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Duties

This position is located under the Office of the Director in Washington, District of Columbia. This position supports the mission of the ATF and the Office of the Director (OD). Serves as the expert authority on questions of ATF history and historical methodology for all of ATF serving within the Office of the Director.

Requirements

Qualifications

Basic Requirements: A. Bachelor's Degree (or Higher Degree) in history; or related field that included at least 18 semester hours in history; OR B. A 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 in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education. Evaluation of Graduate Education Graduate study in the social sciences or humanities may also be credited when such study included training in historical research methodology; or the thesis approached the subject from an historical viewpoint and used professional historical research methodology and techniques in its preparation. To qualify for GS-14, candidates must also have at least one year of specialized experience equivalent to the next lower grade level GS-13. Specialized experience is demonstrated experience, which has equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills and abilities to perform successfully the duties of this position. Experience must be in the normal line of progression or must be related to the work of the position advertised and must be reflected in resume. Specialized experience include: Experience of history and archive best practices, procedures, and methodologies; AND Using oral history techniques, equipment, and the relevant legal, ethical, and archival principles providing counsel and/or information; AND Communicate orally and in writing to advise ATF management officials and to coordinate response to inquiries, provide instructions, and prepare a wide variety of written reports and documents; AND Plan, organize, and participate in ATF team projects. Please do not cut and paste the position description, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume, as this will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position. The Career Transition Assistance Plan (CTAP) provides eligible surplus and displaced competitive service employees in the Department of Justice with selection priority over other candidates for competitive service vacancies. If your Department of Justice component has notified you in writing that you are a surplus or displaced employee eligible for CTAP consideration, you may receive selection priority if: 1) this vacancy is within your CTAP eligibility, 2) you apply under the instructions in this announcement, and 3) you are found well-qualified for this vacancy. To be well qualified, you must satisfy all qualification requirements for the vacant position and score 85 or better on established ranking criteria. You must provide a copy of your written notification of CTAP eligibility with your application. Additional information about CTAP eligibility is at: https://www.usajobs.gov/Help/working-in-government/unique-hiring-paths/federal-employees/career-transition/

Education

All academic degrees and course work must be complete at a college or university that has obtained accreditation or pre-accreditation status from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. For a list of schools that meet this criteria see www.ed.gov.

Contacts

• Address Office of the Director 99 New York Ave. N.E. Washington, DC 20226 US
• Name: Ann Blagmon
• Phone: 202-648-8833
• Email: [email protected]