Position at Library of Congress

Supervisory Physical Specialist (Chief, Preservation and Research
    and Testing Division)
Preservation Directorate
The Library of Congress

Opening date: June 3, 2011
Closing date: July 5, 2011

The Library of Congress is seeking to fill a full time permanent
GS-15 supervisory position in the Preservation Research and Testing
Division of the Preservation Directorate, located in Washington, DC.

The incumbent operates with full independence in the management of
the Preservation Research and Testing Division, which administers a
program of scientific research and technological development for the
preservation of the entire range of the Library's varied and
extensive collections in their original form, as well as the
preservation of their informational content. The incumbent is
recognized as an expert authority and leader in a physical science
or regulatory specialization area and is responsible for developing,
planning, and administering a full-scale, comprehensive program of
scientific research and technological development to seek practical
solutions for long-standing problems underlying the preservation of
the entire range of the Library's collections.

The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural
institution and the world's largest library, with more than 140
million items in its physical collections (including books,
manuscripts, prints, photos, film, video, and sound recordings) and
more than 19 million items online at its award-winning Web site.
Located on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., the Library is also the
home of the U.S. Copyright Office, the Congressional Research
Service, and the Law Library of Congress and is leading the
worldwide effort to preserve digital material through the National
Digital Information Infrastructure and Preservation Program.

For additional information and application procedures, see USAJobs
at

    <URL:http://jobview.usajobs.gov/GetJob.aspx?JobID=99906618
        &JobTitle=Supervisory+Physical+Specialist+%28Chief
        %2c+Preservation+and+Research+and+Testing+Division%29
        &q=preservation&where=washington&x=0&y=0&brd=3876
        &vw=b&FedEmp=N&FedPub=Y&pg=1&rad=20&rad_units=miles
        &re=0&AVSDM=2011-06-03+00%3a03%3a00>

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Anyone may apply.  By law, employment at most U.S. Government
agencies, including the Library of Congress, is limited to U.S.
citizens. However, non-citizens may be hired provided that
immigration law and other legal requirements are met, and the
Library determines there are no qualified U.S. citizens available
for the position.

Dianne van der Reyden
Director
Preservation Directorate
Library of Congress

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