Company Information
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Company Name: Federal Emergency Management Agency
Website: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/713565700?_ref=alnxugfnpt0

Job Information
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Job Title: Archeologist
Address:
Oakland, California
United States

Job Description:
This position is being announced under FEMA's Cadre of On-call
Response/Recovery Employee (CORE) Program.  This is a temporary appointment
in the Excepted Service, not to exceed 4 years, with the option to extend
based on workload and funding availability. Veterans Preference does not
apply to the CORE selection process.

This position is being announced under FEMA's Cadre of On-call
Response/Recovery Employee (CORE) Program.  This is a temporary appointment
in the Excepted Service, not to exceed 4 years, with the option to extend
based on workload and funding availability. Veterans Preference does not
apply to the CORE selection process.



Requirements:
Conditions of Employment
You must be a U.S. citizen to be considered for this position.
You must successfully pass a background investigation.
Travel will be required.
You must be able to obtain and maintain a Government credit card.
Selective service registration is required for males born after 12/31/59.
Please review "Other Information" section for additional key requirements.
To ensure the accomplishment of our mission, DHS requires every employee to
be reliable and trustworthy. To meet those standards, all selected applicants
must undergo, successfully pass, and maintain a background investigation for
Public Trust as a condition of placement into this position. This may include
a credit check after initial job qualifications are determined, a review of
financial issues, such as delinquency in the payment of debts, child support
and/or tax obligations, as well as certain criminal offenses and illegal use
or possession of drugs (please visit: Mythbuster on Federal Hiring Policies
for additional information). For more information on background
investigations for Federal jobs please visit OPM Investigations.

Please ensure you meet the qualification requirements described below.

Qualifications
The qualification requirements listed below must be met within 30 days of the
closing date of the announcement.

Basic Requirements:

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:
geography, geology, or cultural geography;
history, historiography, or historical archeology;
environmental studies;
scientific writing (nonfiction English composition); and/or
surveying;
AND

Archeological field school.
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

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 requirements above, candidates must also
meet the specialized experience requirements as follows:

To qualify for this position at the IC-12 level, your resume must clearly
demonstrate at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to
the next lower grade (IC-11) in the Federal Service.  This experience may
have been gained in the federal government, a state or local government, a
non-profit organization, the private sector, or as a volunteer; however, your
resume must clearly describe at least one year of the following specialized
experience:

Applying environmental or historic preservation laws, regulations, or
executive orders associated with federal funding actions;
Compiling and analyzing reports and data related to historic preservation,
and;
Communicating findings, both orally and in writing, to stakeholders such as
state historic preservation offices and tribes under the Section 106,
National Historic Preservation Act.
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.

Your application must show that you meet all requirements for this position.
You may be found “not qualified” if you do not possess the minimum
competencies required for the position.



Links to External Job Postings:
Title: Archeologist
URL: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/713565700?_ref=alnxugfnpt0


Resume Information
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Applicants should submit the following:: Resume, Transcript, Other
Other: See vacancy announcement
Majors Desired:: Science

Application Information
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Apply online at:: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/713565700?_ref=alnxugfnpt0
Additional Instructions:
Please read the announcement for the required degree as it is different from the job board choices