About This Role
This position is responsible for front-line research triage, as well as the production and maintenance of the library's current-awareness and user-facing information products and services. The librarian supports research librarians to ensure professional research capacity is preserved for substantive reference work.
Responsibilities
- Produce and edit recurring current-awareness products, including topical alerts for judges and chambers
- Administer the library’s distribution lists, subscription topics, scheduling, and delivery schedules for a variety of publications
- Develop and maintain research guides and online reference resources
- Maintain the library’s information delivery platform
- Develop and support administrative and service functions shared across the branch libraries
- Assist with chambers and headquarters collections and space tasks
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements
- Master of Library Science (or equivalent from an ALA-accredited program)
- Minimum of one year of professional library or comparable experience
- Proficiency using a wide variety of general research platforms (e.g., ERIC, EBSCOhost, ProQuest) or proficiency using a legal research platform (e.g., Lexis, Bloomberg Law, Westlaw)
- Strong organizational, interpersonal, and written communication skills
- U.S. citizenship
Nice to have:
- Experience in a law, academic, or government library
- Experience providing user training
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively while managing multiple concurrent projects
Benefits
- Paid vacation days based on federal years of service
- Paid holidays
- Sick leave
- Health and life plans
- Long-term care insurance
- Flexible Benefits Program
- Federal Employees Retirement System
- Thrift Savings Plan
Important Details
- Opening date: 06/23/2026
- Application deadline: July 24, 2026
- Appointment type: Permanent
- Classification level: CL 27
- Limited telework eligibility
Application Process
- Submit letter and resume by post or by email with the subject line “Application for # LIB202601”
- Resumes will be screened, and only selected applicants will be contacted for interviews
- Final interviews of selected candidates will be conducted in Saint Louis, Missouri; applicants must pay their own travel expenses
- A background check, including fingerprinting, is required