Exhibits Specialist

The Exhibit Specialist is responsible for planning, evaluating, initiating, administering, managing, and performing work on preservation projects undertaken by Historic Preservation Training Center.

The Major Duties of the Exhibit Specialist include, but are not limited to the following:

• With close guidance assists in research, investigates, evaluates, and records data pertaining to historic structures for the purpose of determining physical condition, construction methods and evolution, and architectural period and style.

• Assists higher level Exhibits Specialists with assignments gathering data on simple historic structures and assembling it into reports, treatment alternatives, and/or repair construction drawings, specifications, and other contract documents.

• Assists in the preparation of project scopes of work for small restoration/preservation projects.

• Assists with the interpretation of small preservation project scopes of work into tasks for asigned preservation project crews. Participates with highly skilled preservation trades people in the use of special tools and techniques to carry out preservation project tasks.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-03/27/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your 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.

You must meet the following Basic Requirements in order to be eligible for this position:

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: If you do not meet these basic requirements, you will be considered not qualified and will not receive consideration for this position.

• Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- illustrative design, commercial art, fine arts, industrial design, architecture, drafting, interior design, or other fields related to the position. Advanced training in a vocational school, technical institute, or art institute above the high school level in one of the fields listed above is creditable as general experience on a month-for-month basis.
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• Experience in the actual type of work for which application is made. Unpaid experience is creditable, provided the work done was of a quality level and demonstrated the ability required for the position. This includes work in the appropriate field, e.g., design, modelmaking, art, taxidermy, or restoration.
• AND -To qualify for this position at the GS-07 grade level, you must possess all of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:

EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-05 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience must include all of the following activities:

• Assisting in the direction of simple preservation projects that melds construction management knowledge;

• Knowledge of range of preservation trade techniques necessary to blend new work with original building materials;

• Knowledge of American architecture; and

• Entry level skilled in preservation trade such as carpentry, masonry or painting.

• OR-

EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least one (1) full year of Graduate Education, with a major that is related to the duties of this position. You must include transcripts.

• OR-

Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. You must include transcripts.

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Superior Academic Achievement: To qualify, you must have successful completed a bachelor's degree in a field directly related to the duties of this position AND meet one of the following Superior Academic Achievement provisions: (1) Class Standing: rank in the upper third of the graduating class in the college, university, or major subdivision , such as College of Liberal Arts or School of Business Administration, based on the completed courses; OR (2) Grad-Point Average: earn a grade-point average of (a) 3.0 or higher out of a possible 4.0 ("B" or better) based on the average of the required courses completed in the major field, or the required courses completed during the final two years of the curriculum. Note: grade-point averages will be rounded to the one decimal place, for example, 2.95 = 3.0, 2.94 = 2.9, and 3.45 = 3.5; OR (3) Membership in a National Scholastic Honor Society: elected membership in one of the national scholastic honor societies. Freshman scholastic honor societies cannot be used to meet the requirements of this provision.

You must include months, years and hours per week worked to receive credit for your work and/or volunteer experience. One year of specialized experience is equivalent to 12 months at 40 hours per week. Part-time hours are prorated. You will not receive any credit for experience that does not indicate exact hours per week or is listed as "varies". Experience listed as full-time will be credited at 40 hours per week.

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.