Museum Specialist

Museum Specialist (Art) Nional Gallery of Art C Summary The Nional Gallery of Art welcomes all people to explore art, creivity, and our shared humanity. Millions of people come through our doors each year, with even more online, making us one of the most ed art museums in the world. Our renowned collection includes over 160,000 works of art, from the ancient world to today. Admission to the West and East Buildings, Sculpture Garden, special exhibitions, and public programs is always free. Learn more about this agency Summary The Nional Gallery of Art welcomes all people to explore art, creivity, and our shared humanity. Millions of people come through our doors each year, with even more online, making us one of the most ed art museums in the world. Our renowned collection includes over 160,000 works of art, from the ancient world to today. Admission to the West and East Buildings, Sculpture Garden, special exhibitions, and public programs is always free. Learn more about this agency Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/14/2026 to 05/28/2026 Salary $121,785

• $158,322 per year The salary range listed is an approximion and subject to locality adjustment. Pay scale & grade NF 13 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Washington, DC 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—Yes
• Ad Hoc Travel Required Occasional travel
• 30% Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time

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THIS IS A PRIVATE FUNDED POSITION WHICH DOES NOT CONFER COMPETITIVE FEDERAL STATUS TO THE ENCUMBENT. THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PACKAGE.

Service Excepted Promotion potential 13 Job family (Series) 1016 Museum Specialist And Technician Supervisory stus No Security clearance Other Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk Trust determinion process Suitability/Fitness Financial disclosure No Bargaining unit stus Yes Announcement number

NGA-26-155-DE

Control number 869281400 This job is open to Help The public U.S. Citizens, Nionals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S. Federal employees

• Competitive service Current federal employees whose agencies follow the U.S. Office of Personnel Management's hiring rules and pay scales. Federal employees
• Excepted service Current federal employees whose agencies have their own hiring rules, pay scales and evaluion criteria.

Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL) Federal employees whose job, agency or department was elimined and are eligible for priority over other applicants. Land and base management Current or former employees of a base management agency. Veterans Veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces or a spouse, widow, widower or parent of a veteran, who may be eligible for derived preference Military spouses Military spouses of active duty service members or whose spouse is 100 percent disabled or died on active duty. Nional Guard and reserves Current members, those who want to join or transitioning military members. Senior executives Individuals looking for an executive-level job and who meet the five Executive Core Qualificions (ECQs). Individuals with disabilities Individuals who are eligible under Schedule A. Family of overseas employees Family members of a federal employee or uniformed service member who is or was, working overseas. Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista Individuals who have served least 2 years with the Peace Corps or 1 year with AmeriCorps VISTA. Special authorities Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed in another hiring ph. Clarificion from the agency This position is open to all United Stes Citizens and Nionals. More than one selection may be made from this vacancy announcement. Videos Duties Help The Nional Gallery of Art Conservion Division preserves the museum's collection through specialized trement, scientific research, and environmental monitoring. Conservors and scientists collabore to analyze merials, guide acquisitions, and maintain the aesthetic and structural integrity of works, including paintings, paper, and sculptures, while also hosting fellowships and conducting research. Duties for this position include Serve as the main point of contact for activities reled to the display and care of the collection, specifically institutional loans through the Across the Nion (ATN) initiive. Performs both major and minor conservion trements on works of art, focusing on loans feured in the Across the Nion initiive. Evalue facility reports and assess works of art requested by other institutions for loan under the initiive, making recommendions concerning their fitness for travel. Inspect works of art on loan to the Gallery and carry out authorized trements as needed. Analyze works of art and produce technical analyses for inclusion in Gallery calogs or publicions reled to the initiive. Ensure proper handling and storage of hazardous merials. Advises and assists less experienced members of the staff, contract employees, fellows, and interns with trement-reled mters involving the Across the Nion (ATN) initiive. Conducts research on artists' methods and merials in support of conservion, especially as it reles to the Gallery's collection and the Across the Nion initiive. Requirements Help Conditions of employment You must be a United Stes Citizen. This employer participes in the e-Verify program. Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered for Selective Service Pass Pre-employment Background Investigion Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigion Qualificion requirements must be met by the closing de of the announcement. For informion on qualificion requirements, see Qualificion Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions viewable on OPM Website . It is your responsibility to ensure th you submit approprie documention prior to the closing de. Your resume serves as the basis for qualificion determinions and must highlight your most relevant and significant experience as it reles to this job announcement. Be clear and specific when describing your work history since human resources cannot make assumptions regarding your experience. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Your resume must include the des of all qualifying experience (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours worked/volunteered per week.

Qualificions Specialized Experience Stement :

Candides must possess least one year of specialized experience, equivalent in responsibility to the GS-12 level in the Federal service or prive sector, treing and documenting works of art fo rthe purpose of preserving them.

OPM Qualificions Standard :

Individual Occupional Requirements:

None Associed Group standard: Museum Specialist and Technician Series 1016

Other Relevant Eligibility Criteria :

None You must meet all qualificion and eligibility requirements by the closing de of this announcement. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through Nional Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizions (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 th transles directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Educion This position does not have an educion requirement. Educion must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion. Foreign educion must be reviewed by an organizion recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion. For special instructions pertaining to foreign educion and a list of organizions th can evalue foreign educion, see the Department of Educion website . Additional informion The Nional Gallery of Art fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. 

EEO Policy:

https://help.usajobs.gov/equal-employment-opportunity More than one selection may be made from this vacancy announcement. This position is not included in the bargaining unit. Relocion expenses will not be paid. Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution.

Reasonable Accommodion Policy:

https://help.usajobs.gov/reasonable-accommodion

Veterans Informion:

https://help.usajobs.gov/working-in-government/unique-hiring-phs/veterans

Selective Service Registrion:

http://www.sss.gov/ Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) : To be eligible for a VEOA appointment under Merit Promotion procedures, the veteran must be a preference eligible or a veteran separed after 3 years or more of continuous active service performed under honorable conditions.

Noncompetitive Appointment Authorities :

For more informion on noncompetitive appointment authority eligibility requirements the following websites: Persons with Disabilities-Schedule A Special Hiring Authorities for Veterans Special Hiring Authority for

Certain Military Spouses Other Special Appointment Authorities Reasonable Accommodion Requests:

The Nional Gallery of Art provides reasonable accommodion to applicants with disabilities. If you need an accommodion for any part of the applicion and hiring process, please notify the contact person listed in this announcement. Expand Hide additional informion Candides should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passione about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United Stes Constitution. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . The Federal Government offers a comprehensive benefits package.

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//www.si.edu/OHR/benefits for a complete description. Flexible Spending Accounts

• https://www.fsafeds.com/ Health Insurance
• http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/index.asp Leave
• http://www.opm.gov/oca/leave/index.asp Life Insurance
• http://www.opm.gov/insure/life/index.asp Long Term Care Insurance
• http://www.ltcfeds.com Retirement Program
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opm.gov/retirement-services/ Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. How you evalued You evalued for this job based on how well you meet the qualificions above. Your resume used to evalue your experience, educion, and/or training th address the competencies below: Knowledge in historical painting merials Ability to impact/interpret the preservion of priceless and irreplaceable works of art, and the applicion of excellent judgement and highest professional practices Knowledge in maintaining stakeholder relionships and communicion reled to loan and collection maintenance activities. Skill in effectively engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders, including curors, artists, fellow conservors and external partners. Ability to advise and consult with colleagues throughout the art conservion field; must keep abreast of advances in the field through active participion in professional conservion organizions cree and maintain written and photographic documention. Ability to provide effective collaborion amongst staff and use best judgement in providing recommendions and lending mentorship. Knowledge in research methodologies in support of conservion. Skill in utilizing scientific methods for merials in understanding art merials and techniques.

Cegory Ring:

Qualified candides assigned to one of the three quality cegories: The quality cegories are defined as: Qualified, Well Qualified, or Best Qualified. Qualified Cegory = Does not exceed the basic qualificions requirements described in the "Qualificions" section of this announcement. Well Qualified Cegory = Meets the basic qualificions requirements described in the "Qualificions" section of this announcement and demonstres proficiency in the Critical Competencies defined below. (This cegory must be met to be considered under ICTAP procedures) Best Qualified Cegory = Meets the basic qualificions requirements described in the "Qualificions" section of this announcement and excels in the Critical Competencies defined below. The cegory assignment is a measure of the degree in which your background mches the competencies required for this position. Oversting your qualificions and/or experience in your applicion merials or applicion questionnaire may result in your removal from considerion. Cheing on an assessment may also result in your removal from considerion. The Cegory Ring Process does not add veterans' preference points or apply the "rule of many," but protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each cegory. Preference eligibles who meet the minimum qualificion requirements and have a compensable service-connected disability of least 10 percent or higher listed in the highest quality cegory (except in the case of scientific or professional positions the GS-09 level or higher). A Subject Mter Expert (SME) will conduct a quality review of your applicion and supporting documention to determine if your qualificions meet the criteria for referral to the selecting official.

Note:

Applicants who are referred to the hiring office for selection considerion may be required to submit writing and/or work samples as part of the interview/selection process. If the hiring office decides to request a writing and/or work sample as part of its selection process, the vacancy contact will reach out to you by email to: (1) inform you of this requirement; and (2) provide further instructions. You may preview questions for this vacancy. Benefits Help A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits th are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new window Learn more about federal benefits . The Federal Government offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Please see Benefits https:

//www.si.edu/OHR/benefits for a complete description. Flexible Spending Accounts

• https://www.fsafeds.com/ Health Insurance
• http://www.opm.gov/insure/health/index.asp Leave
• http://www.opm.gov/oca/leave/index.asp Life Insurance
• http://www.opm.gov/insure/life/index.asp Long Term Care Insurance
• http://www.ltcfeds.com Retirement Program
• https://www.

opm.gov/retirement-services/ Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more informion on the specific benefits offered. Required documents Required Documents Help Your resume should include relevant work experience, applicable educion and your contact informion. For current or previous federal employees, include the pay plan, series and grade. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Your Resume (no more than 2 pages) showing the applicant's name, email address, work schedule, hours worked per week, des of employment, and duties performed to include pay plan, series, and grade level for relevant federal experience. Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. Do not include the following types of informion in your resume: Classified or government sensitive informion Social Security Number (SSN) Photos of yourself Personal informion, such as age, gender, religious affiliion, etc. Encrypted and digitally signed documents Other supporting documents: Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, optional Veterans' Preference documention, if applicable (e.g. DD-214 Member Copy 4 showing type of discharge/character of service; Current Active Duty members must submit a certificion of expected discharge or release from active duty under honorable conditions ded within 120 days; SF-15 Form and reled documention; VA letter.) If you are a veteran and you are claiming 5-point veterans' preference, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility. If you are a veteran and you are claiming 10-point veterans' preference, you must also submit an SF-15, "Applicion for 10-Point Veterans' Preference" plus the proof required by th form. For more informion on veterans' preference click here . Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents may result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an applicion. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and submit all required documention as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The applicion process is as follows: Click on the "Apply Online" button on the upper right side of the page. You must have a USAJOBS account and be logged in. You must have a completed resume no more than 2 pages. (You may use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS) You must respond to all applicant assessment questions, carefully following all instructions provided. You able to upload additional supporting documention, which may include, but not limited to transcripts, notificion of personnel actions (SF-50), certificions and verificion of veterans stus (SF-15, DD-214) The complete applicion package, including any additional supporting documents required for this position is due in the Nional Gallery of Art Personnel Office on the closing de of the announcement by 11:59 PM Eastern Time.

NOTE:

Applicants who cannot apply on-line must request a hard copy applicion packet from the Agency Contact listed in the vacancy announcement. Resumes and/or supporting documention alone will not be considered without the inclusion of a hard copy applicion packet. The complete package is due no ler than 5:30 PM Eastern Time on the closing de of this announcement. The Nional Gallery of Art receives many applicions for each job. Each applicion is reviewed carefully which may take a few weeks. You may also check your applicion stus by logging into www.usajobs.gov and selecting the tab "My USAJOBS". Agency contact informion Staffing Phone 202-842-6639 Fax 000-000-0000 staffing@nga.gov Address Nional Gallery of Art 4th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20565 United Stes Next steps After each step in the recruitment process, your stus upded in our applicion tracking system. Once this happens, if you have elected to receive e-mail updes, you notified through your USAJOBS registered e-mail address. If you have not elected e-mail updes, you can review your current applicion stus in USAJOBS any time. Please check th your USAJOBS profile contact informion is current and correct each time you apply to a job

• this will ensure we are able to contact you as quickly as possible.

In addition to changing your stus online, we will send you e-mail notificions each major step in the process, to include; applicion received, eligible or not eligible, referred or not referred, selected or not selected.

For Fair Chance Act Covered Positions:

An agency may not request, orally, in writing, or electronically through the USA Jobs website or other electronic means, th an applicant for appointment for a position in the civil service disclose criminal history record informion before the appointing agency extends a conditional offer of employment. If you believe you were asked about your criminal history improperly, contact the agency or https://www.opm.gov/about-us/careers

• opm/opportunities/ Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent.

Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Required Documents Help Your resume should include relevant work experience, applicable educion and your contact informion. For current or previous federal employees, include the pay plan, series and grade. To apply for this position, you must provide a complete Applicion Package which includes: Your Resume (no more than 2 pages) showing the applicant's name, email address, work schedule, hours worked per week, des of employment, and duties performed to include pay plan, series, and grade level for relevant federal experience. Your resume must show complete informion for each job entry to support minimum qualificions. Do not include the following types of informion in your resume: Classified or government sensitive informion Social Security Number (SSN) Photos of yourself Personal informion, such as age, gender, religious affiliion, etc. Encrypted and digitally signed documents Other supporting documents: Cover Letter, optional Most recent Performance Appraisal, optional Veterans' Preference documention, if applicable (e.g. DD-214 Member Copy 4 showing type of discharge/character of service; Current Active Duty members must submit a certificion of expected discharge or release from active duty under honorable conditions ded within 120 days; SF-15 Form and reled documention; VA letter.) If you are a veteran and you are claiming 5-point veterans' preference, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 or other proof of eligibility. If you are a veteran and you are claiming 10-point veterans' preference, you must also submit an SF-15, "Applicion for 10-Point Veterans' Preference" plus the proof required by th form. For more informion on veterans' preference click here . Failure to submit any of the above-mentioned required documents may result in loss of considerion due to an incomplete applicion package. If you are relying on your educion to meet qualificion requirements: Educion must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion in order for it to be credited towards qualificions. Therefore, provide only the tendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Educion . Failure to provide all of the required informion as sted in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible ring or may affect the overall ring. How to Apply Help Please read the entire announcement and all the instructions before you begin an applicion. To apply and be considered for this position, you must complete all required questionnaires, assessments and submit all required documention as specified in the How to Apply and Required Documents section. The applicion process is as follows: Click on the "Apply Online" button on the upper right side of the page. You must have a USAJOBS account and be logged in. You must have a completed resume no more than 2 pages. (You may use the Resume Builder in USAJOBS) You must respond to all applicant assessment questions, carefully following all instructions provided. You able to upload additional supporting documention, which may include, but not limited to transcripts, notificion of personnel actions (SF-50), certificions and verificion of veterans stus (SF-15, DD-214) The complete applicion package, including any additional supporting documents required for this position is due in the Nional Gallery of Art Personnel Office on the closing de of the announcement by 11:59 PM Eastern Time.

NOTE:

Applicants who cannot apply on-line must request a hard copy applicion packet from the Agency Contact listed in the vacancy announcement. Resumes and/or supporting documention alone will not be considered without the inclusion of a hard copy applicion packet. The complete package is due no ler than 5:30 PM Eastern Time on the closing de of this announcement. The Nional Gallery of Art receives many applicions for each job. Each applicion is reviewed carefully which may take a few weeks. You may also check your applicion stus by logging into www.usajobs.gov and selecting the tab "My USAJOBS". Expand Hide how to apply Agency contact informion Staffing Phone 202-842-6639 Fax 000-000-0000 staffing@nga.gov Address Nional Gallery of Art 4th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, District of Columbia 20565 United Stes Next steps After each step in the recruitment process, your stus upded in our applicion tracking system. Once this happens, if you have elected to receive e-mail updes, you notified through your USAJOBS registered e-mail address. If you have not elected e-mail updes, you can review your current applicion stus in USAJOBS any time. Please check th your USAJOBS profile contact informion is current and correct each time you apply to a job

• this will ensure we are able to contact you as quickly as possible.

In addition to changing your stus online, we will send you e-mail notificions each major step in the process, to include; applicion received, eligible or not eligible, referred or not referred, selected or not selected.

For Fair Chance Act Covered Positions:

An agency may not request, orally, in writing, or electronically through the USA Jobs website or other electronic means, th an applicant for appointment for a position in the civil service disclose criminal history record informion before the appointing agency extends a conditional offer of employment. If you believe you were asked about your criminal history improperly, contact the agency or https://www.opm.gov/about-us/careers

• opm/opportunities/ Expand Hide next steps Fair and transparent The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent.

Please read the following guidance. Criminal history inquiries Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy Financial suitability New employee probionary period Privacy Act Reasonable accommodion policy Selective Service Signure and false stements Social security number request Overview Help Accepting applicions Open & closing des 05/14/2026 to 05/28/2026 Salary $121,785

• $158,322 per year The salary range listed is an approximion and subject to locality adjustment. Pay scale & grade NF 13 Locion 1 vacancy in the following locion: Washington, DC 1 vacancy Remote job No Telework eligible Yes—Yes
• Ad Hoc Travel Required Occasional travel
• 30% Relocion expenses reimbursed No Appointment type Permanent Work schedule Full-time

•

THIS IS A PRIVATE FUNDED POSITION WHICH DOES NOT CONFER COMPETITIVE FEDERAL STATUS TO THE ENCUMBENT. THE SELECTED CANDIDATE WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE BENEFITS PACKAGE.

Service Excepted Promotion potential 13 Job family (Series) Supervisory stus No Security clearance Drug test No Position sensitivity and risk Trust determinion process Financial disclosure Bargaining unit stus Announcement number

NGA-26-155-DE

Control number 869281400