Clarification from the agency

This announcement is open to current federal employees and special hiring authorities under merit procedures. More than one selection may be made from this vacancy announcement. This is a temporary promotion.

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The incumbent is an established scholar and recognized connoisseur and serves as the Acting Curartor and Acting Head of the Department of Northern European Paintings, reporting to the Deputy Director/Chief Curator.  The incumbent is responsible for the permanent collection of Northern European Renaissance and Baroque paintings through 1750, including collection care and loan administration; pursuing and securing acquisitions by gift and purchase; carrying out scholarly research; interpretation; organizing exhibtions; publishing; departmental administration and supervison; and public service.  

Duties for this position include.

• Proposing, organizing, and coordinating or overseeing the development of major and minor exhibitions of Northern European Renaissance and Boroque paintings both from the Gallery's holdings and from other institutions and private collections. 
• Managing over 370 Old Master paintings in the permament collection. 
• Perfroming and/or delegating scholarly and technical work to ensure thorough, up-to-date catalouging, safe and oderly storage, and documentation of Northern European paintings belonging to the Gallery or proposed as gifts, purchases and loans. 
• Ensuring timely and accurate maintenance of the The Museum System (TMS) database enteries for permanent collections and exhibition objects. 
• Evaluating loan requests from other insitutions to borrow paitings for special exhibitions; making recommendations for loan decisions and special loan conditions. 
• Performing and overseeing advanced scholarly research on Northern European Reaissance and Baroque paintings in the collection and on prosepective acquisitions, or in the areas of special expertise, and for inclusion or examination in exhibitions, scholarly journals, Gallery publications, lectures, and symposia.                                                                                                                                                                                 

Conditions of employment

• You must be a United States Citizen.
• This employer participates in the e-Verify program.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• See "Other Information" section regarding Selective Service requirements.
• Suitable for Federal employment, determined by a background investigation.
• May be required to successfully complete a probationary period.

Qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of the announcement. For information on qualification requirements, see Qualification Standards Handbook for General Schedule Positions viewable on OPM Website. It is your responsibility to ensure that you submit appropriate documentation prior to the closing date. Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant experience as it relates to this job announcement. Be clear and specific when describing your work history since human resources cannot make assumptions regarding your 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). Your resume must include the dates of all qualifying experience (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours worked/volunteered per week.

Qualifications

Specialized Experience Statement: Candidates must possess at least one year of specialized experience, equivalent in responsibility to the GS-14 level in the Federal service or private sector, Performing and overseeing advanced scholarly research on Northern European Renaissance and Baroque paintings. 

OPM Qualifications Standard: General Schedule Qualification Standards

Individual Occupational Requirements: Museum Curator Series 1015

Associated Group standard:  Position Classification Standard for Museum Curator Series, GS-1015

Other Relevant Eligibility Criteria: MUST BE ABLE TO READ AND SPEAK DUTCH. 

Merit promotion applicants must meet the time-in-grade requirement as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. One year at the GS-14 level is required to meet the time-in-grade requirements for the GS-15 level. 

You must meet all qualification and eligibility requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

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.

Note: Applicants who are referred to the hiring office for selection consideration may be required to submit writing and/or work samples as part of the interview/selection process. If the hiring office decides to request a writing and/or work sample as part of its selection process, the vacancy contact will reach out to you by email to: (1) inform you of this requirement; and (2) provide further instructions.

How you will be evaluated

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

You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), your responses to the application questionnaire, and your responses to all assessments required for this position. You will be assessed on the following competencies (knowledge, skills, abilities, and other characteristics): 

Research - Knowledge of the scientific principles, methods, and processes used to conduct a  systematic and objective inquiry; including study design, collection, analysis, and interpretation  of data; and the reporting of results. 

Written Communication - Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner for the  intended audience.

Oral Communication  - Makes clear and convincing oral presentations. Listens effectively;  clarifies information as needed.

All qualified non-competitive applicants and all qualified Merit applicants will be referred to the hiring manager for consideration.

Overstating your qualifications and/or experience in your application materials or application questionnaire may result in your removal from consideration. Cheating on an assessment may also result in your removal from consideration.

The National Gallery of Art uses an application tracking system to evaluate the responses you provide in the applicant assessment questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualification requirements of this position. Then, the HR Office and/or Subject Matter Expert (SME) will conduct a quality review of your application and supporting documentation to determine if your qualifications meet the criteria for referral to the selecting official.