This position is part of the National Archives and Records Administration, Research Services, Archival Operations - Boston. The incumbent will perform a broad range of functions required for acquisition, storage, maintenance, and access of NARA's archival Federal and Court holdings; including accessioning, processing, arranging, describing, digitizing, and preserving archival records and providing public services that support access.

Duties

The following are the duties of this position at the GS-11. 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 Specialist, you will:

Requirements

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement. To be qualified for this position at the GS-11 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience for this position includes: Utilizing a wide range of systems or databases to search beyond readily accessible material to locate, analyze, index, and manage records; AND Independently perform analytical and research techniques to deliver reference and research assistance to individuals, agencies and organizations; AND Performing / Providing physical and intellectual controls in adherence with archival principles and organization procedures and practices. OR Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree or LL.M., if related. OR Combination: You may qualify on a combination of education and experience. 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. To be qualified for this position at the GS-09 level, you must have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-07 level that has equipped you with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience for this position includes: Utilizing a wide range of systems or databases to search beyond readily accessible material to locate, analyze, index, and manage records; AND Performing record maintenance and preservation in adherence with archival principles, procedures and record keeping practices. OR EDUCATION: 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 COMBINATION: You may qualify on a combination of education and experience. 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.

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]