Archeologist (Marine)

Minimum Qualification Requirements:
To qualify for this position you must meet the (1) Basic Educational Requirements AND (2) Specialized Experience for the series/grade to which you are applying.

(1) Basic Educational Requirements - Archeologist - 0193:

*SUBMISSION OF TRANSCRIPTS IS REQUIRED.

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.

2. 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.


(2) Specialized Experience

GS-11
To qualify for the GS-11, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-9 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience:
1) Applying the theories, practices, standards, and methodologies of the field of underwater archaeology;
2) Working with and applying cultural resource management laws, regulations, practices, and techniques such as Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act;
3) Coordinating with other Federal and State agencies, Tribal governments, and/or stakeholders to effectively facilitate inter-agency and inter-governmental coordination and appropriately manage cultural resources;
4) Effectively communicating technical information, in written and verbal formats, to management and external stakeholders with varying technical backgrounds;
5) Obtaining current and accurate scientific and technical information for the purpose of analyzing the effects of human interactions on marine and coastal environments.
MUST MEET TWO (2) OUT OF FIVE (5).

- OR

Education: 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree.

-OR-

Combination of Education and Experience: A qualifying combination of education in excess of the first two years of progressively higher-level graduate education earned toward a Ph.D. or the equivalent doctorate and specialized experience that meets 100% of the qualification requirements for this position.

GS-12
To qualify for the GS-12, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-11 grade level in the Federal service, or comparable experience not gained through Federal service. Specialized experience is experience that equipped the applicant with the particular knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform successfully the duties of the position, and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience:
1) Applying the theories, practices, standards, and methodologies of the field of underwater archaeology;
2) Working with and applying cultural resource management laws, regulations, practices, and techniques such as Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act;
3) Coordinating with other Federal and State agencies, Tribal governments, and/or stakeholders to effectively facilitate inter-agency and inter-governmental coordination and appropriately manage cultural resources;
4) Effectively communicating technical information, in written and verbal formats, to management and external stakeholders with varying technical backgrounds;
5) Obtaining current and accurate scientific and technical information for the purpose of analyzing the effects of human interactions on marine and coastal environments.
MUST MEET FOUR (4) OUT OF FIVE (5).

Additional information on the qualification requirements is outlined in the OPM Qualification Standards Handbook of General Schedule Positions and is available at OPM's website: https://www.opm.gov/qualifications/standards/indexes/num-ndx.asp

All qualification requirements must be met by the closing date of this announcement.