This position is located in the Management Division. Please see Duties section for more information.

Duties

This is a term position (more than 1 year) with an initial appointment expecting to last at least 13 months but may be extended up to a total of four years, or more based on any changes to regulations governing the number of years term appointments may last, without further competition. Term positions do not convey permanent status in the Federal service. The National Park Service retains the right to extend the duration of this appointment after selection and/or appointment, based on changes to the regulation governing the number of years term appointments may last. This change, which may be made at the agency's sole discretion and without further competition, shall not be construed or interpreted as the granting of a right to a selectee or employee to such an extension. No extension to a term appointment shall be granted to a selectee/employee to an amount of time that exceeds the maximum number of years authorized under any present or current regulation, unless such regulation expressly allows such action. Typical duties include but are not limited to: Conducts historical research, writes historical papers, and conducts special research studies; creates products such as online media, exhibits, programs. Acquaints Park staff with recent historical scholarship pertinent to a park's resources and themes. Locates primary and secondary source material within or outside of a park and makes recommendations for research. Contributes to the preparation of historic preservation documentation, compliance, and background materials for clearances, permits, licenses, etc., as required by Section 106 and Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), NPS Management Policies, and cultural resources management guideline for all park undertakings. Develop and maintain effective working relations with related groups and individuals, agencies, and the public. Supports the park history program by working with interns and conducting and transcribing oral history interviews.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-08/22/2023-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. Basic Requirement: I possess a degree in history or related field that included at least 18 semester hours in history. -OR- I possess a combination of education and experience--courses equivalent to a major in history, or a major in a related field that included at least 18 semester hours in history, plus appropriate experience or additional education. .- AND -To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement: EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Experience must include a working familiarity with the content and organization of historical files and records or other records depositories or libraries. Examples of qualifying specialized experience include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) use broad knowledge of American history to determine historical themes and resources; (2) investigate cultural sites, natural resources, historic scenes, and subjects not documented in files to identify, protect or interpret them properly; (3) monitor and report on condition of resources as it relates to the historical and cultural setting; (4) communicate orally and in writing to distribute information and present findings of historical research analyses; (5) use a variety of research methods to plan approaches and develop methods to accomplish assigned research projects. You must include hours worked per week. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least 2 years of progressively higher education leading to a master's or master's or equivalent graduate degree. You must include transcripts. -OR- Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. Note, only graduate education in excess of the first year of progressively higher level graduate education is creditable toward meeting the specialized experience requirements. One full year of progressively higher graduate education beyond the first year of graduate study is equivalent to 1 year of specialized experience. For example, if a school's requirement for 1 year of graduate study is 18 semester hours, only graduate education beyond the first 18 semester hours can be combined. If you have 6 months of the specialized experience described above (50% of the experience requirement), and 27 semester hours (3 full semesters) of progressively higher graduate education in a directly related field from an accredited institution (50% of the qualifying education requirement), then you would meet 100% of the qualification's requirement. You must include a copy of your transcripts. Volunteer Experience: 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, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Education

To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.
If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.

Contacts

• Address
• Name: Kay Marie Boblenz
• Phone: 000-000-0000
• Email: [email protected]