Clarification from the agency

Note: Federal employees with permanent status or individuals eligible for special appointing authorities may also apply to Job Announcement # 20R-FL-305435-DEU-NASM More than one selection may be made from this announcement.

• Conduct independent technical research on the history of American women in aviation and/or spaceflight, astronomy, and/or planetary science resulting in publications in peer-reviewed journals or books
• Serve as a curator to include managing and interpreting artifacts associated with the history of American women in astronomy as well as conducting a systematic survey of the Museum's existing collection
• Conduct inventory of current of historical artifacts and establish museum procedures to aid in administering and preserving collection
• Prepare technical reports in writing as well as oral presentations to the staff and public and digital outreach on the Museum and its collection
• Foster relationships across the organization to enhance attention on the history of women in aviation and/or spaceflight, astronomy, and/or planetary science

Conditions of employment

• Pass Pre-employment Background Investigation
• May need to complete a Probationary Period
• Maintain a Bank Account for Direct Deposit/Electronic Transfer
• Males born after 12/31/59 must be registered with Selective Service.

Qualification requirements must be met within 30 days of the job announcement closing date.

For information on qualification requirements, see Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions viewable on the web at http://www.opm.gov/qualifications.

Qualifications

GS-11 Specialized Experience: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-09 level in the Federal Service or comparable pay band system. For this position Specialized experience is defined as experience researching the history of American women in aviation and/or spaceflight, astronomy, and/or planetary science.

GS-12 Specialized Experience: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 level in the Federal Service or comparable pay band system. For this position Specialized experience is defined as experience developing, implementing, and coordinating independent research related to the history of American women in aviation and/or spaceflight, astronomy, and/or planetary science.

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.

Part-time and/or unpaid experience related to this position will be considered to determine the total number of years and months of experience. Be sure to note the number of paid or unpaid hours worked each week.

How you will be evaluated

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

Your application will be evaluated first for the basic qualifications described above. The applications that meet the basic qualifications will be evaluated further against the following criteria:

• Ability to perform scholarly historical research as evidenced by authorship of professional papers or other scholarly publications and presentations 
• Knowledge of the development of public or scholarly programs related to American Women in aviation and/or spaceflight, astronomy, and/or planetary science
• Knowledge of museum standards related to collections management practices applied to an artifact collection
• Ability to communicate orally in a variety of setting (e.g., community and scholarly forums) as a professional historian
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing in order to prepare email, correspondence, exhibits scripts, proposals, plans, reports, books, reviews, documents, and publications, to include writing in succinct informational style and synthesizing and interpreting ideas clearly

Important Note:

Your resume and supporting documentation will be compared to your responses to the occupational questionnaire or other assessment tool for consistency. If a determination is made that you have rated yourself higher than is supported by your resume, you will be assigned a rating commensurate to your described experience. Your resume should provide sufficient information regarding how your education and experience relate to this position, including the major duties and qualifications criteria listed.