You will serve as a Museum Technician (General) with the NPS History Collection at Harper's Ferry Center, performing a full range of complex curatorial support work in a museum.
Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Serves as team member, and at times a team leader, on curatorial projects such as the elimination of cataloging backlogs; organization of archival collections; production of finding aids and location guides; photo documentation of collections; and the reorganization of storage areas. Catalogs museum objects and enters cataloging data into the designated NPS catalog program.
Handles, cleans, stores, and labels objects in the permanent collection. Monitors the environment of the collection storage and exhibit areas by keeping records on temperature, relative humidity, and pest infestation. Assists NPS staff, visiting museum professionals, and researchers by locating, retrieving and obtaining information on museum collections.
You must submit a copy of your transcript(s) to support claimed education if substituting education for experience. Transcripts must include your name, school name, grades, credit hours earned, major(s), grade point average or class ranking, and date the degree was conferred, if applicable. A typed list of courses, grades, semester/quarter hours, GPA, etc. will not be accepted. Non-submission may result in being rated not qualified for the position.
Unofficial transcripts are acceptable, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.
Foreign Education: To receive credit for education completed outside the United States, you must show proof that the education has been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and such education has been deemed at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs.
For more information on how foreign education is evaluated, visit: https://www.ed.gov/about/initiatives/international-affairs/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications
This position is with National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
The posted pay range is $57736 – $75059/yr.
This position is eligible for telework.
Applications close on 2026-09-21.
This position is open under the 'Fed Transition' hiring path.
Source: USAJOBS.gov — U.S. Federal Government
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