You will be working in coordination with one of the largest libraries in the Federal Government, the National Security Research Center (NSRC). The NSRC is LANL’s classified library, containing tens of millions of documents, films, books, and other archival material related to the development, testing and production of nuclear weapons, dating back to the first days of the Manhattan Project. The NSRC's collections contain a breadth of classified technical information related to physics, chemistry, engineering, material science, intelligence, and national security.
We are looking for an individual with a background in digitizing; handling, storage, transmission, and disposition of electronic and hard copy unclassified and/or classified documents/materials; managing special records or archive collections and performs technical information research and retrieval from physical collections to meet the needs of Laboratory staff.
Digital Archivist (Information Research Specialist 1)
As an Information Research Specialist 1 you will digitize the Weapons Production’s physical collections. You will assist with populating metadata/ indexing information about the digitized material that will be used to develop a robust catalog, provide quality control for the digitized materials, and upload digitized material and associated catalog information into the Online Vault database. Complete minor maintenance and repairs of scanning equipment, set up scanning equipment for various media types and sizes and perform any finishing task associated with media to preserve original master copies. Assist Digital Collections Team Leader and Research Librarians with customer research requests for locating digitized technical information. Assure proper storage and handling of classified information. Contribute to the development and documentation of digitization workflows of archived media. Act as vault-type room custodian and classified matter custodian.
What You Need
You will need experience in operating at least one type of professional digitizing equipment for either paper, microfilm, microfiche, video, or other media. Experience in populating indices for small to moderate size collections. Experience in following cataloging and metadata requirements for archival materials and with performing quality control reviews of digitized material. You must also be a demonstrated self-starter with the ability to work in a team environment and strong attention to detail.
Customer Relations
You will be required to have experience in customer-focused communication and relations. Experience in providing management with written and verbal communications on work status.
Education/Experience for Information Specialist 1:
Position typically requires a minimum of two years related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Desired Qualifications:
LANL Familiarity
An understanding of the weapons program within LANL, along with experience working with classified material in a classified environment.
Technical Knowledge
Having experience working in a major archival organization, such as the National Archives and Records Administration. Experience in Classified Matter Protection and Control; and Vault Access training. Experience in using LANL’s classified network systems, uploading, cataloging, and retrieving documents. Experience in assisting scientists/engineers with research requests.
Clearance
Active DOE “Q” Clearance
Note to Applicants:
Where You Will Work
Located in beautiful northern New Mexico, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security. Our generous benefits package includes:Additional Details
*Eligibility requirements: To obtain a clearance, an individual must be at least 18 years of age; U.S. citizenship is required except in very limited circumstances. See DOE Order 472.2 for additional information.
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