Position at NPS

999WASO-97-19
DOI  NPS
03/19/97
United States
Department of Interior
National Park Service

Position: Conservator GS-1001-13
Announcement Number: WASO-97-19
Opening Date: March 20, 1997
Full Performance Level: GS-1001-13
Closing Date: MAY 01, 1997
Area of Consideration: All Qualified Persons

Location: Department of the Interior, National Park Service,
Associate Director, Cultural Resource Stewardship and Partnerships,
National Center for Cultural Resources Stewardship and Partnership
Programs Washington, District of Columbia

The area of consideration is *all qualified*. Applications will be
accepted from Career/Career Conditional Federal employees,
reinstatement eligibles, those eligible under special appointing
authorities, i.e. handicapped, VRA, disabled veterans, etc. and
non-status applicants i.e. applicant from outside the Federal
Service and without any special eligibility.

The National Park Service is an Equal Opportunity employer.
Selection for this position will be made solely on the basis of
merit, fitness, and qualifications without regard to race, sex,
color, creed, age, marital status, national origin, sexual
orientation, non-disqualifying handicap conditions, or any other
non-merit factors.

Contact Telephone Number: (202) 208-4648
Address of Personnel Office: National Park Service
Division of Personnel
Branch of Personnel Operations
P.O. Box 37127, Room 2328
Washington, DC 20013-7127

This position has no known promotion potential. Applications will
not be returned.  It is the applicant's responsibility to provide
documentation or proof of claimed qualifications, education,
veterans preference, status, and/or verification of eligibility for
non- competitive appointment.  Applicants will not be solicited for
further data if that provided is found to be inadequate or
incomplete. Department of the Interior (DOI) Career Transition
Assistance Plan (CTAP) procedures apply in filling this vacancy.  5
CFR 330, Career Transition Assistance for Surplus and Displaced
Federal Employees requires the following order of selection for this
position:

    a.  At Bureau option, personnel actions listed in 5 CFR
        330.606(b);

    b.  Any well-qualified SSP candidate who applies within the
        local commuting area (Surplus and displaced employees will
        be given equal consideration);

    c.  At Bureau option, personnel actions not subject to RPL;

    d.  Qualified RPL candidates in the local commuting area;

    e.  At Bureau discretion, any other former displaced
        well-qualified DOI employee, e.g. a well-qualified RPL
        candidate who applies from outside the local commuting area;

    f.  Well-qualified ICTAP applicants in the local commuting area;

    g)  Other outside applicants (other agencies, nonstatus, etc).

Qualifications Required: Applicants must have one year of
specialized experience at the GS-12 level.  Specialized experience
is work which provides the applicant with the knowledges, skills and
abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position.

Statement of Duties: This position is located in the Museum
Management Program, National Park Service, Washington, DC.  The
Program develops and coordinates Servicewide policies, standards,
and procedures for managing museum collections, including natural,
cultural, archival, and manuscript materials.  The incumbent
formulates and continuously evaluates Servicewide strategic plans,
policies, programs, guidelines, and procedures related to the
preservation and protection of the Service's museum collections.
Formulates and develops a Servicewide program to test, evaluate, and
apply new concepts, methods, materials and techniques to collections
preservation and protection; conservation treatment; written,
graphic, and photographic conservation documentation; and
preservation and protection aspects of storage, exhibit, and use of
museum collections.  Ensures that policies and programs, as they
pertain to the preservation and conservation of collections, conform
to professional standards and ethics, relevant laws, executive
orders, regulations and Departmental and Service policy. Serves as
team coordinator for the Preservation and Protection Team.
Coordinates the NPS Checklist for Preservation and Protection of
Museum Collections, manages and interprets checklist data from
parks, and develops strategies to address identified deficiencies.
Develops, implements, and maintains conservation components of
Servicewide automated collections management systems.  Coordinates
publication of the Conserve-O-Gram series.  Evaluates Servicewide
training needs, develops curriculum, and coordinates the development
of Servicewide courses and training modules on the conservation,
preservation, and protection of museum collections.  Oversees the
development of Servicewide preservation and conservation services
infrastructure.  Provides oversight and guidance for the selection
and testing of products listed in the NPS Tools of the Trade and
recommended to parks through the Museum Supply and Equipment
Program.  Provides timely technical information on conservation
through NPS technical publications. Develops, implements, and
coordinates a program to meet the conservation science needs of the
Service.  Reviews and recommends changes to Servicewide and
park-specific environmental standards, and emergency procedure as
they pertain to conservation. Participates in the budget formulation
process, develops data, cost estimates, and strategies. Prepares,
presents and publishes professional papers, articles, and monographs
on preservation and conservation of collections.  Prepares response
to Congressional, Secretarial and public inquiries on conservation
of collections.

Knowledges, Abilities, Skills and Other Characteristics (Kasocs):

    1.  Knowledge of conservation principles and techniques as
        applied to all material and object types (archeological,
        ethnographic, historic, fine arts, decorative arts,
        archival, biological, paleontological and geological) and
        specialized knowledge in at least one subject area.

    2.  Demonstrated skill in applying professional standards and
        methods to the conservation, preservation, and protection of
        museum collections.

    3.  Ability to exercise professional judgement to provide a
        broad perspective to assess conservation, preservation and
        protection needs in a complex organization, and to identify,
        develop, and apply innovative, effective and efficient
        professional and management methods and practices in
        accomplishing preservation and protection objectives.

    4.  Knowledge of the national planning and conservation
        strategies of the U.S. and other leading countries.

    5.  Ability to communicate program information, analyses,
        reports, plans, strategies, and procedures orally, in
        writing, and using IBM-compatible micro computer
        applications including x-based database management systems.

Privacy Act Information:  The application you submit for this
position contains information subject to the Privacy Act of 1974
(P.L. 93-579), 5 U.S.C. 552a).  We are required to provide you with
information regarding our authority and purposes for collecting this
data, the routine uses which will be made of it, and the effect, if
any, of nondisclosure. SPECIAL NOTE:  Applications received in
postage-free Government envelopes or through Government mail
channels will be rejected by this Office and returned to the
applicant.

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                  Conservation DistList Instance 10:83
                  Distributed: Tuesday, March 25, 1997
                       Message Id: cdl-10-83-015
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