Museum Specialist

Museum Specialist – National Park Service

: NPSJOMU-001-014 Location: Martinez Program: NPS Wage/Hr: $58.30 Hours/Week: 16 Minimum Age: 55

Minimum of 10 years of experience in museum collections management, including preservation maintenance, environmental monitoring, integrated pest management, research, cataloging, documentation, photography, and storage. OR BA/BS in Museum Management, Archives, History, Anthropology. OR completed training in management of federal museum archives and collections, artifact and archival processing.

• Ability to work independently in a quiet setting as well as part of a small team.
• Experience with identifying preservation deficiencies and needs, proper artifact handling and storage, historical research and data management.
• Experience required with Windows, MS Word, MS Excel.
• Experience with Museum Collection Management System.

The enrollee will support John Muir National Historic Site, Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historic Park, Eugene O'Neill National Historic Site, and Port Chicago Naval Magazine National Memorial to meet museum and collections management goals and objectives.

• Perform housekeeping, preservation maintenance, environmental monitoring and integrated pest management within historic installations (35%).
• Photograph historic artifacts and digitize archival materials (20%).
• Inventory and catalog historic artifacts and archival materials into the NPS Museum Collections Management System (MCMS) or approved Excel spreadsheet (30%).
• Prepare collections for long‑term preservation storage (15%).

• Enrollee must be able to maneuver boxes weighing up to 25 lbs. Work may involve some walking, standing, bending, or carrying of items such as files, computer reports, or office supplies. Work performed in an office setting with adequate light, heat, and ventilation.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

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