- Position Title
- Archeologist
- Agency
- Rural Utilities Service
- Announcement Number
- DE-RUS-11173279-2021-IMM Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Wednesday, July 21, 2021 to Tuesday, August 3, 2021
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 a current USDA employee who meets the definition of a "surplus" or "displaced" employee, in which received official notice that your job is no longer needed or that you will lose your job by Reduction-in-Force (RIF)? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than USDA? If yes, confirm:
• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
• you are located in the same local commuting area as the vacancy; AND,
• you are applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• you are applying to a position that does not have greater promotion potential than the position from which you were or will be separated; AND,
• your last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
4.
Have you registered for reemployment consideration AND meet one of the below:
• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating?
OR
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?
• Are you a current or former competitive service USDA employee who will be or was separated by Reduction-In-Force (RIF) and received a rating of satisfactory or above as your last annual performance rating?
OR
• Are you a former USDA competitive service employee who separated due to a compensable injury or disability?
Preferences
1.
Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.
Assessment 1
Thank you for your interest in a Archeologist position with the Federal government. Please respond accordingly to the self-assessment questions below and insure responses are consistent with experience and reflective within your application.
1.
Select one response that best describes how you meet the basic requirements for this position.
2.
Select one response that best describes your additional qualifications that show you fully meet the minimum qualification requirements for the GS-12 grade level.
3.
Select one response that best describes your additional qualifications that show you fully meet the minimum qualification requirements for the GS-13 grade level.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
4.
Recommend required elements of research plans related to the methods and conditions for excavations, artifact analysis, and reporting to support archeological projects.
5.
Administer archeological examination of areas for insertion of water, telecommunication, or electric infrastructure, and other ground disturbing projects where archeological materials may be subject to destruction or damage for the evaluation, mitigation, and treatment of cultural sites.
6.
Provide consultation and advice to personnel regarding cultural resource matters to resolve problems.
7.
Work with telecom, water, electric, or other infrastructure applicants and permittees to identify, evaluate and protect significant sites in potential disturbance areas.
8.
Conduct training for managers on the National Historic Preservation Act and related laws and authorities.
9.
Update annual cultural resource training sessions and conduct training for professionals, consultants, applicants, and program leadership.
10.
Coordinate the budget and project plan of work for archeological and cultural activities.
11.
Prepare technical approval for documentation submitted for program matters, including contracts, National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility criteria, and other required internal reports that require synthesis or archeological and historical research to support archeological projects.
12.
Advise management on requirements, impacts, and consequences of current legislation and directives.
13.
Identify cultural resources requirements to be met in preparing environmental, planning documents, and NEPA documents.
14.
Manage frequent and rapidly changing priorities and strategies and apply innovative management techniques.
15.
Consult with recognized Indian tribes under provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), and Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) to discuss concerns, ensure compliance, and assess impact.
16.
Coordinate, consult and work closely with state historic preservation offices, in carrying out preservation mandates, interpretive initiatives, register nominations, and overall program development.
17.
Your responses to the Announcement and Assessment Questionnaires, along with your resume and all supporting documentation are subject to evaluation and verification to ensure accuracy. Submitting false information or attempts to falsify information may be grounds for disqualifying you or for terminating you after you have been hired. Please take this opportunity to review your responses to ensure their accuracy.