This position is in the United Stated Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Agricultural Library (NAL), Information Products Division (IPD) located in Beltsville, MD. In this position, you will lead NAL's collection development strategy and scholarly communication services and provides professional advice on the changing scholarly publishing environment, copyright, open access, and public access to USDA-funded research.

Duties

Clearly and effectively creates, articulates, and implements strategic direction and objectives for the NAL scholarly resources including physical, electronic and digital collections and research data. Provides consultation and training on copyright, open access policies, open access licenses and publishing alternatives to researchers. Offers support and training to researchers around the issues of data reuse, research integrity, and scholarly communication. Develops and implements policies for accepting or rejecting gifts in kind to the library consulting with subject matter specialists, special collection. Develops and implements a collection assessment program and conducts data analysis to inform collections and research data strategy. Reviews and evaluates reports and recommendations of studies, analyses and surveys regarding policies programs, systems, services standards and procedures. Manages the AGRICOLA index journal selection process. Provides access to services and resources that help assess quality and impact of scholarship from traditional bibliometrics to emerging altmetrics.

Requirements

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one-year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Direct Deposit: Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below. Time in grade: Current federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. Basic Requirements: Degree:1 full academic year of graduate study in library science in an accredited college or university, in addition to completion of all work required for a bachelor's degree in any degree. OR Combination of education and experience:total of at least 5 years of a combination of college-level education, training, and experience. To qualify on this basis, the applicant must establish conclusively that the education, training, and experience provided a knowledge and understanding of the theories, principles, and techniques of professional librarianship; knowledge of literature resources; and the knowledge and abilities essential for providing effective library and information services. AND In addition to the basic requirements above, all applicants must also meet the following minimum qualification requirements: Specialized Experience: Specialized experience is experience directly related to the position to be filled. Specialized experience must be described for each grade level advertised. The specialized experience requirements for this position are: Qualifying experience for GS-14 includes one year of specialized experience comparable to GS-13 which is directly related to the work of this position, and which has equipped the applicant with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position. For this position, specialized experience is experience developing a research library collection development policy and assessment program; and providing training on research integrity, copyright, publishing, and open access. 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). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

Please see above for education qualification requirement information.

Contacts

• Address Agricultural Research Service 10301 Baltimore Ave Beltsville, MD 20705 US
• Name: Jared Foret
• Phone: 7032599390
• Email: [email protected]