Job Posting: Conservation Technician, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Job Posting: Conservation Technician, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)

Please find USAJobs.gov postings for Conservation Technician, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Application deadline is 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) May 4, 2023.  

Experience listed may have been gained in the public, private, or volunteer sectors. See corresponding listing for Conditions of Employment:

Announcement ST-11936642-23-MU (Status candidates)

Announcement DE-11936644-23-MU (any U.S. citizen)

National Archives Building in Washington DC

Duties:

As a CONSERVATOR TECHNICIAN, you will:

  • Perform treatment on groups of archival records and develops safe and efficient mechanisms for handling multiple items.
  • Document treatments performed via checklists and narrative reports. Photographic documentation carried out as necessary.
  • Handle archival records and performs all conservation treatment in conformance with procedures and standards established by the supervisory conservator.
  • Maintain laboratory stock solutions and supplies.

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum (CHSDM)

Jessica Walthew,
Conservator 

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden (HMSG) 

Briana Feston-Brunet,
Variable and Time-based Media Conservator 

National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC)

Blake McDowell,
Media Archivist 

National Portrait Gallery (NPG) 

Luke Moses,
Conservator 

Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) 

Dan Finn,
Media Conservator 

For additional information on these units and the research interests of their staff, see the fellowships resources section for SI research