Supervisory Museum Curator (Assistant Director)

To qualify for the position of Supervisory Museum Curator (Assistant Director), at GS-1015-15you must meet the basic qualification requirements listed below.

01Basic Requirements

1. Degree: museum work; or in an applicable subject-matter field. OR 2. Combination of education and experience-courses equivalent to a major, shown A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. OR Four years of experience that provided knowledge comparable to the normally acquired through the successful completion of the 4-year course study as shown in A above. Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-14 grade level or equivalent band in the Federal service, which includes: Directing the management of artifacts for museum exhibits, displays, interpretation, and/or history and heritage education and training; Developing policies governing museum operations, historical collections, preservation, research, interpretation, and/or information access; AND Implementing emerging technologies for digital exhibitions, online collections, public history platforms, and/or preservation systems. You MUST meet all qualification requirements, including time-in-grade, by the 11/25/2026 of this announcement. Your resume must support your responses to the application questionnaire and the qualification requirements. Failure to do so may result in an ineligible rating. See the Required Documents section for important notes about what must be included in your resume.

The duties and responsibilities for a Supervisory Museum Curator (Assistant Director), GS-1015-15 generally include, but are not limited to, the following: Serve as the Assistant Director for Museum Management for U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), manages museum operations, collections, exhibitions, preservation activities, and history programs. Perform the administrative and human resource management functions relative to the staff supervised.

Direct museum administration, artifact and historical collections, preservation and conservation, exhibits, interpretation, education, historical research, and documentation. Implement Department-wide policies governing museum operations, historical collections, preservation, research, interpretation, and information access. Manage museum program budgets, collections care resources, contracts, facilities, technology investments, and internal controls.