Exhibit Specialist - Overview - Open & closing dates 01/03/2019 to 01/10/2019 - Service Competitive - Pay scale & grade GS 11 - Salary $68,036 to $88,450 per year - Appointment type Permanent - Federal - Work schedule Full-Time - Full-Time, Permanent - Location - Duties - Summary This position is located in Smithsonian Exhibits (SIE), Smithsonian Institution (SI). The employee serves as technical expert in the production of a wide variety of complex museum quality exhibit elements and exhibit-related items. - Responsibilities - Works from conceptual ideas, scale layouts, detailed design drawings, or files to prepare and produce prototypes, interactives models, and finished exhibit components. - Utilizes a wide variety of materials such as plastics, epoxies, adhesives, plaster, clay, wood, wood, composites, laminates, metals. Using knowledge of materials and their applications, the incumbent determines the most appropriate technique and approach for each assignment, selecting the most appropriate materials while using a high degree of technical and artistic skill to accomplish the task. - Works with project managers, designers, curators, and other diverse museum professionals, the specialist accepts responsibility for his/her part in the production of a given project, and at many times, works in a team setting. - Assigns tasks, evaluates progress, reports on the status of a project, and assesses a project at its completion. - Detail the components or submitted digital files using a variety of computer 3D scanning/manipulation software or CAD/CAM software. - Travel Required Not required - Supervisory status No - Promotion Potential 11 - Requirements - 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 Experience: You qualify for this position if you have one year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 level in the Federal service or comparable pay band system related to the work of this position. This specialized experience is defined as executing complex museum exhibit projects through the pre-production, fabrication and installation phases; preparing and producing prototypes, interactives and models; and overseeing and integrating CAD/CAM software and techniques into fabrication process workflow. 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. Or Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related Such education must demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work. One year of full-time graduate education is considered to be the number of credit hours that the school attended has determined to represent 1 year of full-time study. If that information cannot be obtained from the school, 18 semester hours should be considered as satisfying the 1 year of full-time study requirement. Part-time graduate education is creditable in accordance with its relationship to a year of full-time study at the school attended. Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Major study -- illustrative design, commercial art, fine arts, industrial design, architecture, drafting, interior design, or other fields related to the position. Advanced training in a vocational school, technical institute, or art institute above the high school level in one of the fields listed above is creditable as general experience on a month-for-month basis. Or a Combination: Education and experience may be combined to meet the basic qualifications. For a full explanation of this option please see the - . Special Instructions for Foreign Education: If you are qualifying by education and/or you have education completed in a foreign college/university described above, it is your responsibility to provide transcripts and proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study. For instructions on where to fax these documents, see the "Required Documents" section of this announcement. - Education N/A - 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 prepare and produce prototypes, interactives, models, and exhibit components from conceptual ideas, scale layouts, detailed design drawings, or files. - Knowledge of a wide variety of materials to meet design, fire safety, and conservation requirements and a proficiency with the techniques associated with those materials. - Ability to work in a team setting and participate collaboratively in evaluating designs or production details and making recommendations regarding the details and/or specifications. - Skill in organizing and planning the work to be more efficient, the selection of methods and machinery for the task at hand, the selection of the type of materials to best represent the intended outcome while meeting conservation and fire, the accuracy in the execution of work, detail and adherence to close tolerance, artistic ability, and quality such that the product is of museum quality and durable. - Ability to use a variety of computer 3D scanning/manipulation software or CAD/CAM software to produce a wide variety of complex museum quality exhibits. Applicants who meet or exceed minimum qualifications will be assigned to one of three category groups based on job-related criteria: Best Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements and excels in most of the job related competencies above. Better Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements and satisfies most of the job related competencies above. Good Category - Meets the minimum qualification requirements, but does not satisfy most of the job related competencies above to a substantive degree. This category rating process does not add veterans' preference points or apply the "rule of three", but protects the rights of veterans by placing them ahead of non-preference eligibles within each category. A selecting official may make selections from the highest quality category (Best Category) provided no preference eligible in that category is passed over to select a non-preference eligible in that category unless the requirements of 5 U.S.C. 3317(b) or 3318(b) are satisfied. Preference eligibles who meet minimum qualification requirements and who have a compensable service-connected disability of at least 10 percent must be listed in the highest quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-9 grade level or higher. Applicants who have not submitted a resume in the USAjobs system and/or have not answered all of the vacancy questions will not be considered for this position. 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. To preview questions please - . - Required Documents Your application package should include the following documents: - Detailed resume created in the USAJOBS Resume Builder. - Proof of Veteran's Preference - DD214 (Member 4 Copy), if you are a veteran. Additionally, applicants claiming 10-point preference must complete Standard Form (SF) 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, as well as additional documentation required by the SF-15, such as a VA letter. - Unofficial school transcripts, if the position has an education requirement or if you are using education to qualify. If selected for the position, you must provide an official transcript before appointment. - Proof of U.S. accreditation for foreign study, if applicable. - If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements: Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from - . Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.