This position is located with the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Western Region in Phoenix, Arizona. The incumbent will serve as expert Regional staff authority with regard to cultural resources matters and various laws and regulations, relating to archeological resources, historic preservation and paleontology. This is a Bargaining Unit position, for more information see What are bargaining units?

Duties

Ensures successful administration of BIA’s compliance responsibilities set forth in various Federal historic preservation laws and regulations. Makes recommendations on the planning, organizing, coordinating, determination and supervising of archaeological identification, protection and recovery projects. Serves as government's expert witness for investigations of violations of the Archaeological Resources Protection Act on Indian lands. Serves as COR and Program Officer for various contracts, cooperative agreements, and Inter-Agency Agreements involving environmental and historic preservation projects. Prepares and presents training programs in historic preservation laws and regulations to Federal and Tribal staff.

Requirements

• U.S. Citizenship Required
• Indian Preference applies
• You will be required to have federal payments made by Direct Deposit
• You may be required to successfully complete a probationary/trial period
• A background security investigation will be required for all new hires. Appointment will be subject to the applicant's successful completion of a background security investigation and favorable adjudication.
• If you are a male applicant born after 12/31/1959 and are required to register under the Military Selective Service Act, the Defense Authorization Act of 1986 requires that you be registered or you are not eligible for appointment in this agency.
• Incumbent is required to operate a government motor vehicle, must possess a valid driver's license, and have a safe driving record within the 3 year period immediately preceding submittal of GSA Form 3607.
• Pursuant to regulation, the incumbent must meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards in order to consult with State and Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (SHPO/THPO) and have increased credibility in Federal court.

Qualifications

BASIC REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL GS-0193 FEDERAL ARCHEOLOGY POSITIONS: A. Education 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. 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 in A 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. Applicants who meet the following experience requirement in addition to the Basic Requirements listed above may qualify for this GS-13 level position- 1 year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-12 grade level obtained either through Federal or non-Federal employment which demonstrated journeyman-level experience in the primary authorship of National Historic Preservation Act Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) Section 106 compliance documents to include survey reports, eligibility recommendations, Historic Property Treatment Plans, Memorandums of Understanding, and Programmatic Agreements and ARPA-related documents such as Damage Assessments. SELECTIVE PLACEMENT FACTOR: Applicants must meet the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Historic Preservation Projects which includes Professional Qualification Standards that stipulate possession of a graduate degree in archaeology, anthropology, or closely related field. All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement. Merit Promotion candidates must also meet time-in-grade requirements by the announcement closing date. Preference in filling vacancies is given to qualified Indian candidates in accordance with the Indian Preference Act of 1934 (title 25, USC Section 472). Additional selections may be made from this announcement if identical vacancies occur in the same location within 90 days from the closing date.

Education

If you are qualifying based on your education, you MUST provide transcripts or other documentation to support your educational claims. Unless otherwise stated: (1) official or unofficial transcripts are acceptable, or (2) you may submit a list with all of your courses, grades, semester, year, and credit for the course. All materials must be submitted by the closing date of the announcement.

One academic year of graduate education is considered to be the number of credits hours your graduate school has determined to represent one academic year of full-time study. Such study may have been performed on a full-time or part-time basis. If you cannot obtain your graduate school's definition of one year of graduate study, 18 semester hours (or 27 quarter hours) should be considered as satisfying the requirement for one year of full-time graduate study.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education which shows the 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. For further information, visit: FOREIGN EDUCATION

Contacts

• Address BIA Center for Recruitment Rocky Mountain Regional BIA Center for Recruitment Rocky Mountain Regional 2021 4th Avenue North Billings, MT 59101 US
• Name: Tim Burden
• Phone: 602-241-4560
• Email: [email protected]