Dear Colleagues,
The National Agricultural Library has a job opportunity for a supervisory librarian to serve as Associate Director for Data Production.
The position is open to:
- current and former Federal employees with competitive status,
- veterans
- individuals with disabilities
- land & base management agency employees
- career transition (surplus or displaced Federal employees)
- military spouses
- Peace Corps & VISTA (those who completed at least two years of Peace Corps and AmeriCorps VISTA service)
from Friday, July 20, 2018 through Friday, August 3, 2018. For details please see the announcement
The position is located in the Data Production Division and serves as the Associate Director for Data Production with responsibility for policy making, planning, coordinating, directing and evaluating program requirements, implementation of national and
industry standards, and quality assurance.
The mission of the Data Production Division is to (1) acquire materials in agriculture and the related disciplines; (2) digitize content of National Agricultural Library (NAL) collections; (3) provide bibliographic and subject organization; (4) produce
content of AGRICOLA database; (5) develop the NAL Thesaurus; and (6) ensure continuous availability, integrity, and security of NAL physical collections.
Duties may include, but are not limited to:
- Managing, directing, budget and program planning, and evaluating division policies, programs and services.
- Providing technical and administrative supervision to staff members.
- Participating with recognized experts and key officials in formulating, conducting, and assessing programs in agricultural and information sciences.
- Expressing ideas and facts to individuals or groups effectively.
- Fosters an innovative environment for learning, sharing, and problem-solving across organizational boundaries by maintaining a continuing exchange of ideas with NAL and other librarians, information professionals, the scientific
community, and commercial entities.
All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. We also request that you share this announcement with other potential candidates.
Please forgive any cross-postings.
Sincerely,
Jill
Jill James
Associate Director for Information Products
Acting Associate Director for Data Production
National Agricultural Library
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