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Image Specialist for Non-Western Art - National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

Location: Washington, DC
Salary: $78,592 - $102,166 per year
Employment Term: 4 year term

Employer Contact: usajobs.com


Duties

This position is on the staff of the Collections, Exhibitions and Programs Officer in the Library’s Department of Image Collections.

As the Non-Western Image Specialist, you will:

  • Perform original descriptive and subject cataloging of images on Non-Western art and images from other periods and cultures as needed. 
  • Perform pre-cataloging duties, verifying complete descriptive information about images utilizing reference works both in print and online. 
  • Contribute to the development and implementation of the library’s subject and institutional/personal name authority files. 
  • Monitor developments and changes in international and national name authorities and subject vocabularies and updates bibliographic records and authority files as needed.
  • Perform complex research on the department’s photographic collections of Non-Western Art using authoritative resources in order to maintain a strong base of research material within the department.
  • Monitor the physical condition of the image collections with regard to current photographic conservation principles.
  • Review the collection of Non-Western art for duplicate material and de-accessions as needed. Monitors the physical condition of image containers and divides contents to safeguard the photos and allow for easier handling.
  • Apply subject and technical knowledge of current departmental and professional standards for description and access to analog and digital images for the department’s participation in regional, national, and international projects such as the Getty Vocabularies and the PHAROS Consortium of photographic archives.

Conditions of Employment

  • You must be a United States Citizen.
  • This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
  • Males must abide by Selective Service registration requirements.
  • See "Other Information" section regarding Selective Service requirements.

Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable) as it relates to this job opportunity. 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). Your resume must include the dates of all qualifying experience (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours worked/volunteered per week.


Qualifications

Candidates must meet the Qualification Standards Handbook requirements for the GS-1016-11.Specialized experience is at least one year of experience, equivalent in responsibility to the GS-9 level in the Federal service, maintaining and developing an extensive study collection of photographs, digital images, and other visual material with emphasis on Non-Western art at a museum or other cultural institution.

Your application and resume must demonstrate that you possess the following knowledge, skills and abilities (KSAs). Do not provide a separate narrative written statement. Rather, you must show in your résumé how your past work experience demonstrates that you possess the KSAs identified below. If asked to do so, cite specific examples of employment or experience contained in your resume and describe how this experience has prepared you to successfully perform the duties of this position. DO NOT write "see resume" in your application!

Those applicants who meet the minimum qualification requirements will be evaluated against these factors to determine the best-qualified candidates.

  1. Thorough knowledge of art history, with specialized knowledge of Non-Western art (particularly Asian art), its research methods, and its scholarly reference sources.

  2. Mastery knowledge of the principles of library science and its application to image librarianship, including currently accepted data standards such as the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (AACR), Library of Congress classification, professionally accepted descriptive and subject cataloging principles and guidelines, and the National Gallery of Art’s applications of these principles.

  3. Knowledge of the technical aspects of analog image conservation and preservation procedures, including archival photographic storage methods.

  4. Skill in recognizing details in prints and photographs, and dexterity in handling fragile and valuable materials.

  5. Ability to crop, color balance, adjust contrast, re-size images and then prepare them for mounting in the integrated library system as well as the Gallery’s digital asset management system.

 "Experience" refers to paid and unpaid experience. Examples of qualifying unpaid experience may include: volunteer work done through National Service programs (such as Peace Corps and AmeriCorps); as well as work for other community-based philanthropic and social organizations. 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.

Time-in-Grade: Current Federal employees must meet time-in-grade requirements by the closing date of this announcement to receive consideration under merit promotion procedures.

CTAP/ICTAP candidates: To be considered "well qualified" you must meet all of the requirements as described in this section.

You must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.


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