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Position Title
INTERDISCIPLINARY ANTHROPOLOGIST/ARCHEOLOGIST/NATURAL RESOURCES SPECIALIST
Agency
Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Announcement Number
ST-10590926-19-AA Opens in new window
Open Period
Wednesday, September 4, 2019 to Friday, September 20, 2019
For preview purposes only. To apply, please return to the USAJOBS announcement and click the Apply button.
Eligibilities
1. Do you claim Veterans' Preference? (limit characters)
2. Are you a veteran who separated from active duty under honorable conditions and you:
  • have an official statement, dated 1991 or later, from the Department of Veterans Affairs or from a branch of the Armed Forces, certifying as having a compensable service connected disability of 30% or more OR
  • retired from active military service with a service-connected disability rating of 30% or more?  

If you answer yes to this question, you are required to submit a copy of your latest DD-214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (preferably member 4 copy, but any copy that shows all dates of service, as well as character of service (Honorable, General, etc.) is acceptable. If you have more than one DD Form 214 for multiple periods of active duty service, you should submit a copy for each period of service.). If you were issued a DD-215 to amend aforementioned information on the DD-214 you must submit that too. You are also required to submit a copy of the applicable supporting documentation of your disability (e.g. disability letter from the VA) as described on Standard Form-15 (SF-15).

You may request copies of your military personnel records (e.g., DD-214) online or from the VA.

Failure to provide documentation that fully supports your claim will result in a rating of ineligible.

NOTE: If you are an active duty service member you are not eligible for consideration under this authority. Refer to the active duty service member question for consideration.
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3. Are you an active duty service member with a statement of service showing that you expect to be honorably discharged or released from the armed forces under honorable conditions no later than 120 days after submitting your application? Please note: you will be ineligible for consideration 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 (e.g., 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.
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4. 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
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5. Are you the spouse of a member of the Armed Forces who is appointable under E.O. 13473? 

You are eligible if you:
  • Relocated with your spouse under Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders to a new duty station within the past two years. Please Note: This is limited to the geographic area as specified in the permanent change of station orders.  This includes the surrounding area which people reasonably can be expected to travel daily to and from work OR
  • You are the spouse of a service member who is 100% disabled due to a service connected injury OR
  • You are the un-remarried widow or widower of a service member who was killed while on active duty?

If you answer yes to this question, you are required to submit supporting documentation of your claim.

Depending on how you qualify, you will have to submit verification of the marriage to the service member (e.g., a marriage license or other legal documentation verifying marriage); AND at least one of the following: the service member's permanent change of station orders, including a statement authorizing the spouse to accompany the member to the permanent duty station, the specific location to which the member is assigned, reassigned, or transferred to permanent change of station orders, and the effective date of the permanent change of station; verification of the member's 100 percent disability (e.g., VA Letter) ; and/or verification of the member's death while on active duty (e.g., DD-1300).

For more information please see OPM's Questions and Answers for Noncompetitive Appointment of Certain Military Spouses

Failure to provide documentation that fully supports your claim will result in a rating of ineligible.
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6. Are you the spouse or unmarried child under the age of 23 of a federal employee who is appointable under E.O. 12721? 

You are eligible if you:
  • were you employed overseas as an Appropriated Fund employee AND 
  • completed 52 weeks of creditable overseas service during the time you accompanied a sponsor officially assigned to an overseas area AND
  • received a fully successful or better (or equivalent) performance rating AND
  • returned to the United States to resume residence less than 3 years ago

If you answer yes to this question, you are required to submit supporting documentation of your claim including a copy of your last or most recent SF-50s Notification of Personnel Actions reflecting 52 weeks of creditable service or 26 weeks of creditable service if the sponsor's tour was curtailed AND a fully successful performance appraisal from the same time period.  

Failure to provide documentation that fully supports your claim will result in a rating of ineligible.

For more information, please see http://www.state.gov/m/dghr/flo/c21651.htm.
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7. Are you a current or former land management agency employee AND you:
served under a time limited (temporary or term) appointment AND
receive a fully successful or better (or equivalent) performance rating AND
have not separated from the land management agency OR separated within the last two years for reasons other than misconduct?

If you answer yes to this question, you are required to submit supporting documentation of your claim including a copy of your last or most recent SF-50 Notification of Personnel Action reflecting all periods of creditable service and a fully successful performance appraisal (or equivalent documentation) from the same time period.

Failure to provide supporting documentation will result in a rating of ineligible. For more information, please see https://chcoc.gov/content/eligibility-land-management-employees-time-limited-appointment-competitive-service
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8. Are you a present or former member of the Foreign Service who:
  • Completed at least one year of continuous service under one or more non-temporary appointments in the Foreign Service within the last three years under an unlimited, career-type appointment in that Service; OR
  • Completed at least three years of substantially continuous service under one or more non-temporary appointments in the Foreign Service immediately before separation from the unlimited, career-type appointment in that Service; OR
  • Served for at least 48 months of continuous service in the Foreign Service of the Department of State under a Limited Non-Career Appointment under section 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 within the last year and received a satisfactory or better performance rating (or equivalent) for service under the qualifying Limited Non-Career Appointment?

If you answer yes to this question, you are required to submit a copy of your most recent SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) showing that you meet one or more of the requirements listed AND the SF-50  (or equivalent personnel action form) reflecting the highest grade held if not reflected on your most recent form. Failure to submit this documentation with your application will result in a rating of ineligible. 

For more information on this appointing authority please see Executive Order 11219 and 13749 at the National Archives.
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9. Are you a former permanent competitive service employee in a Federal agency eligible for reinstatement?
If you are, your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (or equivalent personnel action form) will reflect career status: Tenure 1 in box 24  OR
Your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (or equivalent personnel action form) will reflect career-conditional status: Tenure 2 in box 24 and you separated within the last three years OR
Your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (or equivalent personnel action form) will reflect career-conditional status: Tenure 2 in box 24 and you have veterans preference?

If you answer yes to this question, you are required to submit a copy of your last SF-50  showing you were in the competitive service AND the SF-50 reflecting the highest grade held if not reflected on your last SF-50. Failure to submit this documentation with your application will result in a rating of ineligible.
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10. Did you successfully participate in the Fulbright Program, Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program, or Critical Language Scholarship Program within the last year?
Note: The one year period maybe extended to not more than 3 years for persons who, following participation in the programs are engaged in military service or in the pursuit of studies at an institution of higher learning.

If you answer yes to this question, you are required to submit supporting documentation of your claim including a copy of the scholarship awarded to you.  Failure to provide documentation that fully supports your claim will result in a rating of ineligible.

For more information on this appointing authority please see Executive Order 13750 at the National Archives.
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11. Are you a present employee of the General Accounting Office on a career-type appointment who:
  • completed at least one year of continuous service; AND
  • it was under a non-temporary appointment AND
  • it began on or after October 1, 1980?
If you answer yes to this question, you are required to submit a copy of your most recent SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) showing that you meet the requirements listed AND the SF-50  (or equivalent personnel action form) reflecting the highest grade held if not reflected on your most recent form.  Failure to submit this documentation with your application will result in a rating of ineligible. 
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12. Are you a person with an intellectual disability, a severe physical disability, or a psychiatric disability as defined in 5 CFR 213.3102(u)? The Department of the Navy encourages persons with disabilities to apply!

If you answer yes to this question, you are required to submit a letter or certification from a physician, or local, state, or federal rehabilitation office. The letter/certification must be on office letterhead and clearly state your eligibility for the appointing authority under 5 CFR 213.3102 (u). A sample letter can be found here. Failure to submit this documentation with your application will result in a rating of ineligible. 

For more information, review USAJOBS Individuals with Disabilities resources.
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13. 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:
  • 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.
If you answer yes to this question, you are required to submit supporting documentation to validate your claim for interagency career transition assistance including 1) a copy of your agency notice, 2) a copy of your most recent performance appraisal, AND 3) a copy of your most recent SF-50 or notification of personnel action that includes position, grade level, and duty location.

Failure to provide this documentation will result in a rating of ineligible. 
 
For more information, review the USAJOBS Resource Center.
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14. Are you currently serving under an appointment without time limit (or have been involuntarily separated from such appointment without personal cause within the preceding year) at:
A federal agency that has an Interchange Agreement with the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, OR
A federal agency covered under other special interchange agreements (e.g., NAFI or Army Air Force Exchange Services (AAFES), TSA, FAA, etc.) OR
A Department of Defense component as a DCIPS employee in pay plan GG for at least one year?

If you are, your resume MUST include at least one experience statement that includes your position title, pay plan (or equivalent), series, grade level, agency worked for and dates of employment to support your interchange eligibility.

If you answer yes to this question, you are required to submit a copy of your most recent SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) showing that you meet the requirements listed AND the SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) reflecting the highest grade held if not reflected on your most recent form. Failure to submit this documentation with your application will result in a rating of ineligible. 

For further information and a list of other Federal agencies that are under Interchange Agreements, please visit the Office of Personnel Management's website.
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15. Are you a former Peace Corps volunteer or VISTA member who has completed:
  • your service within the past twelve months; OR
  • your service within the past 36 months and is requesting an extension of your non-competitive eligibility due to your military service, status as a full-time student or other experience related to this position; OR
  • at least 36 months of continuous service and has been separated from the Peace Corps for less than three years?
If you answer yes to this question, you are required to submit a copy of your most recent SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) or statement of volunteer service showing that you meet the requirements listed AND the SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) reflecting the highest grade held if not reflected on your most recent form.  Failure to submit this documentation with your application will result in a rating of ineligible. 

If you are a former Peace Corps volunteer or VISTA member who is requesting an extension of your non-competitive eligibility, please also provide the necessary documentation to support your request.

For more information, review USAJOBS Resource Center.
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16. Are you a former employee of the Panama Canal Commission located in the United States who:
  • served on a career or career-conditional appointment AND
  • served continuously for at least one year under a non-temporary appointment in the Canal Zone Merit System, the Panama Canal Employment System, or a combination of the two systems?

If you answer yes to this question, you are required to submit a copy of your most recent SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) showing that you meet the requirements listed AND the SF-50 (or equivalent personnel action form) reflecting the highest grade held if not reflected on your most recent form. Failure to submit this documentation with your application will result in a rating of ineligible. 
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17. Are you currently employed as a permanent competitive service employee in a Federal agency? 

If you are:
  • Your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (or equivalent personnel action form) will reflect career or career-conditional: Tenure 1 or 2 in box 24 AND
  • Your Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50 (or equivalent personnel action form) will reflect your status in the competitive service: Position Occupied is 1 in box 34 (Unless you are on a permanent VRA appointment then it will show a 2 in box 34).

You may also claim this eligibility if you are entitled to it by legal statute.

If you answer yes to this question, you are required to submit a copy of your most recent SF-50 showing you are in the competitive service AND the SF-50 reflecting the highest grade held if not reflected on your most recent SF-50. Failure to submit this documentation with your application will result in a rating of ineligible. If you are serving on an excepted service veterans recruitment appointment (VRA) you must ALSO submit an SF-50 showing your conversion or appointment to the excepted service VRA appointment (Authority code in block 5-C will be J8M).

PLEASE NOTE: If you are applying for a higher grade than the grade that you currently hold and the SF-50 you submit to support your eligibility claim has an effective date within the past year, it will not clearly show that you meet the one-year time-in-grade requirement. Be sure to provide an additional SF-50 which clearly demonstrates you meet the time-in-grade requirements (appropriate SF-50s include Promotions, Within Rate/Grade Increases (WRI/WGI), and appointment/conversion SF-50s with an effective date more than one-year old).

If you are a DoD employee, you can obtain a copy of your SF- 50(s) from MyBiz.  Failure to provide documentation that fully supports your claim will result in a rating of ineligible.
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18. Are you the spouse of a relocating Armed Forces member?  If yes, please confirm the following:

I am a military spouse who is currently married to my active duty sponsor. I am exercising my preference eligibility for positions within the local commuting area of my sponsor's current duty station.  I certify that I have not accepted nor declined a permanent, continuing Federal or non-appropriated fund position in the local commuting area of our current duty location. 

NOTE 1:  Military spouses are eligible for one permanent noncompetitive appointment using their preference eligibility for the duration of the active duty sponsor's assignment to a permanent duty station, as long as the military spouse has not declined or accepted a permanent Federal or non-appropriated fund position in the commuting area of the sponsor's current duty location.  If you certify that you have not used your preference at your sponsor's current duty location and it is discovered to be untrue, you may be subject to loss of MSP and possible disciplinary action. 

NOTE 2:  You must include a copy of the Military Spouse PPP Self-Certification Checklist along with the documents identified on the checklist to verify your eligibility for MSP. Acceptable documentation of your preference eligibility includes at a minimum: A copy of the PCS orders, and your marriage certificate or license.

Failure to provide this documentation will result in a rating of ineligible.
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19. Are you eligible to apply under the Veterans Employment Opportunity Act (VEOA)?

You are eligible if:
  • you are a veteran whose latest discharge was under honorable conditions AND
  • you served three or more years of continuous active duty service in the military (NOTE: if released shortly before completing a 3-year tour, you are considered to meet the eligibility); OR 
  • you are entitled to veterans' preference including derived preference

If you answer yes to this question you must submit a copy of your latest DD-214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (any copy that shows all dates of service, as well as character of service [Honorable, General, etc.] is acceptable) OR a VA letter that shows dates of service or service connected disability AND character of service. If you have more than one DD-214 for multiple periods of active duty service, you should submit a copy for each period of service. If you were issued a DD-215 to amend aforementioned information on the DD-214 you must submit that too.

If you are entitled to claim VEOA due to derived preference you must also provide the applicable supporting documentation of your derived preference (e.g., disability letter from the VA, DD 1300, etc.) as described on Standard Form-15 (SF-15)

Failure to provide supporting documentation will result in a rating of ineligible. For more information, review USAJOBS Veterans resources.

You may request copies of your military personnel records (e.g., DD-214) online or from the VA.

NOTE: If you are an active duty service member you are not eligible for consideration under this authority. Refer to the active duty service member question for consideration.
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Preferences
1. Select all of the series you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one series. (limit characters)
2. Where did you hear about this job? We know you saw this announcement on USAJOBS, but did you hear about it somewhere else first?

Please tell us where you first heard about this job.
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3. TIME IN GRADE
Are you applying for a promotion? It is a promotion if you are applying for a general schedule (GS) position that is higher than the grade level you currently hold or previously held in the past.

To be considered for a promotion, you must provide SF-50(s) that shows that you have held the next lower GS grade or equivalent for at least one year. That means if you submit an SF-50 that is dated within the last year (e.g. General Adjustment SF-50), you must submit another SF-50 that is dated more than one year ago. In many cases, we need to see two (2) SF-50s to determine time-in-grade for promotion. Note: If you are applying to more than one grade, select your response based on the highest grade you are applying for.
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Conditions of Employment
1. Are you currently certified in the Defense Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (DAWIA) Program and Level listed for this position?

NOTE: If you are certified in a different program or at a different level, please note this information in your resume.

For more information, please visit http://www.secnav.navy.mil/rda/workforce/Documents/dawiaoperatingguide.pdf
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Assessment 1
1. Please select one response that best describes how you meet the basic education requirements for the GS-0190, General Anthropology Series. (limit characters)
2. Please select one response that best describes how you meet the basic education requirements for the GS-0193, Professional Archeology Series. (limit characters)
3. Please select one response that best describes how you meet the basic education requirement for the GS-0401, Professional Natural Resources Management and Biological Sciences Series.
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4. Please select one response that best describes how you meet the minimum qualifications for a GS-0190/0193/0401-12, INTERDISCIPLINARY ANTHROPOLOGIST/ARCHEOLOGIST/NATURAL RESOURCES SPECIALIST. (limit characters)
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided. (limit characters)
5. Partner with groups (e.g., Native American groups and tribal officials, federal or state agencies, scientific and conservation groups, historical societies, interested members of the public) to meet federal requirements for public involvement in the cultural resources decision making process. (limit characters)
6. Consult with Native American Tribes to carry out a cultural resources program. (limit characters)
7. Initiate collaborations with other departments to promote information sharing. (limit characters)
8. Participate in cross-functional teams to provide technical guidance for natural or cultural resources subject areas. (limit characters)
9. Brief others on natural or cultural resources issues. (limit characters)
10. Consult with internal and external personnel (e.g., contractors, local agencies) to provide information on managing available cultural resources. (limit characters)
11. Consult with personnel, contractors, and federal and state resource agencies to discuss archeological matters relevant to organization mission, goals, and objectives. (limit characters)
12. Represent an organization as an expert consultant or liaison on matters relating to cultural resources. (limit characters)
13. Communicate with diverse audiences to resolve difficult or controversial issues. (limit characters)
14. Identify cultural or historical resource issues to plan corrective actions for organizational programs. (limit characters)
15. Identify ways to minimize adverse effects to historic properties. (limit characters)
16. Recommend archeological project modifications to assist in the development of actions which comply with historic preservation statutes. (limit characters)
17. Interpret national laws (e.g., National Historic Preservation Act [NHPA], Archeological Resources Protection Act [ARPA], and Native American Graves Protections and Repatriation Act [NAGPRA]) for application to archeological investigations. (limit characters)
18. Advise supervisors on emerging cultural resources statutes or regulations and the potential impact of these on an organization. (limit characters)
19. Interpret federal requirements for public involvement in cultural resources processes. (limit characters)
20. Review federal legislation, regulations, and guidelines to remain current with mandates and policy for historic preservation. (limit characters)
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s). (limit characters)
21. 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? (limit characters)