The National Gallery of Art welcomes all people to explore art, creativity, and our shared humanity. Nearly four million people come through our doors each year—with millions more online—making us one of the most visited art museums in the world. Our renowned collection includes nearly 160,000 works of art, from the ancient world to today.
Individual Occupational Requirement Specialized Experience (for positions at GS-5 and above): Experience related to the operation or management of a museum or similar collection of valuable objects. 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. Most positions require a particular subject-matter specialization, e.g., aeronautics, anthropology, art, geology, history, natural science, technology, biology, or zoology. Specialized Experience Statement: Candidates must possess at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent in responsibility to the federal GS-14 level, managing a paper conservation lab for a museum with a collection of 10,000 or more paper objects, to include responsibility for all of: - Budgeting - Personnel administration - Conservation treatment
This position reports to Chief of Conservation within the Curatorial and Conservation division. Operates and administers the paper conservation department comprehensively, including all personnel actions, assignment of work, space and budget planning and goal implementation. Create a strategic plan for the paper conservation department and advise on conservation policies, treatments and improvements to laboratory conditions. Supervises staff, contractors, interns and fellows, assigning work based on availability, capability and special qualifications of staff. Leads with empathy and encourages collaboration and creativity. Decides appropriate methods and techniques of treatment to ensure that current treatment procedures are consistent with sound technology and that the National Gallery maintains a leadership role in the field of conservation. Oversees and assigns exhibition and loan tasks related to paper conservation. Conduct research in the developing methods and materials of conservation, as well the history and technology of each object, the incumbent shares findings with colleagues in scholarly meetings and publications and represents the National Gallery in academic and professional matters related to collections and paper conservation issues.