Archeologist - Glendale, United States - US Bureau of Reclamation

Description

Duties:


The primary duties of this position are:
Plans and conducts cultural resources investigations.

Identifies properties that are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, evaluates and compares impacts from proposed activities that may impact cultural resources.

Assists in the preparation and review of environmental documents, including but not limited to, environmental assessments, environmental impact statements, categorical exclusions, addressing archeological and historical aspects, objectively documenting both positive and negative impacts and identifying mitigating measures.

Prepares briefings, lectures, workshops, displays, and articles on cultural resources as they relate to installation projects.

Initiates and maintains liaison with archeologists, and other professionals in the State Historic Preservation Office, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and other participating Federal, State, and local entities that are parties to formal consultations as required by Sections 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act.

Requirements:


Conditions of Employment:

You must be a U.S. Citizen or U.S. National.
You must be suitable for federal employment, determined by a background investigation.
You must submit a resume and supporting documentation (see Required Documents).
You must submit eligibility documents for veterans consideration (see Required Documents).
You must meet any minimum education and/or experience requirements (see Qualifications).
You must submit transcript(s) to verify education requirements (see Qualifications/Education).

You must maintain a valid State Driver's License at all times as the position requires operation of government vehicles on government and public roads.

Failure to maintain a valid State Driver's License at all times will result in removal from the position.
Applicants initially appointed to a term position must serve a trial period.


This is a temporary, competitive service appointment that is being offered on a "term" basis, not to exceed 4 Years. Appointment to this position will not convey permanent status in the Federal service. A term appointment may be terminated at any time prior to the initial end date of the appointment.

Qualifications:

• To be eligible for consideration, you must first meet the Basic Education Requirement for this position:

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Education:


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:

and
- 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


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).

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


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.

In addition to meeting the basic education requirement, you must meet one of the following:

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  OR

Master's or equivalent graduate degree or 2