Archivist

Summary

This position is part of the National Archives and Records Administration. The incumbent will serve as an Archivist at the William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum and is responsible, along with other members of the archival staff, for planning, performing and monitoring all archival functions in a variety of media, establishing work priorities, and ensuring that priorities and work assigned to the archival staff are completed.

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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:

• Work independently in identifying, arranging and reviewing non-classified presidential records in response to Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)requests.
• Plan and direct the arrangement of presidential records, federal records, and donated materials.
• Apply preservation techniques and recommend strategies for textual records, electronic records, and audiovisual materials.
• Assess researcher and archival needs and determine priorities for developing finding aids for records processed systematically and records processed in response to FOIA requests.
• Independently provide reference service in response to regular and complex e-mail, phone, and written requests for information regarding the Library's textual, electronic, and non-textual holdings.
  
  

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Conditions of Employment

This opportunity is also open to Internal to Agency under Announcement IMP-12457723-24-EB Please refer to that announcement for details on open period, eligibility, and how to apply.

The experience may have been gained in either the public, private sector or volunteer service. One year of experience refers to full-time work; part-time work is considered on a prorated basis. To ensure full credit for your work experience, please indicate dates of employment by month/day/year, and indicate number of hours worked per week on your resume.

• A one year probationary period may be required.
• A one year supervisory or managerial probationary period may be required.
• Must successfully complete a background investigation.
• Complete a Declaration for Federal Employment to determine your suitability for Federal employment, at the time requested by the agency.
• If you are a male applicant born after December 31, 1959, certify that you have registered with the Selective Service System or are exempt from having to do so.
• Go through a Personal Identity Verification (PIV) process that requires two forms of identification from the Form i-9. Federal law requires verification of the identity and employment eligibility of all new hires in the U.S.
• Obtain and use a Government-issued charge card for business-related travel.
• Work is primarily sedentary, with some standing, walking and lifting of boxes up to 40 pounds required.
  
  

Key Requirements:

• Please refer to "Conditions of Employment."
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• Must be U.S. Citizens or U.S. Nationals.
  
  

Qualifications

You must meet the following requirements by the closing date of this announcement.

Specialized 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:

Experience researching and reporting on archival records. AND

Experience providing customer service to various audiences through oral and written communication techniques. AND

Utilizing various systems or databases to locate and/or analyze archival records.

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2 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree

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You may qualify by a combination of experience and education. Your percentage of specialized experience and education must total 100%.

Note: Only education in excess of the first 18 semester hours (i.e., beyond the first year) of graduate education is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirement.

Education

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

Individual Occupational Requirement

Basic requirement:

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

Additional information

• We may select from this announcement or any other source to fill one or more vacancies.
• This announcement may be used to fill like positions in other organizations within the National Archives and Records Administration.
• This is a bargaining unit position, AFGE Council 260.
• We offer opportunities for telework, per Agency policy.
• We offer opportunities for alternative and flexible work schedules, per Agency policy.
  
  

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OFFICE OF PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES

1200 President Clinton Avenue

Little Rock, AR 72201

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