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Position Title: Archeologist
Agency: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Announcement Number: 822846-HKS-12602576-CORE Opens in new window
Open Period: Thursday, November 7, 2024 to Monday, November 18, 2024

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1. Select the lowest grade you are willing to accept for this position.

2. Would you accept a term appointment?

A. Yes

B. No

3. How did you hear about this Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) job opportunity?

A. USAJOBS

B. FEMA's Social Media (Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc.)

C. Online Job board (Indeed, Zip Recruiter, etc.)

D. FEMA.gov Careers Website

E. FEMA Virtual Hiring Event

F. FEMA On-Site Hiring Event

G. College/University/Alumni Organization

H. FEMA Employee Referral

I. Other

4. Are you a retiree receiving a federal annuity (either military or civilian)? Or have you accepted a buyout from a federal agency within the past 5 years? (Select all that apply.)

A. Yes, I'm receiving a military annuity.

B. Yes, I'm receiving a civilian annuity.

C. Yes, I've received a buyout from a federal agency within the past 5 years.

D. No, I am not receiving a federal annuity and have not accepted a buyout from a federal agency within the past 5 years.

5. Are you a current FEMA employee?

A. I'm a current FEMA Local Hire Employee

B. I'm a current FEMA Reservist Employee

C. I'm a current FEMA CORE Employee

D. I'm a current FEMA PFT Employee

E. I'm a current FEMA Senior Executive Service Employee

F. I'm not a current FEMA Employee

6. I authorize my application information being shared with hiring managers for similar positions. I understand this option may not result in further consideration for additional positions nor will it impact my application for this announcement.

A. Yes

B. No

1. If you are a male at least 18 years of age, born after December 31, 1959, have you registered with the Selective Service System?

Select "Not Applicable" if this question does not apply to you.

A. Yes

B. No, but I have an exemption

C. I am a male at least 18 years of age, born after December 31, 1959, and have NOT registered with the Selective Service System and do NOT have an exemption.

D. Not Applicable

2. All FEMA employees are subject to 24-hour on-call in the event of an emergency and all Federal employees may be subject to emergency deployment. In the event of an emergency deployment, travel requirements may be extensive in nature (weeks to months), with little advance notice, and may require relocation to emergency sites, some of which are quite austere. The length of deployment may last anywhere from days to months, depending upon the nature of the emergency or disaster.

Every FEMA employee is considered an emergency manager and each employee has regular and recurring emergency management responsibilities, although not every position requires routine deployment to disaster sites. Your emergency management duties may vary depending on the needs of the Agency, your particular skills, and certain personal circumstances. All positions may require irregular work hours, work at locations other than the official duty station, and may include duties other than those specified in the employee's official position description.

Are you able to meet this commitment?

A. Yes

B. No

In order to be hired for this position, applicants must undergo and successfully pass a background investigation. This may include a review of financial issues, such as delinquency, child support and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use of or possession of drugs.

Are you willing to undergo a background investigation?

A. Yes

B. No

Your responses to the questions below will be used in the evaluation of your qualifications for this position. Your resume and application materials must support the level of experience and/or education you claim in this questionnaire, if after a complete review of your application package, a determination is made that you have overstated your qualifications, you may be rated ineligible for this position.

1. Grade 11: Select the response that best describes your education and/or experience.

A. I possess at least one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9, as described in the vacancy announcement.

B. I have 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. Failure to provide your transcript will result in an ineligible rating.

C. I possess a combination of specialized experience, as described in the vacancy announcement, and related graduate level education, that when combined, meet the qualification requirements for this position. Failure to provide your transcript will result in an ineligible rating.

D. I do not meet any of the requirements as described above.

2. Grade 12: Do you have one year (52 weeks) of specialized experience, equivalent to at least the GS-11 level, as described in the vacancy announcement?

A. Yes

B. No

3. Individual Occupation Requirement (IOR): Select the response that best describes your education and experience in accordance with requirements for archeology positions. You must provide supporting documentation so that your answer can be verified.

A. I have a bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university that included 3 semester hours each in the following course areas: History of archeology. Archeology of a major geographical area such as North America or Africa. Regional archeology, archeological cultures, or sites in a specific part or portion of a major geographical area to acquire or develop a foundation for regional specialization for professional development. Theory and methods of archeology. Methods include, but are not limited to, typology, classification, sampling, cultural evolution, diffusion, dating, and analytical techniques. Archeological field school, to provide a basic understanding of theoretical and practical approaches to research design implementation, field preservation techniques, and report preparation by participation in actual field work. and Six semester hours of related course work in: geography, geology, or cultural geography; history, historiography, or historical archeology; environmental studies; scientific writing (nonfiction English composition); and/or surveying; and Archeological field school. Failure to provide your transcript will result in an ineligible rating.

B. I have a bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university with related curriculum: degree in anthropology (with emphasis on ethnology, physical anthropology, or scientific linguistics), history, American studies, or a related discipline may be accepted as satisfying in full the educational requirements, provided the curriculum supplied academic course work sufficiently similar to the requirements in A.1 (including archeological field school). Failure to provide your transcript will result in an ineligible rating.

C. I have a combination of education and experience that includes college-level education or training that provided knowledge equivalent to that described in A above, plus appropriate technical experience or additional education. Failure to provide your transcript will result in an ineligible rating.

D. I have four years of archeological work experience that demonstrated a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional archeology. The work experience must have included archeology field experience, which may include that gained in an archeological field school. Field experience should have included a combination of professional experience in archeological survey, excavation, laboratory analysis, and preparation of written materials. Applicants with such field experience should, after additional experience under the direction of a higher grade archeologist, be able to demonstrate the ability to be a crew chief, directing the work of others at a single location as a part of a larger archeological project.

E. I do not meet the education and/or experience requirements as described above.

4. Please indicate where and when you obtained each of the specialized experience requirements listed in the Qualifications section of this Job Opportunity Announcement. Include in your response: (1) the area of specialized experience; (2) the place of employment; and, (3) the specific dates of employment the experience was gained in MM/DD/YYYY - MM/DD/YYYY format. Your response must be supported by your resume.

Example: Experience in developing and delivering presentations and training; ABC Company; 10/01/2016 - 05/15/2018.

5. Indicate which of the following actions you have used to complete environmental planning or historic preservation (EHP) compliance reviews:

A. Utilized programmatic documents (e.g. historic preservation programmatic agreements, programmatic biological opinions, programmatic review protocols, memoranda of agreement or understanding).

B. Assisted in the development of a programmatic document.

C. Reviewed and provided comments during the development of a programmatic document.

D. Served as the lead in developing a programmatic document.

E. None of the above.

6. Select the response(s) that describe your knowledge of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) requirements.

A. I helped develop the language for the NHPA.

B. I have worked with a State Historic Preservation Officer to determine the status of historic property.

C. I have determined the historic status of federal property while working for a Federal agency.

D. I have performed consulting services for State or Federal governments regarding the historic status of federal property.

E. I have worked in private support organizations interested in historic preservation.

F. I have performed surveys and provided reports that document the status of potentially historic property.

G. I have performed research in support of assessments on potentially historic property.

H. None of the above.

7. Select the statement(s) that describe your experience with historic resources impacted by projects.

A. I have used the National Register of Historic Places on the job.

B. I have implemented aspects of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act.

C. I have participated in or conducted a Section 106 consultation.

D. I have developed or reviewed a Section 106 agreement.

E. I have worked with or for a State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) or Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO).

F. I have worked with the special provision of Federal transportation law that protects parklands and historic sites known as "Section 4(f)."

G. I have located and/or recovered archaeological resources.

H. I have interacted with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.

I. I have prepared or reviewed the "Cultural Resources" section of a National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) document.

J. None of the above.

8. Please select each response that describes your role in implementing a tribal consultation in accordance with an agency's or organization's tribal consultation policy.

A. I sent, or assisted a program with sending, written notification to tribe(s), that a consultation will be undertaken on an action that has tribal implications.

B. I tracked tribal consultation engagements through a tracking tool so that my agency/organization can monitor the consultation effort.

C. ensured that comments and input to Intergovernmental Affairs, on an action under consultation, was collected and forwarded to appropriate counsel and program offices included in the consultation comments and input.

D. I assisted with coordination of consultation efforts by HQ to gather tribal input through webinars, conference calls, written documentation, or in person-to-person meetings.

E. I do not have, and/or have not had, a role in implementing tribal consultation policy at any agency or organization.

9. From the list below, identify the group(s) with whom you have experience developing collaborative relationships.

A. I have developed collaborative relationships with my work team.

B. I have developed collaborative relationships with my work unit or department.

C. I have developed collaborative relationships with another work unit or department in my agency or organization.

D. I have developed collaborative relationships with groups outside of my agency or organization.

E. None of the above.

10. From the list below, select the statement(s) that best describe(s) your experience managing environmental and historic preservation compliance activities for a project.

A. I have conceptualized an environmental historic preservation compliance policy or procedure.

B. I have monitored compliance of established environmental or historic preservation policies or procedures to ensure continuity.

C. I have developed an evaluation strategy for an environmental or historic preservation compliance policy or procedure.

D. I have identified activities impacted by environmental or historic preservation laws or regulations.

E. I have adjusted an environmental or historic preservation compliance policy or procedure based on changes to laws or regulations to ensure compliance.

F. I have audited existing projects outside of my management.

G. I have conducted environmental or historic preservation impact analyses.

H. I have developed an approach for an environmental or historic preservation assessment.

I. None of the above.

11. Please take this opportunity to review your question responses to ensure their accuracy. By agreeing to the statement below, you are confirming that you understand this statement, have reviewed your responses to this questionnaire for accuracy, and verify that your responses accurately describe your current level of experience and capability. Failure to agree to the statement below will disqualify you from further consideration for the position.

A. Yes, I verify that all of my responses to this questionnaire are true and accurate. I accept that if my supporting documentation and/or later steps in the selection process do not support one or more of my responses to the questionnaire that my application may be removed from further consideration.

B. No. I do not accept this agreement and/or I no longer wish to be considered for this position.

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