Anyone may apply - By law, employment at most U.S. Government agencies, including the Library of Congress, is limited to U.S. citizens. However, non-citizens may be hired, provided that other legal requirements are met and the Library determines there are no qualified U.S. citizens available for the position.

The position of Photographic Preservation Specialist (Chief Motion Picture Timer) is a preservation administration/conservator position in the Film Preservation Laboratory of the National Audio-Visual Conservation Center (NAVCC), Library Collections and Services Group at the Library of Congress in Culpeper, Virginia. The incumbent uses expert knowledge and skills to preserve and conserve the Library's oldest, most fragile nitrate-base and safety-base motion picture films with a great deal of independence in an exemplary manner. The incumbent maintains high standards of practice as defined by relevant professional associations for the long-term preservation and photochemical duplication of the Library's unique, historic, fragile and irreplaceable collections.

Open & closing dates:
09/25/2023 to 10/09/2023

Isn't this the position that you now hold? Pretty big shoes to fill...

Retiring on the 31st of December.

Like most things, sounds harder than it is, but it does take some familiarity with the subject at hand...

Sounds like a fascinating job! If I was 30 years younger and on the other coast…
(And had been working as a timer for a decade or two!)