• Assists the District cultural resources program by providing the programmatic framework, direction, and coordination for cultural resources projects and programs.
• Prepares statements of work and costs estimates for cultural resource studies or services to be conducted by contractors for the Government.
• Serves as lead cultural specialist on assigned projects.
• Assists project managers in standard agency coordination procedures for the initiation of a study; conveys plans, alternatives, and recommendations; and requests required environmental impact information.

Travel Required

25% or less – You are expected to travel for this position.

Basic Requirement for Archaeologist:
A. Education – Degree: Bachelor’s degree (or higher degree) that included 3 semester hours each in the following course areas: (1) history of archeology; (2) archeology of a major geographical area such as North America or Africa; (3) 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; (4) theory and methods of archeology. Methods include, but are not limited to, typology, classification, sampling, cultural evolution, diffusion, dating, and analytical techniques; (5) 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: (1) geography, geology, or cultural geography; (2) history, historiography, or historical archeology; (3) environmental studies; (4) scientific writing (nonfiction English composition); and/or (5) surveying; AND archeological field school.

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B. Education – Related Curriculum: Bachelor’s degree (or higher 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 listed in A above (including archeological field school).

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C. Combination of Education and Experience: College-level education or training that provided knowledge equivalent to that described in A above, plus appropriate technical experience or additional education.

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D. 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 above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below:

For the GS-11:
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes participating in cultural resources/archaeological investigations to assist in the preparation of review documents for compliance Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) and identifying and evaluating the significance of cultural resources/archaeological sites. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the second lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09).

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Education: Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to do the work of the position, such as: [insert applicable field(s) of study].

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Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of education and experience may be used to qualify for this position as long as the computed percentage of the requirements is at least 100%. To compute the percentage of the requirements, divide your total months of experience by 12. Then divide the total number of completed graduate semester hours (or equivalent) beyond the second year (total graduate semester hours minus 36) by 18. Add the two percentages.

For the GS-12:
Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes managing Section 106 studies, investigations, cultural resources assessments, Categorical Exclusion documentation, Environmental Assessments and/or Environmental Impact Statements, and reports involving archaeological or cultural resources AND experience reviewing plans, studies, and reports to determine the feasibility and acceptability of proposed measures for preservation. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-[insert 11)

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify. For the GS-12 grade level, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone–no substitution of education for experience is permitted.

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Communications
• History and Archaeology
• Project Management
• Technical Competence

Time in Grade Requirement:
GS-11 grade level: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the second lower grade or equivalent (GS-09).
GS-12 grade level: Applicants who have held a General Schedule (GS) position within the last 52 weeks must have 52 weeks of Federal service at the next lower grade or equivalent (GS-11).