This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/497729600. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
This announcement has an APPLICATION LIMIT of 150 applications. Therefore applicants should apply as soon as possible. If the 150 application limit is not met previously, the job announcement will close at 11:59 pm, on Friday, May 11, 2018. Applicants need to ensure they provide all supporting documentation at the time they apply to the vacancy announcement.
The National Gallery of Art serves the United States in a national role by preserving, collecting, exhibiting, and fostering the understanding of works of art at the highest possible museum and scholarly standards. As one of the foremost art reference libraries in the country, the Gallery library collections include more than 375,000 books and bound volumes of periodicals and auction catalogues. The image collections comprise 13 million photographs, slides, negatives, and digital images documenting the history of art. The incumbent is responsible for managing the collection development, discovery and research use of the library’s ephemera (vertical files), microforms, and special format materials. The incumbent also contributes to the library’s digitization program by creating digital versions of special collections materials.
This position is also being advertised under job announcement NGA-18-24A to all U.S. citizens and nationals under competitive examining procedures. Persons wishing to be considered under both announcements must apply separately to each.
04/27/2018 to 05/11/2018
$56,233 - $73,105 per year
GS 09
1 vacancy in the following location:
Not required
No
Permanent
Full-time - Full Time
09
No
NGA-18-24B
497729600
The incumbent:
Maintains the library's special collections, especially vertical files and microforms.
Devises and implements policies and procedures for preservation, bibliographic control, access and security of special collection materials.
Creates bibliographic records and metadata and manages physical processing and labeling of special collection materials.
Participates in planning for future disposition, storage, and access to collections.
Supervises one student library technician and volunteers.
Prepares digital reproductions and accompanying metadata for special collections materials.
Oversees the functioning, use and maintenance of microform readers and scanning devices; monitors special collections project workflows and use of shared equipment, spaces, and resources; provides instruction to new users and training to fellow library staff on the use of these devices.
Proposes priorities for scanning and cataloging.
Provides support for research, serving curatorial staff, conservators, CASVA fellows, visiting scholars, and the general public; answers reference questions received in person, by telephone, and via e-mail.
Conducts orientation and instructional sessions to new readers on all library services, with particular emphasis on special collections.
Develops outreach strategies and programs to increase staff and public awareness of the library’s special collections resources.
Performs bibliographic searches in print and electronic resources.
Your resume serves as the basis for qualification determinations and must highlight your most relevant and significant work experience and education (if applicable) as it relates to this job opportunity. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Your resume must include the dates of all qualifying experience (from month/year to month/year) and the number of hours worked/volunteered per week.
Physical requirements: The work is generally performed while seated, but it requires occasional bending and stooping, lifting moderately heavy library materials, and standing to operate scanning equipment. the work involves moving among seven floors of stacks. Visual acuity is necessary to evaluate and correct the quality of scanned images.
The National Gallery of Art provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify us. The decision on granting reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
EDUCATION: Are you using education to qualify?
This position have a positive education requirement, you may submit copies of your transcripts or a course listing. You must provide documentation supporting your education claims.
Education must be obtained from an accredited institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Foreign education must be reviewed by an organization recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For special instructions pertaining to foreign education and a list of organizations that can evaluate foreign education, see the Department of Education website.
The National Gallery of Art fosters a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
• More than one selection may be made from this vacancy announcement.
• Some positions may require completion of a probationary period of up to 1 (one) year.
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You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
The National Gallery of Art uses an application tracking system to evaluate the responses you provide in the applicant assessment questionnaire to determine if you meet the minimum qualification requirements of this position. Then, the HR Office and/or Subject Matter Expert (SME) will conduct a quality review of your application and supporting documentation to determine if your qualifications meet the criteria for referral to the selecting official.
We will also verify whether you are eligible for merit promotion by reviewing your previous Federal employment to ensure you meet Time-in-Grade requirements. If you are eligible to apply to Merit Promotion announcements based on Veteran or other non-competitive statuses, we will verify your supporting documentation prior to referral.
If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses you provided in your online questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation before the vacancy closes, you may be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your evaluation rating may be adjusted accordingly.
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Some documents may not apply to all applicants. If you are unsure, click the link for each document type to read more.
ALL APPLICANTS: You must submit a resume supporting your specialized experience and responses to the online questionnaire.
Education must be accredited by an accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education in order for it to be credited towards qualifications. Therefore, provide only the attendance and/or degrees from schools accredited by accrediting institutions recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To be considered for this position, you must submit your complete application, including all required supporting documentation (see "Required Documentation" section) no later than 11:59pm U.S. Eastern Time on the closing date of this announcement. If you fail to submit a complete application prior to the closing time (regardless of when you started) the application system will not allow you to finish! Requests for extensions will not be granted, so please begin the application process allowing yourself enough time to finish and submit your application before the deadline. Our application system displays a countdown timer in the top-left corner of the screen for your reference.
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In addition to changing your status online, we will send you e-mail notifications at each major step in the process, to include: application received, eligible or not eligible, referred or not referred, selected or not selected.
We expect to make a selection within 30 to 90 days of the closing date of this announcement.
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This job originated on www.usajobs.gov. For the full announcement and to apply, visit www.usajobs.gov/job/497729600. Only resumes submitted according to the instructions on the job announcement listed at www.usajobs.gov will be considered.
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