NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT NO.
06-24
CLOSING DATE: 03/24/2006
Museum Specialist
GS-1016-11 (Salary range: 54,272.00 - 70,558.00 USD per year)
Full performance level of this position is GS-11.
Major Duties:
The position is located within the Library’s Department of Image
Collections of the National Gallery of Art. The position is chiefly responsible
for maintaining and developing an extensive study collection of slides,
photographs and digital images of pre-20th century art of Northern
Europe (principally Netherlandish, Dutch, Flemish, Belgian, and German art);
performing original descriptive and subject online cataloging of images using
the Library’s Mercury database, with all information being coded into
machine-readable (MARC) formats; contributing to the development of two online
authority files – a subject and institutional/personal name file and an
artist file; and assisting in the implementation of the Gallery’s image
classification and subject heading system for art historical images. The
incumbent also researches and upgrades the Department’s Northern European
collections and identifies photographic images needed to enhance the collection
and recommends their purchase, assists Gallery staff, fellows, and visiting
scholars by providing reference assistance for locating images.
Qualifications:
Candidates must meet the Qualification Standards Handbook requirements
for GS-1016-11. This requires at least one year of specialized experience
equivalent in responsibility to the GS-9 level in the Federal service.
Specialized experience is image resources management experience involving major
international art collections which has provided a thorough knowledge of the
principles of library science applied in an automated environment.
Federal status candidates also must meet the time-in-grade requirements
of having been at the GS-9 level for at least one year.
For detailed information on the candidate evaluation process,
employment benefits, and application procedures, see the “Resources /
Employment Opportunities” page on the National Gallery of Art’s Web
site (http://www.nga.gov/resources/employ.shtm). Please refer to vacancy
announcement no. 06-24.
Contact
Information:
Or write:
Personnel Office
National Gallery of Art
Phone: 202-842-6298
Personnel
Office
Fax: 202-789-3011
2000B
US
The National Gallery of Art is an equal opportunity employer. All
eligible candidates will be considered without regard to non-merit factors.