Position Announcement for a Temporary Archives Technician. Note this
position may also become full-time. Follow the application procedures below
and/or send an electronic cover letter and resume to me for review and
submission to the Office of Human Resouces.
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06CR-6083
Office of Human Resources
Vacancy Announcement
24 HOUR DIAL-A-JOB: (202) 287-3102 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
OPENING DATE: March 23, 2006
CLOSING DATE: April 6, 2006
POSITION TITLE/ ORGANIZATION ANNOUNCEMENT
SERIES AND GRADE NUMBER
Archives Technician Archives of American Art 06CR-6083
GS-1421-7
Salary: $36,671 per year
Temporary: Not-to-exceed 6 months
Work Schedule: Part time
Not-to-exceed 48 hours per pay period
DUTY LOCATION: Washington, DC
AREA OF CONSIDERATION: All candidates may apply including disabled
individuals with eligibility under a
special appointing authority and veterans who are preference eligibles or
who have been separated from the armed forces
under honorable conditions after 3 years or more of continuous active
service. (If a competitive list of eligibles is
requested, the applications of non-status candidates who meet the minimum
qualifications for the position will be referred
to the Delegated Examining Unit (DEU) for consideration. Status candidates
and candidates eligible under a special
appointing authority, who wish to be rated under both merit placement and
DEU's competitive procedures, must submit
two complete applications. If only one application is received, it will be
considered under the merit placement program.)
The Smithsonian provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with
disabilities. If you need a reasonable
accommodation for the application/hiring process, please call (202)
275-1102 (voice) or (202) 275-1110 (TTY).
DUTIES: Incumbent performs para-professional and technical archives work as
a member of the Collections Processing
Unit of the Archives of American Art (AAA). He/she will be responsible for
work conducting detailed physical condition
surveys of archives and manuscript collections, according to an established
work plan and methodology in support of a
special grant project. Physically examines, assesses, analyzes, and rates
the physical condition and archival housing of
assigned collections, and completes the necessary information on survey
forms. The incumbent will handle fragile
historical materials, identify archival primary source materials, original
artwork, and original photographs, and assess the
archival quality of collections housing materials.
QUALIFICATIONS: Applicants must have one year of specialized experience
equivalent to the next lower grade level.
Specialized experience is defined as experience which has equipped the
applicant with the particular knowledge, skills
and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and which
is typically in or related to the work of the
position as described above.
NOTE: The Smithsonian does not recognize academic degrees from schools that
are not accredited by an
accrediting institution recognized by the Department of Education. Any
applicant falsely claiming an academic
degree from an accredited school will be subject to actions ranging from
disqualification from federal employment
to removal from federal service.
Smithsonian Institution
In addition to the qualifications described above, applicants will be
further evaluated by Selective and Quality
Ranking Factors. Applicants are strongly encouraged to specifically address
the factors described below.
Selective Factors: (Applicants must meet all of these mandatory
requirements in order to be considered qualified to
compete for a position.)
1. Knowledge of archival standards and methodology.
2. Knowledge of American cultural history.
Quality Ranking Factors: (These factors are not mandatory to be considered
for a position, but will be used to
determine who are the highest qualified candidates among those who meet the
selective factors.)
1. Knowledge of archival survey and assessment methodologies
2. Ability to recognize and assess primary source documentation
3. Ability to assess the physical condition and preservation needs of
primary source materials
4. Skill in using automated systems for a variety of functions, i.e.
word-processing, digital imaging, database entry,
Internet research, etc.
NOTE: RELOCATION EXPENSES WILL NOT BE PAID
How to Apply:
1. The Smithsonian Institution does not require a standard application
form, but we need certain information to
evaluate your qualifications. You may apply using a resume, the Optional
Application for Federal Employment
(OF-612), or any other written application form you choose. See page 3 for
further instructions.
2. Clearly describe in your resume or application your work experience,
education and/or training as it relates to this
vacancy. It is very important that you fully address how your work
experience and education/training meet both
the specialized experience requirement and the selective factors. This
information will be used to determine
whether or not you are qualified for this vacancy. Selective factors
establish qualifications to be eligible to
compete for the position. Quality Ranking Factors are not mandatory but are
used to determine who are the
highest qualified candidates among those eligible to compete for the
position. Therefore, it is to your benefit to
provide a full description of your experience, education/training relative
to the job requirements of this vacancy.
3. Current Federal employees should submit a copy of their most recent
annual performance appraisal and a copy
of most recent complete SF-50.
4. The attached Background Survey Questionnaire should be completed by all
candidates, except Smithsonian
Institution employees, and returned with the application. This form is for
gathering statistical data and will not be
a part of the application.
Applications must be received by the closing date and may be submitted in
the following ways:
Mail: Smithsonian Institution, Office of Human Resources, P. O. Box 50638,
Washington, DC 20091.
Fax: 202-275-1114
Hand Deliver or FEDEX: 750 Ninth Street, N. W. Suite 6100, Washington, DC.
To obtain information on the Federal Hiring Process, hear about other
Smithsonian vacancies, request vacancy
announcements, or an Optional Application for Federal Employment (OF-612)
call our automated Jobline on (202) 287-
3102 (accessible 24 hours, 7 days a week). Or review our vacancies on-line
at www.si.edu/ohr or www.usajobs.opm.gov.
For further information please call (202) 275-1102 (voice) or (202)
275-1110 (TTY).
Barbara Aikens
Chief, Collections Processing
Archives of American Art
Smithsonian Institution
202-275-1631
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