Posting: Library of Congress on Pakistan, Bangladesh, and South Asian Islam

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The following position, for a reference librarian dealing with Pakistan,

Bangladesh, and the Islamic culture of South Asia, has been posted and

will close on July 11. If further information is needed, please contact

the addresses below, not the poster (Allen Thrasher) or forwarder.

 

This announcement may be forwarded.

 

Allen Thrasher

Asian Division

Library of Congress

 

 

Vacancy AnnouncementUSAJOBS Control No. TX7743&nbspFC

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VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

 

Agency Name: Library of Congress

 

 

 

Vacancy Announcement Number: 030130

 

 

 

Apply Online: http://www.avuedigitalservices.com/loc/applicant.html

 

 

 

Opening 06/10/2003

 

 

 

Closing 07/11/2003

 

 

 

Area of Consideration: US citizens - non-citizens, providing that

 

immigration law and other legal requirements are met.

 

 

 

Position Title, Series, Grade: Librarian, GS-1410-09

 

 

 

Promotion Potential: 13

 

 

 

Salary: $40,044.00 - $52,058.00 Annual

 

 

 

Duty Location(s): Washington, DC

 

 

 

Work Schedule: Full Time

 

 

 

Time Limit: Permanent - No time limit

 

 

 

Notes: This position requires a reading and speaking knowledge of Urdu.

 

 

 

The Library of Congress is the national library of the United States

and

is part of the Legislative Branch of the Federal government. As such,

all

positions are in the excepted service.

 

 

 

The salary range indicated reflects the locality pay adjustment for the

 

Washington, D.C. Metropolitan area.

 

 

 

This position is located in the Asian Division, Area Studies Collections

ate, Library Services.

 

 

 

Number of Vacancies: One

 

 

 

This is a non-supervisory, bargaining unit position.

 

 

 

 

 

The incumbent of this position will work a fixed (8:30 am - 5:00 pm)

work

schedule. Some weekend or evening work assignments may be required.

 

 

 

The position description number for this position is 12535.

 

 

 

RELOCATION EXPENSES ARE NOT AUTHORIZED FOR THE PERSONS SELECTED UNDER

THIS

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT.

 

 

 

The Library reserves the right to fill a lesser or greater number of

 

vacancies indicated during the life of this vacancy announcement.

 

 

 

Applicants who are referred for interview will be required to submit a

 

completed OF-306, Declaration for Federal Employment.

 

 

 

Initial appointments, permanent or indefinite, to the Library of

Congress

require completion of a one-year probationary period.

 

 

 

This agency provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with

 

disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the

 

application and hiring process, please notify this agency. The decision

on

granting reasonable accommodations will be made on a case-by-case basis.

 

 

 

Appointment/retention is subject to a favorable evaluation of an

 

appropriate personnel security/suitability investigation.

 

 

 

APPLICANTS WITH DISABILITIES MAY BE CONSIDERED UNDER SPECIAL HIRING

 

PROCEDURES AND MUST SUBMIT AN APPROPRIATE CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY

WHEN

APPLYING FOR THIS POSITION. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT THE SELECTIVE

 

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HOW TO APPLY: To be considered for this vacancy, applicants may apply

 

online at www.loc.gov or complete and submit an applicant job kit that

 

includes the completion of an applicant questionnaire using a scannable

 

form. The online process allows applicants to prepare an application

that

can be printed for personal use and saved and edited (if necessary) on

the

website for future use. The online application contains all of the data

 

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federal employment. In order to use this online application system

 

applicants must use a computer that is equipped with either Netscape 4.7

 

or Internet Explorer 5.0 Attempting to complete the online application

 

with an incompatible browser could result in the submission of an

 

incomplete application. If you experience difficulties, please direct

all

inquiries to jobhelp. The applicant job kit requires completion

of

a scannable form. You can request a copy of the applicant job kit and

 

scannable form by contacting the Employment Office at the address listed

 

below (a facsimile of the scannable form cannot be accepted nor will

hard

copy applications be accepted without a completed scannable form): The

 

Library of Congress Employment Office - Staffing/Recruitment Group 101

 

Independence Avenue, SE, LM-107 Washington, D.C. 20540-2295 (202)

707-5627

 

 

 

 

Please be advised that due to security concerns on Capitol Hill, mail

 

delivery from the United States Postal Service is experiencing

significant

delays. As a result, you are strongly encouraged to apply online. If you

 

choose to submit a hard-copy application, we recommend that you send it

 

via Fed-Ex or United Parcel Service (UPS) and that you allow at least 72

 

hours for delivery, even for overnight packages. You also have the

option

of hand delivery of your application, Monday through Friday from 8:30 am

 

until 4:30 p.m. to the Library of Congress Employment Office.

 

 

 

For those candidates referred for interview the following documentation

 

will be required at the time of interview:

 

 

 

For current or former military personnel: a copy of your DD-214,

 

Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (Member Copy 4) if

 

applicable;

 

 

 

For current or former Federal employees: a copy of your most recent

SF-50

noting your current position, grade level, duty location, and salary

 

level;

 

 

 

For applicants qualifying for a position based on any educational

 

requirements listed in the vacancy announcement: a legible copy of your

 

college transcripts.

 

 

 

For any additional information please contact a Human Resources

Assistant

at the number listed above.

 

 

 

THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. WOMEN,

 

MINORITIES AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WHO MEET ELIGIBILITY

REQUIREMENTS

ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.

 

 

 

Contact Name: Employment Office

 

 

 

Contact Phone: 202-707-5627

 

 

 

Contact Email: Jobhelp

 

 

 

DUTIES:

 

 

 

Reviews a variety of brochures, catalogs, journals, and other sources of

 

items for possible acquisition in order to develop collections in areas

of

subject or geographic responsibility. Assists senior reference staff in

 

determining the quality and usefulness of collection materials. Assists

in

developing strategies for the organization, storage, preservation, and

 

service of materials. Orients users and explains procedures and

 

regulations governing use and handling of materials in the collection.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provides reference and instructional services for individual

 

researchers and groups. Determines needs from client interviews in

person,

over the telephone, or from written requests. Provides in-person and

 

telephone reference service in a reading room.

 

 

 

Responds orally or in writing to inquiries related to assigned field of

 

responsibility. Provides guidance and access to information resources,

 

both inside the library and beyond the library, through databases,

 

telecommunications networks, and cooperative arrangements. Answers

 

questions directly, or guides patrons to resources.

 

 

 

Coordinates the acquisition of items through the appropriate purchasing

 

channels. Consults acquisition policies to determine whether items are

 

appropriate for purchase, copyright claim, exchange, gift, or other type

 

of acquisition. Provides proper purchasing information and correct

 

bibliographic identification to dealers, subscription agents, vendors,

 

overseas offices, exchange partners, etc. Reviews and approves invoices

 

for payment for all formats of material.

 

 

 

Prepares research guides and finding aids on topics of client interest.

 

Assists senior librarians in revising or updating research materials.

 

Identifies foreign and international print and electronic resources in a

 

field of specialty to address user needs. Prepares and updates standard

 

guides to specialized collections and resources.

 

 

 

EVALUATION OF TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE:

 

 

 

Applicants must have had progressively responsible experience and

training

sufficient in scope and quality to furnish them with an acceptable level

 

of the following knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties

of

the position without more than normal supervision.:

 

 

 

Ability to communicate effectively.

 

 

 

Knowledge of the nations and cultures of South Asia.

 

 

 

Knowledge of research materials and collections required for the study

of

Pakistan, Bangladesh, and the Islamic culture of South Asia

 

 

 

Ability to provide reference or information services.

 

 

 

Knowledge of information technology.

 

 

 

Ability to communicate in Urdu and English.

 

 

 

BASIS OF RATING:

 

 

 

You will be rated based on your qualifications for this position as

 

evidenced by the education, experience and training you report relative

to

this position which shows that you possess the knowledges, skills and

 

abilities required. Paid or unpaid experience will be considered.