Position at National Library of Medicine

The National Library of Medicine's Preservation and Collection
Management Section  has a vacancy for the position, Head, Quality
Assurance Unit.  The incumbent has primary responsibility for all
aspects of microfilm quality control,  remote storage of microfilm
and historical audiovisuals, service copy microfilm production,
environmental monitoring of collection storage areas, and on-site
vault management.  Supervises NLM staff engaged in these activities
and serves as Project Officer for all related contracts.   Reports
to the Head, Preservation and Collection Management Section and
participates in Section planning and management.

Position level:  Librarian or Technical Information Specialist
    GS-11/12
Salary range:    $36,174 - $56,362.
Closing date for applications: 12/11/95

Qualifications:
Librarian: One full year of graduate study in library science at an
accredited college or university; or completion of all the
requirements for a fifth year bachelors degree in library science
and at least one year of library experience that includes
performance of duties in one or more functional areas of
librarianship; or a total of at least five years of a combination of
college-level education, training and/or experience.

Technical Information Specialist:  A full four-year course of study
that meets all the requirements for a bachelors degree; or four
years of experience that provided a knowledge of the basic
principles, theories,  practices, techniques and terminology of a
discipline or subject matter field. Such experience must  be
equivalent to that gained from completion of a four year college
curriculum.

All applicants must have one year of experience equivalent to at
least the next lower grade level in the Federal Government.

In addition to the requirements outlined above,  the following
selective factor will be used in determining basic qualifications:
knowledge of library or archives preservation microfilming
production and quality control.   Applicants meeting basic
qualifications will be evaluated in terms of skill in contract,
grant, or project management;  ability to assign, coordinate, and
evaluate subordinates' work;  and skill in program planning,
communication, and problem solving.

A detailed vacancy announcement and instructions for submitting
applications may be obtained from:

    Personnel Office
    National Library of Medicine
    8600 Rockville Pike
    Bldg 38, Room 2N05
    Bethesda, MD 20894
    Attn: N. Fields

Questions concerning the position should be directed to

    Margaret M. Byrnes
    Head, Preservation and Collection Management Section
    National Library of Medicine
    301-496-8124
    Margaret_Byrnes [at] CCMAIL__NLM__NIH__GOV

Carol Unger

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