This position is part of the National Archives and Records Administration. Digitization Division. Incumbent performs non-professional, quasi-professional, and technical work that supports access to archival holdings and physical and intellectual control over records. The work encompasses the full range of archival support services to include but not limited to: reference, researcher assistance, archival arrangement and descriptions, digitizing, and reformatting of records.

Duties

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-07. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position. As an ARCHIVES TECHNICIAN, you will: Participate in the digitization efforts of archival holdings for public access and permanent retention following broad NARA guidance and procedures. Prepare records for digitization. Perform detailed and complex arrangement work following a plan (or general guidance) approved by supervisor or team leader. Review information about records prior to making them available to researchers, ensuring that access restrictions are being followed.

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. Specialized Experience: For the GS-05 grade level is defined as one year of experience at the GS-04 grade level, or equivalent, that is typically in or related to the position and which equipped the candidate with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the duties of this position. Specialized experience for this position is defined as experience: Experience using scanning equipment and/or preparing documents for digitization by creating metadata or reformatting records. AND Experience following and referencing archival policy and procedures, such as monitoring, pulling and refiling records, reference, arrangement and description, and holdings maintenance. OR You may substitute education for specialized experience as follows: 4 years above high school. OR You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. NOTE: Only education in excess of the first 60 semester hours (i.e., beyond the second year) is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement. One full academic year of study (30 semester hours) beyond the second year is equivalent to 6 months of specialized experience. In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable (as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F): Advancement to positions up to GS-5: Candidates may be advanced without time restriction to positions up to GS-05 if the position to be filled is no more than two grades above the lowest grade the employee held within the preceding 52 weeks under his or her latest non-temporary competitive appointment.

Contacts

• Address RESEARCH SERVICES 8601 Adelphi Road Suite 5100 College Park, MD 20740 US
• Name: Applicant Call Center
• Phone: 304-480-8990
• Email: [email protected]