Cultural Anthropologist
What you'd do
You will serve as a Cultural Anthropologist working in San Francisco, California for the Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Pacific West, Golden Gate National Recreation Area, Resource Management Division. For more information about the area, please visit: Golden Gate National Recreation Area (U.S. National Park Service)
Major duties
As a Cultural Anthropologist your duties will include, but are not limited to, the following: Organize, implement and track tribal consultation with affiliated tribes using in person communication, written correspondence, and virtual meetings. Advise the Park Leadership Team and Park Staff regarding complex Section 106 compliance and tribal consultation processes. Lead, organize, implement and track Section 106 compliance for the park; serve as the Section 106 coordinator. Coordinate with specialists in other disciplines, other park divisions and external partners. Communicate clearly and provide excellent customer service.
What you need to qualify
Qualifications: All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-08/10/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. To receive credit for experience, 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. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Basic Educational Requirement AND Specialized Experience for the series to which you are applying. Basic Educational Requirements: In addition to the specialized experience requirements for this position, you must meet at least one of the following: A. Degree: A degree in an appropriate field of anthropology. You must submit transcripts. -OR- B. Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major, or a combination of courses totaling at least 24 semester hours in an appropriate field of anthropology, or related course work, plus appropriate experience or additional education. You must include transcripts and your resume must reflect number of hours worked per week. -OR- C. Experience: Four years of appropriate experience in anthropology performing research, museum work, or similar professional-level work. You must include number of hours worked per week in your resume. -AND- To qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level: Specialized Experience Requirement: you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: preparing reports that are used for decisions on management of cultural resources and activities on public lands; consulting with groups with traditional associations to public lands on management decisions; and leading National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 compliance activities for park projects. You must include hours per week worked. Volunteer Experience: Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
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