Archivist, National Parks Service, Springfield, MA
Posted July 22, 2022
Description:
Serves as the archivist for a park to design and manage the archival program within the museum program. Performs a preliminary evaluation of all records, archival, and manuscript collections within the records management guideline. Develops and maintains liaisons and effective working relations with related groups and individuals, agencies, and the public in order to encourage and facilitate cooperative regional management strategies. Accessions appropriate collections into the park museum collections.
Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level (of GS-9)
Requirements
Conditions of Employment
- U.S. Citizenship required.
- Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
- Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males.
- Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
- If you are a new employee or supervisor in the Federal government, you will be required to complete a one-year probationary period.
- Applicants must be at least (1)18 years old or (2) at least 16 years old and: (a) Have graduated from high school or been awarded a certificate equivalent to graduating from high school; or (b) Have completed a formal vocational training program; or (c) Have received a statement from school authorities agreeing with their preference for employment rather than continuing their education; or (d) Be currently enrolled in a secondary school and either work only during school vacation periods or work part-time during the school year under a formal student employment program.
ELIGIBILITY: Recent College Graduate
This appointment will be made under the noncompetitive College Graduate hiring authority. To be eligible an applicant must have received a bachelor’s or advanced degree ( i.e. master’s, Ph.D., or J.D) within 2 years of applying for employment under this authority. For these purposes, the graduate must have received a baccalaureate or advanced from an institution of higher education in accordance with section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as codified at 20 U.S.C. 1001(a). In the case of an applicant who has completed a period of no less than four years of intervening obligated uniform service, they must apply within than two years of release or discharged from that uniformed service.
Qualifications
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-08/11/2022-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.
Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience.
Applicants must meet the BASIC REQUIREMENT FIRST and then meet the GRADE LEVEL REQUIREMENT.
Basic Requirement (must be met first):
A. Bachelor’s degree in archival science OR bachelor’s degree with a major that includes 18 semester hours in archival science, history and/or political science or government, and 12 semester hours in one or any combination of the following: archival science, history, American civilization, economics, political science, public administration, or government.
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B. Combination of education and experience – at least 30 semester hours that included courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.
Evaluation of experience: Professional experience must have been in archival science, or in a directly related field of work such as history that involved the collection, appraisal, analysis, or synthesis of information having historical or archival values. The following are illustrative of kinds of experience that may be accepted as meeting the professional experience requirements: (1) experience as an archivist in Federal, state, religious institution, business, or other archives, or in manuscript depositories, and (2) experience of an archival nature that involved research in archival science, or in a directly related field such as history, government, economics, political science, international relations, or international law.
To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:
EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience includes performing archivist duties for the management and preservation of archival and manuscript collections within park museum programs or similar operations, which involve the application of professional archival or museum standards to process and preserve records and collections. You must include hours per week worked.
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EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least 1 year of graduate level education or superior academic achievement. Courses listed above under basic education requirement are required. You must include transcripts.
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Successful completion of a combination of education and experience. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts.
To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:
EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience includes performing archivist duties for the management and preservation of archival and manuscript collections within park museum programs or similar operations, which involve the application of professional archival or museum standards to process and preserve records and collections; Evaluating records, archival, and manuscript collections; Utilizing Federal Records Management guidelines; Managing museum and archival collections with standard professional procedures, including accessioning, cataloging, researching provenance; Performing basic preservation or conservation on collections, rehousing collections, monitoring environment in collection spaces, creating finding aids for collections. You must include hours per week worked.
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EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least 2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master’s degree or master’s or equivalent degree. Education must be in a related major and/or classes as described above under basic requirement. You must include transcripts.
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Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts.
Volunteer Experience: 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.
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