Museum Technician (Geology) (Seasonal)

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/16/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience.

To receive credit for experience, your 2 page resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience.

Resumes must not exceed two single-sided pages and resumes longer than two pages will not be accepted. You may only submit one resume. Only the document submitted as the "Resume" under the Documents section will be used to determine your qualifications/eligibility and for rating purposes. In the event you submit more than one resume, only the latest submission will be reviewed. To qualify for this position at the GS-05 grade level, you must possess one of the following: A.

One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-04 level in the federal service that equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of a Museum Technician. Specialized Experience, to be creditable, should be related to the operation or management of a museum or similar collection of valuable objects related to geological collections.

Examples of qualifying specialized experience include assisting with collections management, registration, cataloging, research, preservation, restoration, or conservation of collections of museum material, or other experience related to the position to be filled.

Examples of qualifying specialized experience include: under supervision, unpack, process and repack museum objects; identify, label and prepare objects for storage or display; assist with preparation, maintenance and organization of curatorial records; and perform routine cleaning of museum objects per established standards. You must provide hours per week work and from/to dates (mo/yr) on your resume. -OR- B.

Successfully completed at least four (4) years above high school (120 semester hours or 180 quarter hours), leading to a bachelor's degree with major study or 24 semester hours of course work in a related field such as art, history, museum studies, scientific subjects (i.e., Biology, Geology, Paleontology), or other courses related to this position. You must provide transcripts. -OR- C. Equivalent combination of experience and education as described above.

To combine education and experience, first take the number of semester hours (or equivalent), in excess of the first 60 semester hours earned towards your degree and divide by 60 semester hours (or equivalent). Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the two percentages. The total must equal at least 100 percent in order to meet this description. You must provide transcripts and hours per week work and from/to dates (mo/yr) on your resume.

To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess one of the following: A. One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-05 level in the federal service that equipped me with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of a Museum Technician. Specialized ). Experience, to be creditable, should be related to the operation or management of a museum or similar collection of valuable objects related to geological collections.

Examples of qualifying specialized experience include collections management, registration, cataloging, research, preservation, restoration, or conservation of collections of museum material, or other experience related to the position to be filled including unpack, process and repack museum objects; identify, label and prepare objects for storage or display; independently catalog objects into museum database; prepare, maintain and organize curatorial records; independently perform routine cleaning of museum objects per established standards; assist with installation, repair and rehabilitation of exhibits.

You must provide hours per week work and from/to dates (mo/yr) on your resume. -OR- B. Successfully completed at least one year of graduate level education (18 semester hours, 27 quarter hours or equivalent) with coursework related to the duties of the position. Related fields of study include art, history, museum studies, scientific subjects, or other courses related to the position to be filled. You must provide transcripts. -OR- C.

Equivalent combination of experience and education as described above and education as described above which total at least one year. For example, 6 months of specialized experience (50% of the specialized experience listed above) and one half year of graduate level education in coursework related to the field (9 semester hours or 14 quarter hours equaling 50% of the education listed above) would qualify an applicant for this position.

You must provide transcripts and hours per week work and from/to dates (mo/yr) on your resume. Qualifying experience may be obtained in the private or public sectors. The OPM Qualification Standards Handbook is available for review at: OPM Qualification Standards.

Volunteer Experience: 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). 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.

Some of the Museum Technician Standard Duties include but are not limited to: Assists with unpacking objects and processing them and performs limited cleaning. Places objects in storage, maintaining the organization already established by the supervisor. Performs routine research for catalog records, exhibits, and other purposes as assigned. Catalogs objects. Enters cataloging data into the designated NPS catalog program using established NPS procedures.

Performs routine cleaning of objects as directed and according to established standards. Performs a variety of basic clerical operations in support of the curatorial operation. Identifies and labels objects by matching documentation field labels, notes, etc. with the objects. Assists with paleontology fieldwork. Additional duties for GS-7: Indepedently unpacks objects and processes them; identifies preservation needs and recommends additional actions.

Prepares, maintains, and organizes manual and automated curatorial records including accession records, catalog records, and donation forms; maintains and organizes other records, such as inventories and object lists. Implements museum maintenance and housekeeping schedules. Physical Demands: The work is partially sedentary with prolonged standing, walking, and bending often required. Heavy items (e.g., equipment and packs up to 50 pounds) must be lifted and carried on a routine basis.

01Working Conditions

The work is performed in a museum environment of exhibit and storage areas, workroom/laboratory, and offices. Occasional work with materials which are dusty or stored with protective chemicals may require the use of dust masks, gloves, or other protective devices.