Position Announcement
Jimmy Carter Library
Museum Technician
This position is part of the National Archives and Records Administration, Office of Presidential Libraries, Jimmy Carter Library. As a MUSEUM TECHNICIAN (HISTORY), you will serve as a Museum Technician in the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) performing a variety of technical duties in connection with the management of the museum collection, including inventorying, registration, documentation and digitization of museum objects.
As a MUSEUM TECHNICIAN (HISTORY), you will:
- Work as an inventory team leader and ensures that inventory information is accurately and correctly recorded in the collections management system.
- Apply agency-wide and site-specific methods and standards for accessioning and cataloging, including numbering, description, object labeling, and other associated tasks for museum holdings.
- Assist local environmental monitoring and performs routine and complex preventive care and minor rehabilitative tasks of upon request; may design and complete substantial projects under minimal supervision.
- Use digital camera(s) and/or scanner(s), create clear, appropriate digital images for a wide variety of artifacts and collection records following standard museum and NARA guidelines.
- Complete assigned tasks related to exhibit research, object selection, and text editing and formatting, as needed.
For more information and to apply online see www.usajobs.gov. Application Deadline: July 10, 2020
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