You will serve as an Archeologist in the Range Management Department of MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA.

Duties

You will be planning, programing, conducting investigating, and preparing reports related to identifications, protecting, and preserving of cultural resources. You will provide advice, technical guidance, and recommendations, and facilitate general coordination of cultural resource orientation work. You will perform and/or lead others involved in accomplishing a variety of field survey, testing, assessment research, report preparation, analysis and monitoring of site resources. You will work with persons in other natural resource disciplines to prepare and update environmental impact statements or assessments..

Requirements

• Must be a US Citizen.
• Must be determined suitable for federal employment.
• Must participate in the direct deposit pay program.
• New employees to the Department of the Navy will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit e-verify.gov
• Within the Department of Defense (DoD), the appointment of retired military members within 180 days immediately following retirement date to a civilian position is subject to the provisions of 5 United States Code 3326.
• Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service.
• You will be required to possess and maintain a current valid United States driver’s license.

Qualifications

In addition to the Basic Requirements for this position, your resume must also demonstrate at least one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-11 grade level or pay band in the Federal service or equivalent experience in the private or public sector. Specialized experience must demonstrate the following.1.) Planning, programming, conducting investigation, and preparing reports related to identification, protection and preservation of cultural resources; 2.) Performing independent field survey, testing, assessment, and researching report preparation; 3.) Handling correspondence memorandums pertaining to cultural resources and maintaining liaison with professional societies and organizations; 4.) Reviewing policies and directives from higher authority which provide guidelines and controls for the protection and preservation of cultural resources; AND 5.) Coordinating efforts with engineers and others to assure that adequate technical assessment is provided. Additional qualification information can be found from the following Office of Personnel Management website: https://www.opm.gov/policy-data-oversight/classification-qualifications/general-schedule-qualification-standards/#url=List-by-Occupational-Series Archeology Series 0193 (opm.gov

Education

Applicants must meet the following Basic Requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess

1. 1. 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).

   or

2. 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.

   or

3. 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.

Contacts

• Address MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA MCAS Yuma, AZ 85369 US
• Name: Department of Navy EIC
• Email: [email protected]