Position: Librarian
Location: Patent and Trademark Office
Posted: SLA, USA Jobs
Salary: $99,200-126,956

Take your career to the next level by joining one of the technical offices at the United States Patent and Trademark Office! This position is located in the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), Scientific and Technical Information Center (STIC), Library Support Division (LSD), Collection Management Branch (CMB).

The physical worksite for this position is located in Alexandria, Virginia. This position is telework eligible per agency and business unit discretion/policy.

Duties:

• The individual selected for this Librarian position will perform the following duties:
• Advise Contracting Officer Representative (COR) and Office of Procurement (OP) on library products and services. Create Statement of Work (SOW) requirements and Quality Assurance Surveillance Plans (QASP). Validate vendor proposals. Maintain acquisition data in Integrated Library System (ILS). Track and forecast expenditures.
• Conduct data analysis and needs assessments to make recommendations to optimize STIC’s collections to support all of our customers. Communicate changes in resources to STIC customers. Maintain physical collection including inventory and periodic weeding.
• Recommend policy and guidelines for technical services, collection management, information management, and reporting. Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) for approved guidelines.

Qualifications: You must meet the following United States Office of Personnel Management’s (OPM) qualification requirements for the advertised position. OPM’s prescribed Group Coverage Qualification Standard for the Librarian series, 1410 can be found at: Librarian Series 1410 (opm.gov). You must meet all qualification requirements including time-in-grade (refer to 5 CFR 300.604 for more information on time-in-grade) by the closing date of the job announcement.

Applicants must meet the basic occupational qualifications requirements for this position as follows:

Basic Requirement: Completed one full academic year of graduate study in library science in an accredited college or university, in addition to completion of all work required for a bachelor’s degree. (NOTE: You must attach a copy of your transcripts for verification). OR

A total of at least 5 years of a combination of college-level education, training, and experience. To qualify on this basis, the applicant must establish conclusively that the education, training, and experience provided a knowledge and understanding of the theories, principles, and techniques of professional librarianship; a knowledge of literature resources; and the knowledge and abilities essential for providing effective library and information services. AND

Specialized Experience is experience that has equipped applicants 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, specialized experience must have been equivalent to at least the next lower grade level in the federal service. For this position, the next lower grade level is a GS-11.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes:

• Experience providing advisory and evaluative librarian services to support scientific and technical library collections and content management functions.
• Experience working with new information technology developments and their applications to library science and processes.

Education: All librarians must meet the requirements for professional education in library science or possess equivalent experience and education. Education may not be substituted for specialized experience at this grade level.