- Position Title
- Archeologist
- Agency
- National Park Service
- Announcement Number
- IM-1538-PECO-24-12173798-DE Opens in new window
- Open Period
- Thursday, November 2, 2023 to Wednesday, November 22, 2023
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Eligibilities
1.
Do you claim Veterans’ Preference?
2.
Are you a United States Citizen?
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3.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
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To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
- you are located in the same local commuting area of 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.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice or a Proposed Removal/Separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
4.
Are you a current or former federal employee displaced from a position in a Federal agency other than the agency hiring for this position? If yes, confirm:
For more information, review the USAJOBS Help Center.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
- you are located in the same local commuting area of 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.
To verify your eligibility, you must submit supporting documentation such as a Reduction in Force (RIF) separation notice to include your latest performance rating (if the notice does not have this information included, you must submit a copy of your most recent performance appraisal) and a copy of your latest Notification of Personnel Action, Standard Form 50.
5.
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?
Assessment 1
1.
From the descriptions below, select the one response that best describes how your education meets the basic qualifications requirement for an Archeologist. Select only one response.
2.
From the descriptions below, select the letter corresponding to the statement that most clearly and accurately describes how you meet the additional qualification requirements for this GS-09 Archeologist. Select only one letter.
Select the one statement that most accurately describes your training and experience carrying out each task using the scale provided.
3.
Participate in basic archaeological field surveys by walking over the landscape and searching for archaeological features and artifacts.
4.
Independently conduct complete documentation of archeological sites (e.g. creation of field notes, narrative sections in forms, sketch maps, location maps, artifact sketches, artifact field catalogs, milling records, rock art records, photo documentation, and photographic logs).
5.
Identify and evaluate artifacts indicative of prehistoric and historic occupation.
6.
Conduct limited supervised excavation and testing of sites, including the careful recovery of sample materials.
7.
Process and catalog artifacts in preparation for curation and conduct or participate in archeological site condition assessments and monitoring.
8.
Use basic excavation tools (trowel, shovel, line level) to conduct archeological fieldwork.
9.
Use an archeological screen to recover artifacts.
10.
Maintain field notes, equipment, and supplies.
11.
Use GPS receivers in locating and documenting archeological sites.
12.
Apply Federal Historic Preservation laws in the performance of archeological duties.
13.
Perform independent research and prepare technical reports on prehistoric and historic period archeological investigations.
14.
Identification of prehistoric and historic archaeological sites of the American Southwest.
15.
Identification of prehistoric artifacts of the American Southwest (ceramics, lithics, bone).
16.
Organize and file or catalog archival project data as appropriate.
17.
Process pre-contact and historical artifacts recovered from the field to help determine function, time period, and/or cultural affiliation.
18.
Identification of architectural types and techniques used in both prehistoric and historic period sites.
19.
Perform data entry related to archaeological artifact and project data (artifact information, catalog records, field notes, site records, etc.) into automated systems, appropriate forms, and archival records.
20.
Retrieve and compile data for resource management reports and interpretive exhibits, etc.
21.
Use computer applications for database management and data analysis.
22.
Independently produce documents, reports, and presentations, integrating a variety of software applications, such as word processing, spreadsheet, and database software.
23.
Use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology both in the office and in the field.
24.
Conducts thorough and detailed condition assessments of both Native American and Euroamerican structures built of stone and mud brick.
25.
Recommends corrective actions that also consider the Secretary of the Interior's Standards in Historic Preservation in the identification of appropriate treatments for historic properties with standing architecture.
26.
Develops detailed scopes of work for historic preservation work on architectural sites.
27.
Works with and monitors a variety of crews to ensure architectural scopes of work are followed.
28.
Documents all architectural project work completed in a technical report using notes, photographs, and diagrams.