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If you are in the market for a new job, the Sedona Public Library is looking for a replacement for their Information Technology Manager. What I know of the setup is that it’s a very interesting layout as far as technology goes with an emphasis on what I can only call ‘extreme redundancy’

ITM Job description(pdf)

Anyone interested should contact the Library Director:

David Keeber, MLS
Library Director
Sedona Public Library
3250 White Bear Road
Sedona, AZ 86336
928.282.7714
928.282.5789 FAX
add the @ below:
director sedonalibrary.org

Hi Folks,

We have two software development positions open on our team – the one I announced a couple weeks ago has had its closing date extended, so both position announcements will close no later than May 7th. The positions are titled “IT Specialist (APPSW)” (which translates to “software developer”) and “Computer Scientist” (which is a software developer who has an educational background with a lot of math and computer science courses).

The Computer Scientist position starts at a grade 7 – if you are a Computer Science student (or possible Math major with CS minor) who graduates soon or have just graduated *and* have a pretty good GPA (3.0 or higher), you will probably qualify for this position and we encourage you to apply.

The IT Specialist position starts at a grade 9. It does not have the same educational requirement, but does require experience. If you feel you qualify for *both* positions, please apply to both!!!

If you need assistance figuring out which position and grade to apply for, please refer to the contact info at the bottom of this e-mail (and the official job announcements have links to the official documentation). Links to the applications are also near the bottom of the e-mail.

The positions are posted on the USGS Online Automated Recruitment System: http://www.usgs.gov/ohr/oars/index.html

deborah
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Some of the following information is not yet publicly available. Forwarded by a colleague:

We have a position for a computer programmer being advertised (see additional information below). This is one of two positions that will be advertised – we expect the other position to be posted under the title “Computer Scientist” in the next week or so, so keep your eyes on http://www.usgs.gov/ohr/oars.

The position is with the USGS Astrogeology Research Program in Flagstaff. We have some info about the benefits of working for Astrogeology on our site http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/About/Careers/. For more info about our program and some of the space missions and projects we’re involved in, visit our website http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/ – a good place to start is the About Us section http://astrogeology.usgs.gov/About/AstroToday/. Programmers typically work on our Isis image processing software – more info about that package is at http://isis.astrogeology.usgs.gov/.

Announcement Number: WR-2007-0324
Vacancy Description: IT Specialist (APPSW), GS-2210-9/11/12 (KP-DEU)
Open Period: 04/03/2007 – 04/17/2007
Series/Grade: GS-2210A-09/11/12
Salary: $50,471.00 TO $82,709.00
Promotion Potential: GS-12

For more information, Contact: Karen Perez, 916-278-9389, kperez@usgs.gov

More info and apply online:
https://jobs1.quickhire.com/

Position description:
This position is with the U.S. Geological Survey, Western Region,
Geologic Discipline, Astrogeology Team located in Flagstaff,
Arizona. Major duties include but are not limited to: Designs,
develops, tests, and implements software programs for use in digital
image processing of planetary and terrestrial remote sensing data or
to provide efficient search and access to data products. Maintains
existing applications software by designing, coding, documenting,
testing, and debugging programs. Prepares proposals and progress
reports to customers.

Lower grade levels perform a wide range of tasks described in the
above listing of duties and responsibilities. At the lower level,
the employee will be assigned work designed to further develop and
refine their knowledge and skills. Assignments will typically
combine productive work with on-going training and instruction.
Supervision received at the lower level will be closer with
oversight and review being provided more frequently.

At the higher levels, incumbent will often act as a team leader,
directing the work of other team members and coordinating and
supporting team efforts.