This position is located in Interior Region 2, in the Interpretation, Education, and Community Partnership Division. Open to the first 100 applicants or until 07/19/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Duties

Coordinate implementation of the Network to Freedom Program for the NPS Southeast Region. Promote the Network to Freedom Program with partners, advising and supporting applications, funding proposals, and special initiatives. Use available scholarship, studies and reports to validate and authenticate regional funds. Encourage local research and engagement by non- NPS partners. Coordinate the connection between public and private initiatives.

Requirements

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-07/19/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying experience that you will be granted. An award SF-50 will not be acceptable documentation for which to consider your amount of qualifying experience. For all other applicants who are not current federal employees, your resume must state either "full-time" (or "40 hours a week") or "part-time" with the number of hours worked per week to ensure proper crediting of specialized experience. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. To qualify for the Historian, GS-0170 series, you must possess the Basic Education Requirement as follows: A. Degree: Successful completion of a full four-year course of study in an accredited college or university, leading to a bachelor's degree in the major field of History; or a related field that included at least 18 semester hours in history. You must include transcripts .-OR- B. 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 - To qualify for this position at the GS-11 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-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). This experience includes activities such as: preparing historical research for cultural resource documents (e.g. National Historic Landmark nominations, National Register of Historic Places nominations, historic resource studies, special history studies, resource stewardship plans, and historic resource studies); developing plans for the inventory, evaluation, documentation, preservation, research, and interpretation of cultural resources; and/or preparing project proposals, scopes of work, and task directives for the documentation, interpretation, planning, and management of cultural resources. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of at least the GS-09 grade level in the federal service. You must include hours per week worked. -OR- EDUCATION: 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. Transcripts must be included. -OR- COMBINATION OF EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: An equivalent combination of graduate education and specialized experience. To combine education and experience, determine the total qualifying education as a percentage of the education required for the grade level; then determine the experience as a percentage of the experience required for the grade level; finally, add the two percentages. The total percentage must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must include transcripts. 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: preparing historical research for cultural resource documents (e.g. National Historic Landmark nominations, National Register of Historic Places nominations, historic resource studies, special history studies, resource stewardship plans, and historic resource studies); developing plans for the inventory, evaluation, documentation, preservation, research, and interpretation of cultural resources; and/or preparing project proposals, scopes of work, and task directives for the documentation, interpretation, planning, and management of cultural resources. To be creditable, this experience must have been equivalent in level of difficulty and responsibility to that of at least the GS-11 grade level in the federal service. You must include hours per week worked. 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 Interior Region 2 100 Alabama Street Building 1924 Atlanta, GA 30303 US
• Name: Christine Jewett
• Email: [email protected]