Museum Technician (Geology)
Museum Technician (Geology), John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Kimberly, OR
Summary
The Pacific West Region is recruiting for summer seasonal Museum Technician (Geology), GS-1016-5/7 positions intended to assist permanent staff with Museum Technician (Geology) work.
Open to the first 50 applicants or until 12/19/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.
Duties
GS-5 duties may include:
- Assists with unpacking objects and processing them and performs limited cleaning
- Performs routine research for catalog records, exhibits, and other purposes as assigned.
- Performs routine cleaning of objects as directed and according to established standards.
- Performs a variety of basic clerical operations in support of the curatorial operation.
- Assists with paleontology fieldwork.
GS-7 duties may include:
- Indepedently unpacks objects and processes them; identifies preservation needs and recommends additional actions.
- Prepares, maintains, and organizes manual and automated curatorial records including accession records, catalog records, and donation forms; maintains and organizes other records, such as inventories and object lists.
- Implements museum maintenance and housekeeping schedules.
- Implements museum environmental monitoring program.
- Prepares vertebrate paleontology specimens in preparation lab.
Duties at both grades may include:
- Places objects in storage, maintaining the organization already established by the supervisor.
- Catalogs objects. Enters cataloging data into the designated NPS catalog program using established NPS procedures.
- Identifies and labels objects by matching documentation field labels, notes, etc. with the objects.
Physical Demands: The work is partially sedentary with prolonged standing, walking, and bending often required. Heavy items (e.g., equipment and packs up to 50 pounds) must be lifted and carried on a routine basis.
Working Conditions: The work is performed in a museum environment of exhibit and storage areas, workroom/laboratory, and offices. Occasional work with materials which are dusty or stored with protective chemicals may require the use of dust masks, gloves, or other protective devices.
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