The National Forest Service Library (NFSL) plans to advertise the position of Library Director at the GS-14 or GS-15 level (about $116,000 to $177,000 plus benefits) very soon. Please circulate this outreach notice to anyone you know who may be interested; we are seeking a diverse pool of highly qualified applicants. I have attached the outreach flyer. Interested candidates may fill out the attached Outreach Notice Form and send to chelcy.f.miniat@usda.gov. They will be notified when the position is announced on www.USAJobs.gov and will need to apply for the position through the official website following the procedure.
The National Forest Service Library (NFSL) provides high quality scientific and technical information services to all employees of the USDA Forest Service. Primary customers are scientists and natural resource professionals. The library’s headquarters is in Fort Collins, Colorado with specialized branches in Madison, Wisconsin and San Juan, Puerto Rico. This PERMANENT position is the Library Director of the National Forest Service Library. The duty station will be the National Forest Service Library headquarterslocated at the Rocky Mountain Research Station in Ft. Collins, CO.
The position has overall responsibility for the oversight and administration of the Library, including long-range planning and establishing program goals and objectives. The incumbent will be expected to utilize expert knowledge of library administration and management techniques to perform original and authoritative development work in all functional areas of the library to meet the unique requirements of the USDA Forest Service. The Library Director will also be expected to establish and maintain effective working relationships within and outside of the Forest Service to coordinate activities, to evaluate user needs, and to share information for strategic planning and operational purposes.
The Library program is comprised of a staff of 18 or more professional and technical employees, a main library in Fort Collins, CO, branch libraries in Madison, WI and San Juan, PR, and collections of well over 500,000 items in a wide range of disciplines including natural resources, forestry, entomology, wildlife, biology, botany, zoology, social sciences, recreation, hydrology, and engineering. The majority of NFSL digital resources are distributed through an intranet web site that is not available outside the Forest Service. A publicly accessible web site with limited content (including the library catalog) is available at https://www.fs.usda.gov/library/.
This position is permanent, full-time, and may be eligible for telework and other flexible work arrangements, but it is not a virtual position. Government housing is not available.
Those who are interested must meet the qualification requirements for the GS-1410 series that are covered by the U. S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions – Professional and Scientific Positions. The OPM Qualification Standards Handbook Manual is available for review at any federal personnel office or on the Internet at: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/1400/librarian-series-1410/ Education, training, or experience of the candidate should demonstrate, e.g., ability to manage or direct a library, group of libraries, or library system; ability to plan, organize, and direct the development and execution of library programs, policies, and procedures; ability to plan or conduct management studies, public relations, and educational activities, ability to plan, develop and carry out administrative activities of the library or library system concerned with budget and finance, personnel, plant and equipment, etc.
Tips on creating a federal resume and using the USAJobs platform can be found at: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/faq/application/process/ and https://www.fs.usda.gov/sites/default/files/fs-jobs-applicant-tips.pdf