This position is part of the National Archives and Records Administration. You will serve as an Archivist with the Chief Operating Officer, Agency Services, National Declassification Center (ANDC) in College Park, MD.

Duties

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-12. 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 Archivist, you will: - Contribute to the planning of programs leading to the identification and protection of permanently valuable records. - Plan and coordinate activities leading to the identification of records eligible for transfer to the National Archives and Records Administration. - Review records and apply appropriate restrictions in compliance with EO 13526, the Freedom of Information Act, access rules of the House and Senate, copyright laws, or donor requirements. - Contribute significantly to the planning of a finding aids program that facilitates discovery and use of a complex body of records.

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements within 30 days of the closing date of this announcement. For the GS-11, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS- 09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes: - Utilizing various systems or databases to locate, analyze, index, and manage archival records; AND - Collaborating and participating in projects describing or preserving a body of records; AND - Executing communication strategies, plans, or activities. OR You may substitute education for general or specialized experience as follows: 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, if related. OR You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions. You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. A combination of education and experience. Only graduate level education in excess of 36 semester hours (54 quarter hours), may be used to combine education and experience. For the GS-09, you must have one year of specialized experience at a level of difficulty and responsibility equivalent to the GS- 07 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized Experience for this position includes: - Researching and reporting on archival records; AND - Providing customer service to various audiences through oral and written communication techniques. OR You may substitute education for general or specialized experience as follows: Master's or equivalent graduate degree OR 2 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree OR LL.B. or J.D., if related. OR You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Options for qualifying based on a combination will be identified in the online questions. To combine education and experience, the total percentage of experience at the required grade level compared to the requirement, as well as the percentage of completed education compared to the requirement must equal at least 100 percent. Only graduate level education in excess of the first 18 semester hours (27 quarter hours) may be combined to be considered for qualifying education. In addition to the above requirements, you must meet the following time-in-grade requirement, if applicable: For the GS-11, you must have been at the GS-09 level for 52 weeks. For the GS-09, you must have been at the GS-07 level for 52 weeks.

Education

Education Requirements:

Individual Occupational Requirements

Basic Requirements:

1. Bachelor's degree in archival science or bachelor's degree with a major that includes 18 semester hours in archival science, history and/or in political science or government, and 12 semester hours in one or any combination of the following: archival science, history, American civilization, economics, political science, public administration, or government.

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2. Combination of education and experience - at least 30 semester hours that included courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

The education generally must be from an accredited (or pre-accredited) college or university recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

Contacts

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