This position is located in Katmai National Park and Preserve in the Cultural Resources Division. This announcement is being advertised concurrently under number AK-1537-KATM-24-12285432-ST which is open to all merit promotion and status candidates. You must apply to each announcement separately if you wish to be considered under both recruitment methods.

Duties

This position serves as the Cultural Resources Program Manager for Katmai National Park and Preserve (KATM), Aniakchak National Monument and Preserve (ANIA), and Alagnak Wild River (ALAG). The incumbent will serve as a member of the park's leadership team in representing the Cultural Resources division and will act as the subject matter expert on cultural resources within the park, including historic structures, archeological sites, cultural landscapes, and anthropological and ethnographic resources. The Cultural Resources Program Manager conducts and supervises specialized work related to the preservation of park cultural resources, such as field archeology, compliance archeology, historic research, subsistence management, and Tribal consultation. As the Cultural Resources Program Manager, major duties include: Carrying out program management duties for three park units by developing work plans and schedules, scopes of work, cost estimates, and proposals or grants to justify funding requests and accomplish goals. Developing and implementing long range plans for the inventory, evaluation, documentation, preservation, research, and interpretation of the park's cultural resources including archeological sites, cultural landscapes, historic structures, and ethnographic resources. Evaluating and incorporating latest scientific research, best practices, guidelines, and legal requirements into the successful management of cultural resources. Developing and maintaining effective working relationships with other agencies, Tribal partners, the State Historic Preservation Office, community members, and other entities. Serving as a member of the park management team and advises the superintendent and park staff on cultural resource related matters. Supervising permanent, seasonal, and temporary employees in professional and technical cultural resources occupations.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-02/07/2024-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: To qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level, you must possess at least one of the basic requirements for the Historian 0170 series, Anthropology 0190 series, or Archeology 0193 series as follows: Historian, 0170 series: Degree in history; or related field that included at least 18 semester hours in history. You must include transcripts. OR 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, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. You must include transcripts and number of hours worked per week. -OR- Anthropology, 0190 series: Degree in an appropriate field of anthropology. You must include transcripts. OR Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major, or a combination of courses totaling at least 24 semester hours in an appropriate field of anthropology, or related course work, plus appropriate experience or additional education. You must include transcripts and hours worked per week. OR Four years of appropriate experience in anthropology performing research, museum work, or similar professional-level work. You must include hours worked per week. -OR- Archeologist, 0193 series: Degree that included semester hours as described in Parts A, B, and C as follows: Part A: Bachelor or higher degree that includes 3 semester hours each in the following 5 course areas: History of archaeology; Archaeology of a major geographical area such as North America or Africa; Regional archaeology, archaeological 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 archaeology. Methods include, but are not limited to, typology, classification, sampling, cultural evolution, diffusion, dating and analytical techniques; Archaeological 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 Part B: Have taken six semester hours of related course work in geography, geology, or cultural geography; history, historiography, or historical archaeology; environmental studies; scientific writing (nonfiction English composition); and/or surveying; and Part C: Have completed archaeological field school. You must include transcripts. OR 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 above (including archeological field school). You must include transcripts. OR Combination college-level education or training that provided knowledge equivalent to that described above, plus appropriate technical experience or additional education. You must include transcripts and hours worked per week. OR 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. You must include hours worked per week in your resume. - AND - In addition to meeting at least one of the basic requirements listed above, to qualify for this position at the GS-12 grade level, you must possess 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-11 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: conducting or leading historic, archeological, anthropological, or ethnographic research; providing consultative services on matters related to archeological and historic resources; monitoring or surveying archeological sites, historic structures, and cultural landscapes; developing cultural resources or historic preservation planning documents; consulting with affiliated tribes and state historic preservation offices; or supporting projects through the compliance process and completing required documentation under the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). You must include hours worked per week. Important! When describing the nature of your duties (e.g., your paid or unpaid work or volunteer experience), please be extremely clear, thorough, and specific. We will not make assumptions regarding your experience. Make sure your resume includes detailed information to support your qualifications and also your answers to the job questionnaire. For additional information on what to include in your resume, click here. For information on what you should leave out of your resume, click here. The following five-minute video may also be helpful for creating and updating your federal resume: click here. 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 Katmai National Park and Preserve PO Box 7 King Salmon, AK 99613 US
• Name: Carrie Shapbell
• Phone: (907) 644-3340
• Email: [email protected]