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Overview
Open & closing dates

06/05/2024 to 06/11/2024

Salary

$99,200 - $128,956 per year

Pay scale & grade

GS 12

Location

**1 vacancy in the following location**:
Arlington County, VA
1 vacancy
Remote job

No

Telework eligible

Yes—as determined by the agency policy.

Travel Required

Occasional travel - Domestic and/or international travel is required.

Relocation expenses reimbursed

No

Appointment type

Permanent

Work schedule

Full-time

Service

Competitive

Promotion potential

12

Job family (Series)

1015 Museum Curator

Supervisory status

No

Security clearance

Top Secret

Drug test

Yes

Position sensitivity and risk

Critical-Sensitive (CS)/High Risk

Trust determination process

Credentialing

Suitability/Fitness

National security

Announcement number

HRSC/OBO-2024-0057

Control number

794167100
Summary

The position is in the Office of Art in Embassies, Operations Directorate, Bureau of Overseas Building Operations. The incumbent serves as a Museum Curator (Art) and acts as Assistant Curator. The position performs professional museum curatorial work in the field of contemporary visual fine art. Includes professional work associated with artist research, visual art exhibition planning, fine art collections development/management, and public service and contemporary art education functions.

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This job is open to
The public

U.S. Citizens, Nationals or those who owe allegiance to the U.S.

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Duties
Assists curators with conceiving, developing, and executing a range of temporary exhibitions of contemporary fine art.
Assists with permanent collections of contemporary fine art including commissions of monumentally-scaled art work and technical coordination of such works.
Develops and maintains a balanced collection of contemporary fine art based on professional judgment and knowledge of American and international contemporary fine art.
Develops research projects with appropriate scope and focus for proposal of fine art exhibition themes and the contemporary artists to be included in such exhibitions to ambassadors.
Directs and manages the installations of contemporary visual fine art exhibitions, collections, and complex site-specific projects such as monumentally scaled sculpture.
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**Requirements**:
Conditions of Employment
U.S. Citizenship is required.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Top Secret security clearance.

**Qualifications**:
Applicants must have ONE of the required basic entry qualification requirements described below:
**BASIC REQUIREMENTS**:
OR

Have 4 years of experience that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of the 4-year course of study as shown above;
OR

Have a combination of education and experience where my coursework was equivalent to a major, as shown above, PLUS appropriate experience OR additional education.

**Note**: All applicants WILL BE required to submit transcripts as verification of educational requirement by the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to provide requested information, or the information you submit is insufficient to verify your eligibility, you WILL lose consideration for this position.

IN ADDITION to meeting one of the basic entry qualifications requirements listed above, the applicant MUST have 1 year of specialized experience that has equipped them with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position. This experience is related to the work of the position and equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal service. Qualifying specialized experience must demonstrate the following:
Experience participating in the curation of contemporary visual fine art exhibitions or collections.
Experience conducting research on contemporary visual artists exhibited in domestic and international museums or galleries to borrow artworks.
Education

See the qualifications section of this vacancy announcement for education requirements, if applicable.

Additional information

If eligible, telework agreements may be permitted with supervisory approval.
Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. If eligible, applicants to this announcement may be referred to other similar positions in other Bureaus/Offices in the Department for up to 240 days. Telework eligibility and security clearance requirements may vary for such similar positions.

**Benefits**:
How You Will Be Evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

Applicants who meet the minimum qualification requirements, as described in the “Qualifications” section of this announcement, will be assigned to one of three quality categories:
Qualified - In addition to meeting minimum qualifications, applicants must demonstrate a basic level of the required competencies (knowledge, skills and abilities) for the position.
Well Qualified - In addition to meeting minimum qualifications, applicants must d