Librarian
Work Schedule: Full time
GS Salary: $52,000-$92,000
Location: Washington, D.C., metropolitan area
Librarians are the U.S. Intelligence Community experts in researching, exploiting, and managing a variety information sources. The Open Source Center is seeking trained, innovative, customer-service oriented applicants to join the CIA Library. The CIA regularly provides current information to the President of the United States and senior government officials, and Librarians regularly play an essential role by researching the critical information needs of our various offices.
Librarians also have opportunities to relocate within other Agency offices, serving as research/resource experts for their particular needs. Our Library maintains strong working relationships with the Library of Congress, other Intelligence Community libraries, as well as with selected academic institutions and other resources. Librarians must have strong communication, presentation, and to determine appropriate information resources to meet customer requirements. Work may include research, serials management, cataloging, collection development, instruction on library services, acquisition of hardcopy and electronic information resources, and customer service.
Positions are in the metropolitan Washington, DC area. In addition to salary and benefits, Librarians may qualify for the Central Agency's Corporate Language Hiring Bonus Program and may receive additional language incentive pay and awards under the CIA's Corporate Language Program. Librarians may also have the opportunity for further librarian, language and area studies, as well as other relevant training.
Minimum requirements include a Master's degree in Library or Information Science, excellent communications skills, strong critical thinking/analytic skills, and well-developed research skills. Candidates with reading and research ability in critical foreign languages are strongly desired. All applicants must pass a thorough medical and psychological exam, a polygraph interview and a security background investigation. U.S. citizenship is required. To be considered suitable for Agency employment, applicants generally must not have used illegal drugs within the last 12 months. The issue of illegal drug use prior to 12 months ago is carefully evaluated during the medical and security processing.
Interviews will be held the weeks of 7 and 14 January 2008 in the Philadelphia area. To be considered for an interview, please e-mail Sharon at sharonda@ucia.com and apply to the Librarian job posting on the CIA website: http://www.cia.gov/ no later than 19 December 2007.
I'll be the Youth Specialist there, working with children and teens. It's a great opportunity for me, especially as my first job after graduation. I'm a bit nervous because I haven't really done much in children's services, just the courses I have taken and the subbing I have done for different departments in San Antonio. So any tips and advice would be welcome. Also, any great sites for a new children's librarian would be welcome. 
