Interdisciplinary HistorianCultural AnthropologistArcheologist

Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following:

• Manages the cultural resource program coordinating with partners overseeing research requests resource monitoring and museum archival and library collections.
• Works closely with the park resources division manager to complete cultural resources compliance tasks.
• Develops effective cultural resources management planning documents and strategies.
• Manages the museum archival and library collections to NPS standards and guidelines and coordinates documentation preservation protection exhibition and use of those collections.

• Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
• Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
• Males born aftermust be registered for Selective Service.
• Direct Deposit participation required.
• Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more visit possess and maintain a valid drivers license throughout employment.
• You are required to wear a uniform and comply with uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided.
• You are required to complete training obtain and maintain a government credit card with travel and purchase authority.

As a condition of employment for accepting this position you may be required to serve a 1-year probationary period to evaluate your fitness and whether your continuation of employment advances the public interest.

This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest meet the organization goals and mission of the agency and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the determining if your employment advances the public interest the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service.

Under applicable law the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies in writing that the individuals employment should continue and that their appointment should be the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification in writing that your continued employment advances the public interest.

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 09/10/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300 Subpart F.

For current Federal employees if hours worked per week are not included on your resume you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of specialized 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 periods of time that reflect military service the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the work schedule requirement as the service dates will be reflected. 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.

Selective Placement Factors: This position requires a special qualification that has been determined to be essential to perform the duties and will be used as a screen out element. If you do not provide evidence that you possess the following selective factor(s) you will be rated not qualified.

• Valid State Drivers License and the ability to maintain such license

Basic Educational Requirements: You must meet at least one of the following in addition to the specialized experience listed below:
GS-0170:
Degree: History; or related field that included at least 18 semester hours in history.
OR
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.

OR

GS-0190:
Degree: Appropriate field of anthropology.
OR
Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major or a combination of courses totaling at least 24 semester hours in an appropriate field of anthropology or related course work plus appropriate experience or additional education.
OR
Experience: four years of appropriate experience in anthropology performing research museum work or similar professional-level work.

OR

GS-0193:
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.
OR
A 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. (including archeological field school).
OR
Combination of education and experience with college-level education or training that provided knowledge equivalent to that described in A above plus appropriate technical experience or additional education.
OR
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.

Transcripts are required to support educational claim.

In addition to meeting the Basic Educational Requirement you must also possess specialized experience in the amount listed below.

GS-11:Applicants must have one year of specialized experience at or equivalent to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Specialized experience is experience that equips the applicant with the particular knowledge skills and abilities to
successfully perform the duties of the position and that is typically in or related to the work of the position to be filled. Examples of specialized experience include the following: 1) Evaluated proposals undertakings and other projects to determine cultural resource impacts in at least two areas including historic structures cultural landscapes archeological sites or ethnographic resources; 2) Made and recommended the cultural resource compliance pathway and mitigations as required under the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA); 3) Prepared written documents such as Section 106 NHPA and tribal consultation letters using a database to document cultural resource concerns; 4) Helped to develop scopes of work and government cost estimates for cultural resource projects; 5) Researched and assisted management with Cooperative Agreements Interagency Agreements and Memoranda of Understanding. You must provide hours per week and to/from dates (month/year) on your resume.
OR
Successfully completed at least 3 years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a Ph.D. degree or Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree. (You must submit a copy of your transcripts to support this claim.)
OR
Combination of education and experience as described above. NOTE: Only graduate level education in excess of two years (36 semester hours) may be combined with experience. To calculate your percentage of qualifying graduate education divide your number of semester hours in excess of 36 semester hours by 18 or the number your school uses to represent one year of full time graduate academic study. To calculate your percentage of
experience divide your months of qualifying specialized experience by 12. Add the two percentages. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. You must provide copies of your transcripts and the hours per week and to/from dates (month/year) on your resume.

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.