Museum Technician (General)

Summary

This listing is a summary.Open: September 15, 2026 — Closes: September 21, 2026SummaryYou will serve as a Museum Technician (General) with the NPS History Collection at Harper's Ferry Center, performing a full range of complex curatorial support work in a museum.Major DutiesSome of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Serves as team member, and at times a team leader, on curatorial projects such as the elimination of cataloging backlogs; organization of archival collections; production of finding aids and location guides; photo documentation of collections; and the reorganization of storage areas. Catalogs museum objects and enters cataloging data into the designated NPS catalog program. Handles, cleans, stores, and labels objects in the permanent collection. Monitors the environment of the collection storage and exhibit areas by keeping records on temperature, relative humidity, and pest infestation. Assists NPS staff, visiting museum professionals, and researchers by locating, retrieving and obtaining information on museum collections.#J-18808-Ljbffr

Job Description

This listing is a summary.Open: September 15, 2026 — Closes: September 21, 2026SummaryYou will serve as a Museum Technician (General) with the NPS History Collection at Harper's Ferry Center, performing a full range of complex curatorial support work in a museum.Major DutiesSome of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Serves as team member, and at times a team leader, on curatorial projects such as the elimination of cataloging backlogs; organization of archival collections; production of finding aids and location guides; photo documentation of collections; and the reorganization of storage areas. Catalogs museum objects and enters cataloging data into the designated NPS catalog program. Handles, cleans, stores, and labels objects in the permanent collection. Monitors the environment of the collection storage and exhibit areas by keeping records on temperature, relative humidity, and pest infestation. Assists NPS staff, visiting museum professionals, and researchers by locating, retrieving and obtaining information on museum collections.#J-18808-Ljbffr