Archeologist
What you'd do
The primary purpose of this position is to work on the documentation, preservation, restoration, rehabilitation, and reconstruction of archeological resources for the purpose of historic preservation as well as public display, exhibit, and/or access. The incumbent serves as a cultural resources specialist for one or more parks where archeological resources comprise a major part of the park story.
Major duties
1. Provides administrative and technical supervision for the park's Stabilization Program. Recruits, trains, evaluates, and directs employees, ensures workplace safety and equal opportunity practices, handles discipline, and monitors project budgets, schedules, and staff performance. 2. Plans, develops, and manages sensitive and complex archeological preservation projects. Prepares budgets, schedules, and oversees documentation/report production while coordinating logistics, staff, materials, and project implementation. 3. Leads the documentation and preservation of archeological resources and historic structures. Evaluates deterioration and develops treatment approaches in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards. 4. Serves as the park's subject-matter-expert for archeological preservation. Advises Park management on cultural resource issues, identifies threats to resources, and develops and implements long-term preservation and stewardship strategies. Career Seasonal Career-Seasonal appointments are permanent positions and include the same benefits as Career appointments, but do not provide work on a year-round basis. You will work from approximately Early December to Mid-November (Non-Pay period 11/15-11/28), and you will be in a non-pay status for the remainder of the year. Telework: The National Park Service has determined that the duties of this position are suitable for telework and the selectee may be allowed to telework with supervisor approval.
What you need to qualify
REQUIREMENT Continued... Probationary Period: As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated. This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual's employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. QUALIFICATIONS: All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-07/06/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. To qualify for this position, you must possess at least one of the following Individual Occupational Requirements (Basic Requirements) by close of the announcement: 1. EDUCATION: A. Degree - A full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included 3 semester hours each in the following course areas: 1) History of archeology, 2) Archeology of a major geographic area such as North American, 3) Regional Archeology, archeological cultures, or sites in a specific part of a major geographical area to acquire or develop a foundation for regional specialization for professional development, 4) Theory and methods of archeology. Methods include, but are not limited to, typology, classification, sampling, cultural evolution, diffusion, dating, and analytical techniques, 5) Archeological field school, to provide a basic understanding of theoretical and practical approaches to research design implementation, field preservation techniques, and report preparation by participation in actual field work AND 6 semester hours of related course work in: 1) geography, geology, or cultural geography; 2) history; historiography, or historical archeology; 3) environmental studies; 4) scientific writing (nonfiction English composition); and/or 5) surveying; AND Archeological field school. (You must submit a college transcript (official or unofficial) to verify this claim. Failure to include your transcripts will make you ineligible for this position). B. Related Curriculum- A full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in a related curriculum: Anthropology (with emphasis on ethnology, physical anthropology, or scientific linguistics); history; American studies: or a related discipline, provided the curriculum supplies academic course work sufficiently similar to the requirements above, including archeological field school (You must submit a transcript (official or unofficial) to verify this claim. OR 2. Combination of Education and Experience- A combination of college-level education or training that provides the knowledge equivalent to that described above, plus appropriate technical experience or additional education. OR 3. Experience- Four years of archeological work experience that demonstrated a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional archeology. The work experience must have included archeology field experience, which may include that gained in an archeological field school. Field experience should have included a combination of professional experience in archeology survey, excavation, laboratory analysis, and preparation of written materials. Applicants with such field experience should, after additional experience under the direction of a higher graded archeologist, be able to demonstrate the ability to be a crew chief, directing the work of others at a single location as part of a larger archeological project. -AND- To qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: Have one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Examples of qualifying specialized experience for this position includes Conducted archeological surveys and prepared archeological reports that meet State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) standards which include researching and writing historic contexts; completing archeological site description forms and maps; and making recommendations for determinations of eligibility for the National Register of Historic Places (HRHP); Analyzed archeological materials; Reviewed permits and/or project proposals for National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) compliance; Planned projects for the long-range protection and management of cultural resources; Used computerized systems to process and analyze archeological data, including GIS and cultural resource inventory databases. You must include hours on your resume. -OR EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or equivalent doctoral degree. To be qualifying, graduate study must have been in archeology, anthropology, or other closely related field. The total education offered to meet this provision must have provided you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to successfully perform the work of this position. To receive credit, you should describe how their specific course work, research projects, dissertation, theses, etc. demonstrate the ability to perform the duties of this position (18 semester hours or 27 quarter hours has determined to represent one year of full-time study is considered to be equal to one full year of graduate education). You must include transcripts. -OR Additional QUALIFICATIONS under EDUCATION
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