Summary Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications. About the Position: Works under supervision of Command Historian of the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM), who establishes policy and programs, outlines the scope and objectives of projects assigned, and provides administrative and professional guidance. Responsibilities Assists in the development and management of the command military history program IAW AR 870-5, providing a range of professional historical services. Develops and implements policy and office procedure for the history program, such as command-wide records collection policy, and archival and historiographical technical standards and processes. Conducts historical research, critically evaluates primary sources and historical evidence, conducts oral history interviews, and aids in production of the annual command history, transcripts, and other historiographical products. Manages data and data systems, finding aids, catalogs, digital archives, digitized collections, and historical reference collections in accordance with professional standards. Assists in management, preservation, and development of research archives in accordance with professional archival methods and best practices, standards, laws, and regulations. Processes archival materials in all analog and digital formats, including accessioning, arrangement, description, preservation, conservation, and digitization. Provides training and education to other command personnel on matters related to history and archival preservation. Responds to inquiries to the History Office in accordance with Army regulations. Requirements Conditions of Employment Qualifications Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities. Current Department of Army Civilian Employees Domestic Defense Industrial Base/Major Range and Test Facilities Base Civilian Personnel Workforce Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) Eligible Priority Placement Program, DoD MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement Priority Placement Program, DoD Retained Grade Preference Eligible Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA) of 1998 In order to qualify, you must meet the experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. Specialized Experience: Your resume must reflect one year of specialized experience to include: (1) Utilizing data and data systems to arrange, describe, and manage archival materials; (2) Conducting primary source research and evidence based historiography on specialized subjects; (3) Applying archival principles and best practices in a practical setting; and (4) Recording, synthesizing, and communicating detail in historical documents that may be aging or fragile, or created using archaic methods. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-11). You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas: Attention to Detail Information Management Reasoning Technical Credibility Time in Grade Requirement: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11). Education Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Additional Information Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Registration. You will be required to provide proof of U.S. Citizenship. One year trial/probationary period may be required. Direct deposit of pay is required. Selection is subject to restrictions resulting from Department of Defense referral system for displaced employees. If you have retired from federal service and you are interested in employment as a reemployed annuitant, see the information in the Reemployed Annuitant information sheet. This is a CP 61 Career Field position. Multiple positions may be filled from this announcement. Salary includes applicable locality pay or Local Market Supplement. Payment of Permanent Change of Station (PCS) costs is not authorized, based on a determination that a PCS move is not in the Government interest.