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Job opening: ARCHEOLOGIST

Salary: $66 126 - 104 005 per year
Relocation: YES
City: Detroit
Published at: Sep 06 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
About the Position: You will perform work associated with cultural, historic, environmental, and archeological investigations, studies, and reports related to the Regulatory Program.

Duties

Coordinate and conduct evaluation of applications for permits relative to the Regulatory Program, especially in the fields of archeological, historical, and cultural anthropology and environmental studies. Provide professional advice and technical support to Regulatory Project Managers (PMs) related to archeological, historic, and cultural resources and requirements. Review proposed activities for the presence of properties listed in or potentially eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places within areas affected by requested DA permits. Prepare archeological, historical, and cultural resources input for environmental assessments, findings of fact, and permit conditions. Coordinate or assist Regulatory PMs in coordinating with State Historic Preservation Offices, Native American Tribes and other agencies about Regulatory compliance with regulations regarding archeological, historical, or cultural resources.

Requirements

  • Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
  • TDY travel is required.
  • Incumbent must obtain and maintain a valid and current motor vehicle operator's license.

Qualifications

Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. 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). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application. Additional information about transcripts is in this document. In addition to meeting the basic requirement in the Education section, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: To qualify at the GS-09 grade level, you must have: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes conducting work with cultural, historic, environmental, and archeological investigations, studies, and reports related to the Regulatory Program; preparing, coordinating, and reviewing reports and permit. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-07); OR Successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position, such as Archeology. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.) To qualify at the GS-11 grade level, you must have: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes performing work with cultural, historic, environmental, and archeological investigations, studies, and reports related to the Regulatory Program; preparing, coordinating, and reviewing reports and/or information necessary to ensure that work authorized by a Department of the Army (DA) permit is in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations; preparing clear, concise, and accurate statements and reports for review by scientific personnel, other professionals, and the public. This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-09); OR Successfully completed a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree or 3 full years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to such a degree in a field which demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work of the position, such as Archeology. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)

Education

Basic Education Requirement for Archeologist:

Degree: Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) that included 3 semester hours each in the following course areas: (1) history of archeology; (2) archeology of a major geographical area such as North America or Africa; (3) 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; (4) theory and methods of archeology which include, but are not limited to, typology, classification, sampling, cultural evolution, diffusion, dating, and analytical techniques; (5) 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: (1) geography, geology, or cultural geography; (2) history, historiography, or historical archeology; (3) environmental studies; (4) scientific writing (nonfiction English composition); and/or (5) surveying; AND archeological field school. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)
OR
Bachelor's degree (or higher degree) in anthropology (with emphasis on ethnology, physical anthropology, or scientific linguistics), history, American studies, or a related discipline which satisfies in full the educational requirements, provided the curriculum supplied academic course work sufficiently similar to the requirements as shown in A above (including archeological field school). (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)
OR
A combination of education and experience which includes college-level education or training that provided knowledge equivalent to that described in A above, plus appropriate technical experience or additional education. (Note: You must attach a copy of your transcripts.)
OR
Have four years of archeological work experience that demonstrates 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.

FOREIGN EDUCATION: If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet the qualification requirements, you must show 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: https://sites.ed.gov/international/recognition-of-foreign-qualifications.

Contacts

  • Address RE-W2SM07 US ARMY ENGINEER DISTRICT-DETROIT DO NOT MAIL Detroit, MI 48231 US
  • Name: Army Applicant Help Desk

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