In applying to the position below, you may now also be considered for 13 positions at the National Library of Medicine.
Due date is Monday, December 5. For more information about the positions at the National Library of Medicine, please visit https://www.nlm.nih.gov/careers/jobopenings.html where you can find descriptions for the following positions. Online application is available at USAJOBS.gov at the following URL: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/457704700/ Bibliographic Services Division, Library Operations (3 positions) Terminology Product Specialist, MEDLARS Management Section Clinical Terminology Liaison, MEDLARS Management Section Gene Indexing and MeSH Specialist, Index Section History of Medicine Division, Library Operations (3 positions) Archival Collection Manager Senior Rare Book Conservator Senior Rare Book Cataloger National Information Center on Health Services Research & Health Care Technology (1 position) Interoperability and Data Policy Specialist National Network Coordinating Office, Library Operations (1 position) Project Scientist, coordinate work of RMLs and National Offices Technical Services Division, Library Operations (2 positions) Senior Technical Information Specialist, Library Technology Services Section Senior Metadata Specialist, Cataloging and Metadata Management Section Division of Specialized Information Services (3 positions) Senior Technical Information Specialist, Disaster Information Management Research Center (two positions) Senior Technical Information Specialist, Outreach and Special Populations Branch Jen Diffin Head, Library Technology Services Section Technical Services Division National Library of Medicine 8600 Rockville Pike BG 38 RM 1N08K Bethesda, MD 20894 -----Original Message----- From: Doyle, John (NIH/OD/ORS) [E] Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2016 8:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [CODE4LIB] Jobs: Job: GS-12/13 Technical Information Specialist, NIH, Bethesda MD The NIH Library is currently recruiting for a GS-12/13 Technical Information Specialist, with a focus on the Library’s information architecture. Please share this information with others who may be interested. Vacancy details and online application are available at USAJOBS.gov at the following URL: https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/457704700/ Note that the open period for submitting applications is from December 1 through December 5. Job Summary The NIH is the premier biomedical research center for the world. Its 27 Institutes and Centers employ approximately 18,000 employees doing a vast array of jobs, all supporting efforts for a healthy nation. For information on the NIH mission, goals, and Institutes and Centers, visit NIH Overview. The NIH Library is pleased to announce an exciting employment opportunity for an exceptional candidate to serve as a Technical Information Specialist. The NIH Library operates as the Division of Library Services (DLS) and is the focal point for the exchange of biomedical and scientific information vital to the support of the research activities conducted at the National Institutes of Health. DLS also provides information services and resources to several other agencies within the Department of Health & Human Services. If you have experience providing outreach and leadership for digital initiatives (custom information solutions) AND you want to play a significant role in a dynamic organization, then consider joining the NIH Library team! For more information, visit http://nihlibrary.nih.gov/ . This position is located in the Information Resources and Services Branch (IRSB), Division of Library Services (DLS), Office of Research Services (ORS), National Institutes of Health (NIH). Duties If selected for the position, you will: Be responsible for the application, administration and configuration of the library's digital library applications (library catalog, link resolver, proxy server, document delivery ticketing, support ticketing, resource database, and website content management system administration); Be responsible for the daily operations of one or more automated processing systems and any of the scheduled production jobs, batch processes or updates that are performed as part of the digital library operations, including acquisitions and collection management functions; Apply knowledge of the use of cataloging principles, and understanding of controlled vocabularies, taxonomies, and ontologies to provide technical support for digital repositories and digital collections; Participate in designing, developing, and implementing a program of instruction and support focused on the library staff use of Library resources, services, bibliographic management software, microcomputers, and web-accessible resources; Participate in digital library development, automation, and maintenance projects, collaborating with stakeholders to determine project goals, optimal design strategy, information architecture, business cases, accessibility plan, organizational impact, cost estimates, implementation schedules, milestones, and reporting requirements; Participate in administering the technology infrastructure contracts, including the integrated library catalog, the library's discovery layer of tools including the link resolver, cataloging, and other specialized needs across the library, annual maintenance contracts for library-held hardware and software, and web development contracts. ***** John P. Doyle, MSI Chief, Information Architecture Branch National Institutes of Health Library Division of Library Services Office of Research Services Bldg 10, 1L-19A, MSC 1150 Bethesda, MD 20814
