- Position Title
- HISTORIAN
- Agency
- Immediate Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
- Announcement Number
- DE-10049448-17-MH Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Monday, September 18, 2017 to Friday, September 22, 2017
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you currently receiving an annuity for service as a federal civil servant?
The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants.
Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf
The selection of an annuitant is subject to the Department of Defense and Department of the Navy policy on the employment of annuitants.
Policy information may be found at: http://www.secnav.navy.mil/donhr/Documents/CivilianJobs/FedCivAnnuitants.pdf
3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the Department of Defense?
If yes, confirm:
Failure to provide this documentation will result in a rating of ineligible.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center.
If yes, confirm:
- you are located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy AND
- your grade is equivalent to or below the grade level of the vacancy AND
- your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
Failure to provide this documentation will result in a rating of ineligible.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center.
4.
Are you the spouse of a member of a relocating Armed Forces member?
If yes, confirm that you are indicated on the PCS orders; and you
If yes, confirm that you are indicated on the PCS orders; and you
- have been married to the military member on or prior to the date of the your spouse’s PCS orders AND
- are relocating with your spouse to the new duty location AND
- the position for which you are applying is within the commuting area of your military sponsor's new permanent duty station.
MSP applies if you are ranked among the "best qualified" for this vacancy, and the list established from this announcement is used to fill the vacancy.
MSP does not apply, however, when preference would violate statutes or regulations on veteran's preference or nepotism.
If eligible, you must provide acceptable documentation of your appointment eligibility which includes the following: A copy of PCS orders authorizing the spouse to accompany the service member to a new duty location, and proof of marriage to the service member.
NOTE: You will not receive Military Spouse Preference for this announcement if you fail to provide any of the documents mentioned above.
Preferences
1.
Would you accept a term appointment?
2.
I am an Active Duty Service member (ADSM) with a statement of service showing that I expect to be honorably discharged or released from the armed forces under honorable conditions no later than 120 days after submitting this application.
Please note: you will be ineligible for tentative veterans preference if your statement of service is not submitted with your application or it shows an expected discharge or release date greater than 120 days from the date of the submission of the certification.
You are required to submit a statement of service printed on command letterhead and signed by the command. The statement of service must provide the branch of service, rate/rank, all dates of service, the expected date of discharge and anticipated character of service (Honorable, General, etc.). Veterans should upload their DD-214 once they receive it upon separation.
Failure to provide supporting documentation will result in a rating of ineligible. For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources.
Please note: you will be ineligible for tentative veterans preference if your statement of service is not submitted with your application or it shows an expected discharge or release date greater than 120 days from the date of the submission of the certification.
You are required to submit a statement of service printed on command letterhead and signed by the command. The statement of service must provide the branch of service, rate/rank, all dates of service, the expected date of discharge and anticipated character of service (Honorable, General, etc.). Veterans should upload their DD-214 once they receive it upon separation.
Failure to provide supporting documentation will result in a rating of ineligible. For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources.
Conditions of Employment
1.
I am willing and able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
2.
I am willing and able to work an uncommon tour of duty (may include weekend, nights, overtime, or holidays).
Assessment 1
1.
Please select one response that best describes how you meet the basic education requirement for the GS-0170, Professional Historian Series.
2.
Please select one response that best describes how you meet the minimum qualifications for a GS-0170-11, HISTORIAN.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Conduct historical research in national archives or various records repositories to collect information on historical events.
4.
Assist senior historians to complete major scholarly Documentary Edition Histories or research and writing projects by conducting research and writing on assigned topics by using primary source materials.
5.
Organize data and review documents, oral histories, and other information to analyze and interpret their authenticity and relative significance.
6.
Analyze disparate historical documents, secret and unclassified records and communications, and oral histories to support the composition of knowledge products that explain historical events.
7.
Research and prepare original studies, monographs, briefings, booklets, articles, scripts, chronologies, or other products that furnish detailed historical background and perspective to current and historic issues.
8.
Select pertinent information for packaging into various knowledge products.
9.
Establish the value and importance of historical facts uncovered as a result of research to present an objective and complete picture of the specific subject matter areas.
10.
Coordinate with external personnel and other historians to provide support for short-fused taskers and projects.
11.
Liaise with agency leadership, historians, and various historical organizations to support historical work efforts.
12.
Compose annotations, essays, white papers, memoranda, chapters, or other written historical products on historical events that show evidence of analysis, insight, and originality.
13.
Reply in writing to provide thoroughly researched and professional responses to external and internal historical inquiries.
14.
Present briefs to describe and explain complicated historical events examined in scholarly Documentary Edition Histories and other historical products.
15.
Orally respond to historical inquiries from the general public regarding the history and heritage of the organization.
16.
Deliver oral historical reports and briefings to other agencies that give a historical analysis and perspective for ongoing and future operations.
17.
Use computer and office automation applications for data gathering, reviewing and analyzing information, and summarizing and preparing final presentation products to support the historical needs of the organization.
18.
Oversee the preparation of historical products for web publication to efficiently supply documents and meet customer needs for research and web functionality.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
19.
Do you certify that all of your responses to this questionnaire are true and accurate; and do you accept that if your supporting documentation does not support one or more of your responses to the questionnaire that your application may be rated lower or you may be removed from further consideration?