This position is located in the Collections Management Branch, Collections Services Division, Rubenstein National Institute for Holocaust Documentation, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), with a duty station at the David and Fela Shapell Collections, Conservation, and Research Center, in Bowie, MD. In this position, the Museum Specialist (Associate Collections Manager) will perform specialty work that supports Collections Management programs in preserving the Museum's holdings.
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is a federally chartered, nonpartisan institution that was created by the US Congress to serve as America's national memorial to the victims of the Holocaust and an educational institution dedicated to the history and lessons of the Holocaust. The Museum seeks to educate Americans from all 50 states and all walks of life as well as international audiences. The Museum has three areas of expertise: Holocaust remembrance, Holocaust scholarship and education, and genocide prevention. In carrying out its important memorial and educational mission, the Museum is guided by its institutional values for our workplace: Honor the memory of the victims; carry out our work with dignity, humility, integrity and respect for others; and strive for excellence through teamwork, rigor, and a culture of continuous learning. Consistent respect for others is the foundation for trust, collegiality and inclusion. Duties include: Arranging/rearranging museum collections and space configuration in Museum processing and storage areas. Assist in ensuring proper storage and climate control measures are taken to protect all Museum holdings. Conduct the physical tracking of collections items using both electronic and manual systems, including the use of barcoding technology, to ensure locations of items are accurate for activities such as exhibition, conservation, loan, reference, digitization, photography and storage. Create and maintain collections documentation, and hardcopy and automated records for permanent and loaned collections. Assist curators, archivists, and other Museum personnel to enter, monitor, and track data entered in the electronic database. Assist in establishing and implementing policies, procedures, and reference materials relating to the access, handling, and storage of the Museum's collections to ensure and enforce standard ethical and legal museum practices.
If this position requires proof of higher education, you must submit an unofficial transcript or a list of courses that includes the following information: name of accredited institution, grades earned, completion dates, and quarter and semester hours earned. Special Instructions for Foreign Education: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities must be evaluated in terms of equivalency to that acquired in U.S. colleges and universities. Applicants educated in whole or in part in foreign countries must submit sufficient evidence, including transcripts, to an accredited private organization for an equivalency evaluation of course work and degree. A listing of these accredited organizations can be found on the Department of Education's website. You MUST provide a copy of the letter containing the results of the equivalency evaluation with a course by course listing along with your application. Failure to provide such documentation by the closing date of the announcement will result in lost consideration.
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