide a stable environment for the exhibits.
Directs and coordinates the planning and development of museum education programs and lectures.
Independently compiles historical research information and composes into brochures and other types of publications for distribution in the respective museum.
Designated a code-4 Civil Service Reform Act (CSRA) Supervisor: meets the definition of Supervisor in 5 U.S.C. 7103(a)(10) but does not meet the minimum requirements for application of the General Schedule Supervisory Guide (25% supervisory work).