Archaeologist
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Overview
Accepting applications
Open & closing dates
08/11/2022 to 08/19/2022
Salary
$54,727 – $86,074 per year
Pay scale & grade
GS 9 – 11
Locations
12 vacancies in the following locations:
Foresthill, CA
1 vacancy
Happy Camp, CA
1 vacancy
Hayfork, CA
1 vacancy
Macdoel, CA
1 vacancy
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Mountain Gate, CA
1 vacancy
Pollock Pines, CA
1 vacancy
Quincy, CA
1 vacancy
Redding, CA
1 vacancy
Sierraville, CA
1 vacancy
Solvang, CA
1 vacancy
Truckee, CA
1 vacancy
Weaverville, CA
1 vacancy
Remote job
No
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Travel Required
Occasional travel – Occasional travel may be required to attend meetings, training, and project related work.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Appointment type
Permanent –
Work schedule
Full-time –
Service
Competitive
Promotion potential
11
Job family (Series)
0193 Archeology
Supervisory status
Yes
Drug test
No
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Trust determination process
Credentialing
Suitability/Fitness
Announcement number
22-R5-GVA-11590017-G-LP
Control number
670745200
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Duties
Requirements
How you will be evaluated
Required documents
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Summary
Ten (10) positions will be filled from this announcement. Each Unit has one vacancy but some Units are offering several duty station locations. You must apply for the duty location to be considered for any or all of these locations.
The Archaeologist is located on a Forest Service unit responsible for inventory, evaluation, protection, and development of historic and prehistoric sites.
Please see EDUCATION REQUIREMENT section for location specific information and point of contact (POC).
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This job is open to
Career transition (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL)
Federal employees who meet the definition of a “surplus” or “displaced” employee.
Federal employees – Competitive service
Current or former competitive service federal employees.
Individuals with disabilities
Land & base management
Certain current or former term or temporary federal employees of a land or base management agency.
Military spouses
Peace Corps & AmeriCorps Vista
Special authorities
Individuals eligible under a special authority not listed above, but defined in the federal hiring regulations.
Veterans
Clarification from the agency
Current permanent federal employees with competitive status, Land Management Workforce Flexibility Act, CTAP/RPL/ICTAP and VEOA eligibles, Farm Service Agency permanent county employees, 30 percent or More Disabled Veterans, Certain Former Overseas and Foreign Service Employees, Military Spouses, Interchange Agreement and Other Miscellaneous Authorities, People with Disabilities, Peace Corps and VISTA, Reinstatement, Public Land Corps, Resource Assistant Program, and VRA eligible candidates.
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Duties
The responsibilities listed are at the full performance level. Position supervises 20% or less of the time.
Provide consultation and advice to personnel regarding cultural resource matters to resolve problems.
Consult with recognized Indian Tribes under provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), and Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) to discuss concerns, ensure compliance, and assess impact.
Coordinate the budget and project plan of work for archeological and cultural activities.
Prepare maps, inventories, reports, and records relative to the discovery, protection, inventory, salvage, and interpretation of heritage and cultural resource areas to provide support to survey crew.
Plan and execute surveys for the location and verification of archeological and historical sites.
Prepare technical approval for documentation that require synthesis of archeological/historical research to support archeological projects. such as contracts, National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) eligibility criteria, and internal reports.
Provide heritage and cultural resource management orientation to Unit personnel on statutes, regulations and purpose of work to be performed.
Plan and execute surveys for the location and verification of archeological and historical sites.
Evaluate on-site factual reporting of excavation and/or survey findings to act upon and implement corrective measures.
Administer archeological examination of road, reservoir, recreation, and other ground disturbing projects where archeological materials may be subject to destruction or damage for protection and mitigation of cultural sites.
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