Archivist

Summary This position is part of the National Archives and Records Administration, Digitization Division. The incumbent serves in an organizational unit within one of the program offices under the Chief Operating Officer, protecting records and ensuring their proper storage, conservation, and reproduction; application of restrictions on records; and creating substantial descriptive products intended to enable discovery and use of records. Responsibilities The following are the duties of this position at the GS-12. If you are selected at a lower grade level, you will have the opportunity to learn to perform all these duties, and will receive training to help you grow in this position. As an Archivist, you will: Coordinate digitization efforts of archival holdings for public access and permanent retention following broad NARA guidance and procedures. Prepare records for digitization. Assignments include assessing and preparing textual and microform holdings for scanning using the full sp...