This position will be filled as a Job Appointment. In the event that funds become available for a permanent position, the employee may be converted to a probational appointment.
This position is located at the Office of State Museum in New Orleans, LA and is in a Career Progression Group to a Curator 3. This position may be filled as a Curator 1, 2, or 3 based on the qualifications of the selected applicant.This position will be filled using the Museum option. Applicants applying to this announcement outside of the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism may be required to accept probation. Please refer to the "Job Specifications" tab located at the top of the LA Careers "Current Job Opportunities page" for specific information on salary ranges, minimum qualification requirements and job concepts for each level.
APPLICATION PROCESS:
No Civil Service test score is required in order to be considered for this vacancy.
To apply for this vacancy, click on the “Apply” link above and complete an electronic application, which can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the Current Job Opportunities page.
*Resumes WILL NOT be accepted in lieu of completed education and experience sections on your application. Applications may be rejected if incomplete.*
DISQUALIFICATION:
While we would encourage all interested applicants to apply, please be aware that there are various reasons that your application may be disqualified from consideration including, but not limited, to:
Submission of a resume and/or SF-10 application in lieu of the online application or official Louisiana employment application as referenced above; Failure to fully complete the education and work experience sections of the application; Failure to submit an equivalency evaluation statement for an international degree by the closing of this announcement;
For further information about this vacancy, contact:
Alexandra Jones, HR Analyst Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism PO Box 94361 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9361 Email: [email protected] FAX: 225-342-7928
The Office of the Lieutenant Governor and the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism are participants in the E-Verify system for identification and employment eligibility purposes.
Louisiana is a State as a Model Employer for People with Disabilities.
Qualifications
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Any of the following will qualify (see note below regarding options):
Historic Site Option: A baccalaureate degree in American history, American studies, anthropology, archaeology, art history, geology, cultural geography, museology, history, or historical geography.
Museum Option: A baccalaureate degree in American history, American studies, anthropology, archaeology, art history, cultural geography, historic preservation, history, historical geography, museum studies, museology, or fine arts.
Preservation Area Option: A baccalaureate degree in forestry, wildlife or natural resource management, botany, biology, or ecology.
Historic Preservation Option: A baccalaureate degree in American history, American studies, anthropology, archaeology, art history, geology, cultural geography, museology, history, or historical geography.
NOTE: All positions are of the Historic Site, Preservation Area, Historic Preservation or Museum type.
The minimum qualification option used to fill a vacancy is based upon the duties of the particular position and will be specified in the vacancy announcement when posted.
NOTE: Any college hours or degree must be from an accredited college or university.
Job Concepts
Function of Work:
To perform and supervise the curatorial activities for a museum or historic sites program.
Level of Work: Entry.
Supervision Received: General from a Curator 2 or 3, Historic Site or Recreation Area Manager, Parks District Manager, Museum Division Director, Historic Preservation Director, Archives Assistant Administrator, Architectural Historian Manager, or other higher ranking agency administrator.
Supervision Exercised: Functional over lower ranking museum or historic area personnel.
Location of Work: Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism; Office of State Parks, Office of State Museum, Office of Cultural Development, Division of Historic Preservation; or Department of State or other agency responsible for operating a small museum (visitation of less than 50,000; less than 5 permanent employees).
Job Distinctions: Differs from Curator 2 by the absence of responsibility for a larger museum/program.
Examples of Work
Performs curatorial activities for a museum program at a state park Level I commemorative, preservation, or recreation area.
Plans, constructs, and displays exhibits both in the museum and on site.
Schedules and conducts tours; develops oral presentations for such tours.
Selects and assigns tour guides and maintenance staff.
Develops and implements conservation and preservation plans of historical artifacts and buildings.
Maintains records, prepares reports, and conducts correspondence regarding the museum or historic preservation program.
Performs research to develop interpretative items.
Performs accessing and cataloging activities of museum materials.
Catalogues site forms on historic buildings and places, checks and continually accessions additional site forms for inventory.
Develops projects to produce measured architectural drawings of landmark buildings, checks for quality and maintains archival collections.
Prepares and presents slide presentations and speeches to interested groups on and off site.
