Archeologist

US Natural Resources Conservation Service; Marysville (OH); On-site; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

The US Natural Resources Conservation Service seeks an Archaeologist (State Cultural Resources Specialist) to serve on the NRCS State Resource Conservation Staff in the State Office. You will guide field personnel and cultural resources teams on NRCS programs and activities, including Native American and Alaska Native issues.

This role requires knowledge of archaeological essentials, fieldwork, regulatory compliance, and effective communication with tribal partners.

Qualifications

• A four-year degree with archaeology coursework and field school prerequisites.
• Experience or education showing knowledge of archeology and cultural resources.

Responsibilities

• Guide NRCS field personnel and resource teams on cultural resources programs and tribal consultations.
• Evaluate and document the significance of archaeological, historical, and traditional cultural resources across NRCS activities.

Education

Bachelor's degree in anthropology/archaeology or related field

Job description

This Archaeologist (State Cultural Resources Specialist) position serves on a NRCS State Resource Conservation Staff and is located in a State Office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and is responsible for guidance and assistance to field personnel and resource technical teams for conservation, protection, and enhancement of cultural resources, including Native American and Alaska Native issues, encountered in all NRCS programs and activities.

In order to qualify, you must meet the eligibility and qualifications requirements as defined below by the closing date of the announcement. For more information on the qualifications for this position, visit the Office of Personnel Management's General Schedule Qualification Standards. Your application and resume must clearly show that you possess the experience requirements. If education is required or being used to qualify, you must submit a copy of your transcripts.

Basic Requirement: GS-0193 Education

• 1. Degree: Successful completion of a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included a major field of study 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).
• OR
• B. Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education or training that provided knowledge equivalent to that described above, plus appropriate technical experience or additional education.
• OR
• C. Experience: 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.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement, you must also possess experience and/or directly related education listed below.

Specialized Experience Requirement For the GS-12 grade level: You must have one year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-11 grade level in federal service or comparable experience not gained through federal service. Specialized experience is defined as:

• experience assisting in conducting background studies and document reviews pertaining to archeological project development.
• Developing compliance policy and procedures for cultural resources preservation and tribal consultation in the state.
• Managing archeology field experience with a combination of archeological survey, excavation, laboratory analysis, and preparation of written materials.
• Providing archaeology and cultural resources technical assistance, guidance and training to various personnel.
• Evaluating the significance of archaeological, historical, and traditional cultural resources.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional, philanthropic, religious, spiritual, community, student, social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Time-in-Grade Requirement: If you are a current federal employee in the General Schedule (GS) pay plan and applying for a promotion opportunity, you must meet time-in-grade (TIG) requirements of 52 weeks of service at the next lower grade level in the normal line of progression for the position being filled. You must meet this requirement by the closing date of this announcement.