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Date: February 26, 2008 | Category: Geology Librarian

Archivist/Reference Desk – Geology Field Records Collection

Posted to MAPS-L February 20, 2008
Note: This was posted after the listed due date, so it would be prudent to contact them as soon an possible to verify the due date.

Job Description/Duties:

* Grows Collection - Accessioning, logging in, organizing and
cataloging.
* Serves Patrons - Answers inquiries concerning field materials from
internal personnel and outside users.
* Serves Patrons - Main Library Reference Desk
* Accepts new deposits; determines appropriateness by following
internal guidelines and policies.
* Compiles inventories of individual deposits following NARA guidelines
* Readies deposits for transfer to NARA
* Updates existing inventories
* Physically transfers deposits NARA
* Updates Field Records Webpage

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Posted by Cynthia Jahns at 09:48 AM |

Date: September 18, 2007 | Category: USGS

Director, USGS EROS Center in SD

Posted to Maps-L on September 7, 2007
The closing date is October 16, 2007.

Director, USGS Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Salary Range: $104,826.00 to $136,273.00

The United States Geological Survey has announced the following high
level position opening. A PDF version of the announcement can be found
on the UCGIS web site.

The U. S. Geological Survey (USGS), a bureau of the U.S. Department of
the Interior, invites applications for the position of Director, Earth
Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center. Located in Sioux Falls,
South Dakota, the EROS Center is one of the largest centers in the USGS
and carries out the vital mission of informing government leaders,
scientists, and the public about the state of the Earth by means of
satellite and aerial imagery.
The EROS Center operates two satellites,
Landsat 5 and Landsat 7, and their worldwide infrastructure of ground
receiving stations. EROS is also the major support center for developing
next generation earth observing satellite systems in cooperation with
NASA and is currently planning to have mission control for Landsat 8 on
site. In addition, EROS is responsible for archiving, interpreting, and
distributing earth observation data from USGS and other agencies and for
conducting scientific research in the areas of global change, land cover
characterization, ecosystem science, and land imaging data and systems
research.
Apply: Find the full position announcements and application instructions
at http://www.usgs.gov/ohr/oars/. This is an interdisciplinary position
that can be filled as either Supervisory Physical Scientist or
Supervisory Computer Scientist, or Supervisory Computer Engineer. The
vacancy announcement numbers for this position are: CR-2007-0603,
CR-2007-0604, CR-2007-0605, CR-2007-0606, CR-2007-0607, and CR-2007-0608.

Transcripts or list of coursework must be provided by the closing date
of this announcement. U.S. Citizenship is required.
Contact: Office of Human Resources (303) 236-9577.

Applications must be received via the USGS Online Automated Recruitment
System (OARS) before midnight Eastern Time (Washington, D.C. time) on
the closing date of the announcement. The closing date is October 16, 2007.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.


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Posted by Cynthia Jahns at 04:18 PM | | TrackBacks (0)

Date: May 25, 2007 | Category: Map Librarian

Librarian, USGS Central Region (Denver)

The United States Geological Survey is pleased to announce the opening
for a lead librarian in the USGS Library in Denver, CO. This position
is located with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Office of the Central
Region, Geospatial Information Office, Lakewood, Colorado. The selectee
of this position will be responsible for the following major duties:

The incumbent serves as a Team Lead over the USGS Central Region and is
responsible for the technical phases of the library program in the
region. The librarian ensures that the organizations' strategic plan,
mission, vision and values are communicated to all the Central Region
disciplines and Bureau teams and integrated into Bureau strategies,
goals, and objectives as related to library services. Coaches, trains or
arrange for technical training of team members; and reports to Science
Information & Library Services Chief (SILS).
Serves as a subject matter expert involving defining the scope of the collection; providing
a strategy for planning and executing the library budget; marketing
library services and products to current and potential clientele.
Makes short and long-range recommendations for new enhanced services and
exercises accountability over the library's collection.

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Posted by Cynthia Jahns at 09:22 AM |