Museum Technician
Company: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Location: Bowie
Posted on: September 19, 2022
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Job Description:
DescriptionInformation about the organization
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is a federally
chartered, nonpartisan institution that was created by the US
Congress to serve as America's national memorial to the victims of
the Holocaust and an educational institution dedicated to the
history and lessons of the Holocaust. The Museum seeks to educate
Americans from all 50 states and all walks of life as well as
international audiences. The Museum has three areas of expertise:
Holocaust remembrance, Holocaust scholarship and education, and
genocide prevention.
In carrying out its important memorial and educational mission, the
Museum is guided by its institutional values for our workplace:
Honor the memory of the victims; carry out our work with dignity,
humility, integrity and respect for others; and strive for
excellence through teamwork, rigor, and a culture of continuous
learning. Consistent respect for others is the foundation for
trust, collegiality and inclusion.
Information about the role
This position is located in the Digital Resources Coordination
Branch within the Digital Access Division in the National Institute
for Holocaust Documentation (NIHD). The growing digital collection
comprises tens of millions of image files, tens of thousands of
hours of video and audio media, hundreds of thousands of
descriptions of items in the Museum's collections, and several
sources of metadata. The Digital Access Division endeavors to
provide better user interfaces to support those using the
Collection via the web and by internal staff. The public face of
the work can be seen at .
The incumbent reports to the Chief, Digital Resources Coordination.
Work is performed at the Museum's David and Fela Shapell Family
Collections, Conservation and Research Center (Shapell Center) in
Bowie, MD. After initial training, the incumbent will perform
routine duties in a chiefly independent manner, with the general
oversight of the professional staff. The incumbent is under the
general supervision of the Chief of Digital Resources Coordination
and also takes direction from the Project Manager, Archival Paper
Digitization.
This is a full-time donated, one-year term position (non-Federal)
paid with the Museum's private funds. Salary is commensurate with
experience.
Duties, and Responsibilities for the role
Minimum Qualifications for the role
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with
DisabilitiesThe contractor will not discharge or in any other
manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they
have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the
pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have
access to the compensation information of other employees or
applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot
disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals
who do not otherwise have access to compensation information,
unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or
charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding,
hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the
employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to
furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)
Keywords: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Bowie , Museum Technician, Professions , Bowie, Maryland
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