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Review Vacancy

Date Posted 07/09/15

Applications Due07/30/15

Vacancy ID22234

AgencyEducation Department, State

TitleResearch and Collections Technician (8 positions)

Occupational CategoryNo Preference

Salary Grade14

Bargaining UnitPS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

Salary RangeFrom $41993 to $53606 Annually

Employment Type Full-Time

Appointment Type Permanent

Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

Travel Percentage 0%

Workweek Mon-Fri

Hours Per Week 37.5

Workday

From 9 AM

To 5 PM

Flextime allowed? No

Mandatory overtime? No

Compressed workweek allowed? No

Telecommuting allowed? No

County Albany

Street Address Office of Cultural Education

New York State Museum

City Albany

StateNY

Zip Code12230

Minimum Qualifications MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: A Bachelor’s Degree in or one that includes or is supplemented by 18 semester credit hours in archeology, anthropology, history or in one of the natural sciences (biology, zoology, geology) and one year of experience in assisting in scientific or historical research in the field or in artifact/specimen care and maintenance in a laboratory or museum.

*Leads to a maximum salary of $53,606 based on annual performance advances.

Duties Description The New York State Museum is seeking to fill eight Research and Collections Technician positions to be assigned to the Division of Research & Collections and to the History Unit. Job duties may include:

• Serve as crew/crew chief for projects;
• Identify and catalogue individual artifacts, objects or oral histories;
• Enter catalog and related data into electronic databases;
• Conduct background research and assist in writing project reports,
• Photograph objects and scanning of documents, incorporate images into electronic databases;
• Assist Director and other program staff with exhibits, public programs, tours, researcher visits and requests, and other educational/research activities
• Process specimens in the collection, including cleaning, organizing, labeling, rehousing, and incorporating into Museum storage, using NYSM standard practices;
• Assist with laboratory and/or field research; or
• Advise the Chief Curator (History), Senior Historian, or Museum Scientist on appropriate collections matters.

Additional Comments CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT: This will be a permanent non-competitive appointment.

APPLICATION: Qualified candidates should send a resume and letter of interest by July 30, 2015 to ocejobs@nysed.gov. Please include the Box number (OCE-910) in the subject line of your email to ensure receipt of your application.

Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

Name Office of Human Resources Management

Telephone (518) 474-5215

Fax (518) 486-5631

Email Address ocejobs@nysed.gov

Address

Street NY State Education Department

89 Washington Avenue, OHRM, 528 EB

City Albany

State NY

Zip Code 12234

 

Notes on ApplyingAPPLICATION: Qualified candidates should send a resume and letter of interest by July 30, 2015 to ocejobs@nysed.gov. Please include the Box number (OCE-910) in the subject line of your email to ensure receipt of your application. Please like us on Facebook!

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