The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for a new position on its staff. A summary of the position is as follows:

Folklife Specialist (Digital Assets Management) (Vacancy #: 090026)
GS-1001-09 - Library Services (American Folklife Center) - $50,408.00 - $65,531.00
Opening Date: Mar 13, 2009
Closing Date: Apr 13, 2009

The Folklife Specialist (Digital Assets Management) position is located in Library Services, American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. The purpose of this position is to provide professional services for the Center's information management needs, including the development and maintenance of online presentations and exhibits; to provide online reference services associated with the Center's archival collections on folklife, ethnomusicology, and documentary media; to represent the Center within and outside the Library on matters of information management in the context of an ethnographic archive; and to perform other duties related to the American Folklife Center or in support of the Library, as assigned.

For detailed information about the position, including application procedures, see:
http://www.loc.gov/hr/employment/index.php