- Position Title
- Archeologist
- Agency
- Bureau of Land Management
- Announcement Number
- CADE-23-12094173-SC Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Friday, August 18, 2023 to Friday, September 8, 2023
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.
Career Transition Assistance Plan: Do you meet ALL of the following eligibilities?
- I am a current or former competitive federal employee displaced or surplused from the Department of the Interior; AND
- I am located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
- I am applying to a position that is at or below the grade level of the position from which I have been or will be separated; AND
- My last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
3.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance Plan: Do you meet ALL of the following eligibilities?
- I am a current or former competitive federal employee displaced from a position in a federal agency other than the Department of the Interior; AND
- I am located in the same local commuting area of the vacancy; AND
- I am currently in a position at the same grade level or higher than the position being announced; AND
- My last performance rating of record is at least fully successful or the equivalent.
4.
Reasonable Accommodations for taking the online assessments are provided on a case-by-case basis only to qualified individuals with a disability covered by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
Do you have a disability (physical or mental) that you believe will interfere with completing the online assessments and require a Reasonable Accommodation?
Preferences
1.
Select the location(s) you want to be considered for. You must choose at least one location.
Assessment 1
Please read each question carefully and select the best answer(s) that reflects your experience.
Select “Yes” or “No” to the following question(s).
1.
I qualify for the GS-12 level because I meet the basic education requirement AND I have 1 year or more of specialized experience equivalent to GS-11 in the Federal Service as defined in the vacancy announcement.
2.
I meet the positive education requirement and will submit a copy of my college transcripts or a list of college courses that include hours and grades with my application package in order to be considered for this position. I understand that if selected for this position, I will be requested to provide official college transcripts to the servicing human resources office prior to appointment.
3.
Select the statement that best describes your experience, education and training in archeology or in a directly related professional field:
4.
Please indicate your level of experience in conducting archeological reconnaissance or surveys to determine historic and prehistoric cultural resources:
5.
Please indicate your level of experience in determining the significance and effect for all types of cultural resources through application of professional literature, current research, trends within the field of cultural resources management, and knowledge of the impacts of various land management practices on cultural resources:
6.
Please indicate your level of experience in developing policy and guidance regarding professional standards, consultation procedures with the State Historic Preservation Office, Indian Tribes and the Advisory Council, and all other aspects of the Cultural Resources Management Programs:
7.
Which of the following best describes your highest level of experience, education or training in using the National Environmental Policy Act to manage a cultural, paleontological, or historic programs in a field office or similar setting?
8.
Select the statement that best describes your experience performing cultural resource inventory projects for linear projects.
9.
I have experience in determining the significance of cultural resources in the following geographical area(s) of the United States:
10.
Please indicate your level of experience in writing and/or reviewing cultural sections of land use plans through application of laws and policies governing preparation, public review and issuance:
11.
Please check each of the following that describes your experience in developing mitigation strategies to resolve adverse effects to historic properties.
12.
Select the statement that best describes your experience with automated cultural resource databases used to display and analyze data within a geographic information system.
13.
Select the statement that best describes your experience identifying, recording, and evaluating cultural resources for their potential use and for eligibility in the National Register of Historic Places.
14.
Please indicate your level of experience in maintaining files of documents, maps, site records, and reports:
15.
Please indicate your level of experience in writing survey reports in accordance with professional, state and Federal standards:
16.
Select the statement that best describes your experience in assessing the direct, indirect, and visual impacts of projects on cultural resources.
17.
Please indicate your level of ability to work with the public and partners on established community efforts and develop new initiatives through effective communication and coordination.
18.
Select one statement that best describes your level of experience in conducting or facilitating Native American consultation regarding various proposed actions.
19.
Please indicate your level of experience in working with other multi-resource staffs to facilitate multi-resource programs.
20.
Which of the following best describes your highest level of experience, education or training providing complex, controversial, or precedence setting information to upper management about cultural, paleontological, or historic program management issues?
21.
Which of the following best describes your highest level of experience, education or training developing and maintaining cooperative relationships, memoranda of understanding and cooperative agreements with state and federal organizations to pursue an organization's goals for cultural, paleontological, or historic management programs?
22.
I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all of the information included in this questionnaire is true, correct, and provided in good faith. I understand that if I make an intentional false statement, or commit deception or fraud in this application and its supporting materials, or in any document or interview associated with the examination process, I may be fined or imprisoned (18 U.S.C. 1001); my eligibilities may be cancelled, I may be denied an appointment, or I may be removed and debarred from Federal service (5 C.F.R. part 731). I understand that any information I give may be investigated. I understand that responding "No" to this item will result in my not being considered for this position.
I understand that additional selections may be made from this vacancy, within the same geographical area, by other bureaus from within the DOI, through shared recruiting activities, and my application may be shown to multiple hiring offices. Additional selections for similar positions across the entire Department of the Interior within the local commuting area(s) identified in this vacancy announcement may be made. By applying, I agree to have my application shared with any interested selecting official(s) within the DOI. There is no option to opt-out as my information will not be shared with other hiring agencies outside of the DOI.