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Position Title
Humanities Administrator (Archives)
Agency
National Endowment for the Humanities
Announcement Number
22-11504299-ML Opens in new window
Open Period
Thursday, May 19, 2022 to Thursday, June 30, 2022
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Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans’ Preference? (limit characters)
2. Do you have a severe physical, psychiatric or mental disability that qualifies you for Schedule A Disability appointments?

If eligible, provide proof of disability with appropriate medical documentation, i.e., a letter signed by a licensed medical professional or licensed vocational rehabilitation specialist stating your condition and restrictions.

For more information, review USAJOBS individuals with Disabilities resources here.
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Preferences
1. Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position. (limit characters)
Assessment 1
1. From the following descriptions, please select the one (1) statement that best describes your experience that qualifies you for the Humanities Administrator, GS-12 position.
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2. From the following descriptions, please select the one (1) statement that best describes your experience that qualifies you for the Humanities Administrator, GS-13 position.
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3. I possess at least a B.A. from an accredited institution in a discipline of the humanities.
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4. I possess applied knowledge of issues and trends in professional fields related to preservation and access of humanities collections, such as archives administration, library and information science, museum studies, digital curation, or public/applied history.
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Please select the response that most closely reflects your experience in reference to the following questions. (limit characters)
For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below. (limit characters)
5. Apply knowledge of current or emerging trends and best practices in intellectual control and access for cultural heritage or humanities collections.
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6. Apply knowledge of current methods and best practices in digital preservation and access.
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7. Provide an example of your experience applying knowledge of community-centered methodologies, such as participatory archiving, oral history, rapid response collecting, shared stewardship arrangements, or community-centered access.
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For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below. (limit characters)
8. Apply knowledge of best practices in building equitable relationships with marginalized communities to document, preserve, and/or create access to their cultural heritage.
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9. Work on a project to digitize a collection of cultural heritage or humanities materials.
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10. Help to inform or manage an institution's collection management, content management, or digital asset management system.
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11. Apply one or more metadata standards, markup or encoding languages, or other technical protocols for cultural heritage or humanities collections.
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12. Develop ideas and recommendations for preservation of and access to cultural heritage or humanities collections related to underrepresented populations.
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13. Write, administer, or evaluate applications for grants related to cultural heritage or humanities collections.
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14. I possess at least a master's degree in archives administration, library and information science, museum studies, digital curation, or public/applied history, or a humanities field, such as those related to the history of marginalized communities.
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For each item, select the one response that most accurately describes your current level of experience and capability using the scale below. (limit characters)
15. Speak before live audiences on topics related to the humanities or preservation and access for cultural heritage collections.
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16. Speak before audiences via webinars or other media.
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17. Convey information about archival practice or theory to non-specialist audiences.
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18. Teach a course, workshop, class, or seminar on a topic relevant to archives.
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19. Communicate on humanities or cultural heritage-related topics for a range of academic and public audiences.
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20. Write technical, administrative, or research reports on humanities topics or topics in preservation and access.
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21. Publish, including in digital venues, for an audience of professional or scholarly peers on an archives or humanities-related topic
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22. Plan, implement, and manage projects relating to archives, including grant-funded projects.
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23. Work collaboratively to achieve preservation and access goals in a library, archive, museum, or other cultural heritage organization.
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24. Plan, implement, manage, or direct collaborations between community groups and libraries, archives, museums, or other cultural heritage or humanities organizations.
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25. As noted in the vacancy announcement, your ratings in this Occupational Questionnaire are subject to evaluation and verification based on the documents and references you submit. Deliberate attempts to falsify information may be grounds for not selecting you or for dismissing you from the position/agency during the probation period. Please take this opportunity to review your ratings to ensure their accuracy. By agreeing to the statement below, you are confirming that you:
* Understand this warning;
* Have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy; and
* Verify that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and capability.
Failure to agree to the statement below will disqualify you from further consideration for this position.
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