Archaeologist (Cultural Resource Specialist)

Notes for applicants:

Applications must be submitted through the announcement on USAJobs.

https://www.usajobs.gov/job/824719700

Locations Negotiable within State of Nevada: You can communicate/negotiate the location availability during the interview stage.

The job is open to:

• Current or former competitive service federal employees
• Veterans
• Current or former term or temporary federal employees at a land or base management agency
• Federal employees who meet the definition of a “surplus” or “displaced” employee
• Military spouses

Clarification from the agency

Current permanent federal employees with competitive status, Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act, Farm Service Agency permanent county employees, CTAP/RPL/ICTAP, VEOA eligibles, and Military Spouses.

Job Description

You will be responsible for field investigations, guidance, and assistance to field personnel and resource technical teams for conservation, protection, and enhancement of cultural resources, including Native American issues, encountered in all NRCS programs and activities.

Duties

• Determines and prioritizes allocation of time and resources to best achieve annual goals of the cultural resources program.
• Provides guidance and training on cultural resources issues to field office personnel.
• Serves as liaison to other federal, state, tribal, and local agencies involved with cultural resource issues.
• Provides technical cultural resources sections of contracts, environmental documents, agreement documents and other instruments of agency.
• Conducts office and field reviews for all aspects of the cultural resource review process.

Qualifications

Applicants must meet all qualifications and eligibility requirements by the closing date of the announcement including time-in-grade restrictions, specialized experience and/or education, as defined below.

Time-in-grade: Current federal employees applying for a promotion opportunity must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirement of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled (e.g., one year at the GS-07 grade level for consideration for the GS-09 grade level, AND one year at the GS-09 grade level for consideration for the GS-11 grade level). (Please submit your SF-50 that shows Time-in-Grade eligibility and reflects your title, series, and grade. No Award or General Adjustment SF-50s will be accepted).

Basic Requirements: 

1. Education:
   1. Degree: Completed a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree 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.
   2. 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). (You must submit transcripts.)