{"id":13324,"date":"2015-08-28T15:26:53","date_gmt":"2015-08-28T20:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.conservators-converse.org\/?p=13324"},"modified":"2015-08-28T15:26:53","modified_gmt":"2015-08-28T20:26:53","slug":"job-posting-third-and-fourth-positions-in-navy-conservation-branch-naval-history-and-heritage-command-richmond-va","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resources.culturalheritage.org\/conservators-converse\/2015\/08\/28\/job-posting-third-and-fourth-positions-in-navy-conservation-branch-naval-history-and-heritage-command-richmond-va\/","title":{"rendered":"Job Posting: Third and fourth positions in Navy Conservation Branch &#8211; Naval History and Heritage Command (Richmond, VA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Collection Management Division of the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) is advertising vacancies in its new four-person Conservation Branch.\u00a0 The third and final announcement can be found at<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usajobs.gov\/GetJob\/ViewDetails\/414369800\">https:\/\/www.usajobs.gov\/GetJob\/ViewDetails\/414369800<\/a><br \/>\nThe closing date of the announcement is September 4, 2015.\u00a0 Note that this announcement is for two positions at the GS-11 level.<br \/>\nNHHC, headquartered at the Washington Navy Yard, is responsible for the preservation, analysis, and dissemination of U.S. naval history and heritage.\u00a0 NHHC activities include the Navy art and artifact collections, underwater archeology, Navy histories, the Navy Department Library, the Navy Operational Archives, nine museums, USS Constitution\u2019s repair facility and the historic ship Nautilus.<br \/>\nIn the past year, NHHC has consolidated its historic artifact collection into a single Collection Management Facility at the Defense Supply Center, Richmond VA, and has brought on staff to manage the collection there.\u00a0 This summer we are establishing a four-person Conservation Branch at the Richmond facility to undertake conservation of selected artifacts from across the NHHC enterprise, conduct site visits to Navy museums around the country, and provide care guidelines for artifacts on Navy installations but not in NHHC\u2019s custody \u2013 for example, outdoor ordnance displays.\u00a0 We are in the early stages of fitting out a laboratory for the branch\u2019s use.<br \/>\nThe branch will be staffed by a GS-1015-13 Branch Head (announcement already closed), a GS-1015-12 Lead Conservator (also already closed), and two GS-1015-11 Conservators (this announcement).\u00a0 All applicants should understand that this is a new operation, with all of the opportunities and uncertainties that implies.<br \/>\nTo view photos of some of the historic naval artifacts in the NHHC collection, please visit some of the command&#8217;s Flickr page at https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/navalhistory\/sets\/.\u00a0\u00a0 For more information on NHHC, visit www.history.navy.mil or its Facebook page at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/navalhistory\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/navalhistory<\/a>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Collection Management Division of the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) is advertising vacancies in its new four-person Conservation Branch.\u00a0 The third and final announcement can be found at https:\/\/www.usajobs.gov\/GetJob\/ViewDetails\/414369800 The closing date of the announcement is September 4, 2015.\u00a0 Note that this announcement is for two positions at the GS-11 level. 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