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This position is assigned to the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (OCAO), Curator Division, Records Management and Archives Branch. The incumbent serves as an Archivist and performs duties involving archival description, projects, operations and services. You must meet the United States Office of Personnel Management's (OPM) qualification requirements (including specialized experience and/or educational requirements) for the advertised position. You must meet all eligibility and qualifications requirements by the closing date of the job announcement. Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualifications Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions. It is available for your review on the OPM web site at OPM qualification standards 1. Specialized Experience Experience that has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to the position to be filled. To be creditable, candidates must have at least 52 weeks of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service. Specialized experience is defined as having experience performing the following types of tasks on a regular and recurring basis: (1) Contributing data entry and quality controls for electronic archival collection management systems; (2) Generating archival finding aids; (3) Conducting archival accessioning and holdings maintenance; (4) Researching records and applying access restrictions to respond to records and information requests. Evaluation of Experience: Professional experience for this position must have been in archival science, or in a directly related field of work such as history that involved the collection, appraisal, analysis, or synthesis of information having historical or archival values. The following are illustrative of kinds of experience that may be accepted as meeting the professional experience requirements: (1) experience as an archivist in Federal, state, religious institution, business, or other archives, or in manuscript depositories, and (2) experience of an archival nature that involved research in archival science, or in a directly related field such as history, government, economics, political science, international relations, or international law.

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2. Graduate Education Two (2) years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Masters’ degree in archival science, history, American civilization, economics, political science, public administration, or government.

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3. Combination of Graduate Education and Professional Experience Combinations of successfully completed graduate level education and specialized experience may be used to meet total experience requirements. Only graduate-level education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level may be combined with experience. #J-18808-Ljbffr Global Jobs

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