The National Library of Medicine (NLM) is pleased to announce an employment opportunity for an exceptional candidate to serve as:

Conservator (1 vacancy, GS-1411-9/11/12) Salary range: $68,405-$128,956.

Only applicants who are already federal employees or who are otherwise eligible as a status applicant, or through an OPM interchange agreement may apply. The application period is August 12 – August 22, 2024.

Announcement Number: NIH-NLM-MP-24-12210763
https://www.usajobs.gov/job/762274200/preview

If you have experience conserving library collections and want to play a significant role in an essential, future-focused organization, then consider joining the NLM Team.

Responsibilities:

• Provide library collection conservation expertise through a variety of services to support access to and preservation of rare, unique, and/or fragile national library collection materials including but not limited to audiovisuals, books, ephemera, journals, photographs, portraits, posters, and early-modern and modern manuscripts.
• Provide management expertise in cooperation with senior library staff and collection managers through a variety of services related to library collection conservation to support internal and external access to collection materials of above stated formats, including development and operation of digitization workflows.
• Provide management expertise in cooperation with senior library staff and collection managers to identify and analyze the need for changes in library conservation and related policies, procedures, methods and/or technology.
• Obtain feedback from library collection managers to prioritize work effectively to conserve library collection materials for digitization, durability, institutional loans, and general use.
• Participate as a team member in a variety of special projects utilizing working knowledge of library collection conservation, systems technology, databases, and software as well as operating policies and procedures.
• Participate in staff discussions, meetings and brainstorming sessions concerning library collection conservation and related preservation issues and operating concerns.
• Technically responsible for the daily operations of one or more automated processing systems associated with a library conservation lab that are performed as part of conservation control functions or maintenance of a collection database.
• Prepare conservation-related documentation for computer applications developed including user manuals, special instructions, and articles for publications describing files and processes.
• Proactively contribute to updating or modifying conservation-related systems, policies, procedures, and methods.

For more information about the NLM, visit https://www.nlm.nih.gov.

Potential applicants can reach out to Laura Hartman, Acting Program Manager, Collection Management Program, User Services and Collection Division at Laura.Hartman@nih.govto clarify application procedures and position duties.

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