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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">The National Agricultural Library (NAL) has an opening for a GS-15 Associate Director in the Knowledge Services Division. The Associate Director is a member of NAL senior leadership and reports the Library Director.
The position is located in Beltsville, Maryland.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#002060">The position closes on Friday, January 26, 2022; and is available to the public and merit promotion for current Federal employees.
<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:#002060">Public</span></u></b><span style="color:#002060"> – Please apply here –
</span><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usajobs.gov%2Fjob%2F630941300&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cfdd6a254499740bfcde308d9d776767f%7Ced5b36e701ee4ebc867ee03cfa0d4697%7C0%7C0%7C637777726068312726%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=EZUX%2B92GtLwDsdNP1dXYc7aKH8SLw7CxXQpJ1TanjWw%3D&reserved=0">https://www.usajobs.gov/job/630941300</a><span style="color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="color:#002060">Merit Promotion</span></u></b><span style="color:#002060"> and Career transition, individuals with disabilities, land & base management, military spouses, Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista, Veterans, and other
special hiring authorities – Please apply here -- </span><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usajobs.gov%2Fjob%2F630942800&data=04%7C01%7C%7Cfdd6a254499740bfcde308d9d776767f%7Ced5b36e701ee4ebc867ee03cfa0d4697%7C0%7C0%7C637777726068312726%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=%2FzNaSi055O%2BCyDJSIOc2MZ5wjUJZBNeDbyrdq3ajFVs%3D&reserved=0">https://www.usajobs.gov/job/630942800</a><span style="color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#002060">Background:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">This position is in the Office of the Associate Director, Knowledge Services Division, at the National Agricultural Library (a component of the Agricultural Research Service) in Beltsville, MD. In this position,
you will be a member of the NAL senior leadership team with responsibility for policy making, planning, coordinating, directing and evaluating program requirements, creating new products and services, and ensuring high-quality customer service.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#002060">Duties<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#002060;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Participates in establishing policies, programs, plans, and budgets for NAL with the Director and other key NAL officials.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#002060;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Serves on the NAL senior leadership team and provides leadership in the formulation and execution of NAL strategies through policies, programs, and services.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#002060;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Initiates and directs plans for acquiring, preserving, and making accessible scientific research datasets, with a focus on USDA-funded research data, that facilitate the creation of agricultural
knowledge.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#002060;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Develops NAL policies to ensure research data are Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR principles), support scientific research communities, and meet other customer needs
and expectations.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#002060;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Participates in the development of policies and plans for national and international cooperation in the creation and distribution of agricultural information.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#002060;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Builds communities of interest and practice that reinforce effective data management to facilitate the creation of knowledge in the agricultural sciences.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#002060;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Ensures conformance with applicable statutes, regulations, and policies.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#002060;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Provides leadership in the formulation and execution of NAL policies, programs, and services.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#002060;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Develops NAL data access and sharing policies and advises data providers on the preferred standards.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Direct all questions to: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Taylor Hood<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">703-259-9486<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"><a href="mailto:Taylor.hood@usda.gov">Taylor.hood@usda.gov</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply.
<b>We also request that you share this announcement with other potential candidates</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060">Please excuse any cross-postings.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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