This position is located in Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site, in the Resource Management Division.
This announcement is also open to government employees and those with special hiring authorities under announcement number MW-1544-ULSG-20-10895999-ST.
If you have questions regarding the duties or location of this position, please contact supervisor Tucker Blythe at 314-943-8245.
Summary
This position is located in Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site, in the Resource Management Division.
This announcement is also open to government employees and those with special hiring authorities under announcement number MW-1544-ULSG-20-10895999-ST.
If you have questions regarding the duties or location of this position, please contact supervisor Tucker Blythe at 314-943-8245.
Major Duties GS-0170/1015-11: Serves as the cultural resource subject matter expert in the park, advising the superintendent and park staff on matters related to cultural resource disciplines. Manages the cultural resource program, overseeing compliance, research, resource monitoring, and museum, archival, and library collections. Represents the park and the superintendent on matters related to cultural resources and resource stewardship issues with internal and external audiences. Performs or directs cultural resources project work or research, establishing requirements and priorities, developing and managing work plans, schedules, scopes of work, and budget, and developing strategies to reach short- and long-term park and program goals. Conducts research on park cultural and historic resources, and prepares reports, journal articles, and/or books from that research. Manages the museum, archival, and library collections to NPS standards and guidelines, and coordinates documentation, preservation, protection, exhibition, and use of those collections. Negotiates agreements to carry out resource stewardship goals. Represents the park on NPS national or regional task groups or at agency meetings. Makes presentations in parks, public gatherings, and professional meetings. Establishes and maintains working relationships with other federal, state, and local government agencies, tribes, and the public.
Major Duties GS-0170/1015-09: Under supervision of and in consultation with the superintendent, manages the cultural resources program in the park, including the following. Participates in the planning of cultural resource projects or studies; establishes cultural resource project requirements and priorities; and develops strategies to achieve short or long-term cultural resource program goals. Conducts compliance, research, resource monitoring with assistance and input from other subject matter experts and park leadership. Represents the park and the superintendent on matters related to cultural resources and resource stewardship issues with internal and external audiences. Performs cultural resources project work or research, helping to establish requirements and priorities, to develop and manage work plans, schedules, scopes of work, and budget, and to develop strategies to reach short- and long-term park and program goals. Conducts research on park cultural and historic resources and prepares reports from that research. Manages the museum, archival, and library collections to NPS standards and guidelines, and coordinates documentation, preservation, protection, exhibition, and use of those collections. Makes presentations in parks, public gatherings, and professional meetings. Establishes and maintains working relationships with other federal, state, and local government agencies, tribes, and the public.
Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level.
Appointment subject to background investigation and favorable adjudication.
Meet Selective Service Registration Act requirement for males
Selectee will be required to participate in the Direct Deposit Electronics Funds Transfer Program.
You may be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties.
You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided.
You may be required to work overtime.
You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 2 nights per month. You must obtain a government charge card for travel purposes.
You may be required to complete training and obtain/maintain a government charge card with travel and/or purchase authority.
Qualifications
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-09/14/2020-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.
Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. 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 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.
This interdisciplinary position may be filled in either of the following series: Historian, GS-0170 or Museum Curator, GS-1015. You must submit documentation to show you meet one of the basic Requirements for a particular series and the minimum qualifications for one or both grade levels. YOU MUST PROVIDE A COPY OF YOUR TRANSCRIPTS TO SHOW YOU MEET THE BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT!
Basic Education Requirements for Historian, GS-0170
You have successfully completed a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree in history; or a related field, that included at least 18 semester hours in history. -OR-
You have a combination of education and experience that included course work equivalent to a major (i.e., 18 semester hours) in history or a major in a related field that included at least 18 semester hours in history, as shown above, PLUS appropriate experience or additional education. The quality of the combination demonstrates that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the work of the position and is comparable to that normally acquired through the completion of a full four-year course of study with a major as described above.
Basic Education Requirements for Museum Curator, GS-1015
You have successfully completed a full four-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's or higher degree that included a major field of study in museum work or an applicable subject matter field. -OR-
You have a combination of education and experience that included course work equivalent to a major in museum work or a closely related discipline; PLUS appropriate experience or additional course work. The quality of the combination must demonstrate that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the work of the position and is comparable to that normally acquired through the completion of a full four-year course of study with a major as described above. -OR-
I have four years of experience that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of the four-year course of study as shown above.
To qualify for this position at the GS-09 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:
EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). 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 being filled. This experience includes activities such as: Assisting in the management and stewardship of cultural resources in a park or similar organization; participating in the planning of cultural resource projects or studies; assisting with establishing cultural resource project requirements and priorities and developing strategies to achieve short or long-term goals; developing and conducting professional or graduate-level research focused on Archaeology, History, and/or Historic Architecture/Landscapes, (typically this means that your research was peer reviewed and contributed significantly to one of the applicable disciplines). (See further examples in the "Additional Information" section below). You must include hours per week worked.
-OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least two (2) years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to a master's degree or master's or equivalent graduate degree with coursework directly related to the work of the position. You must include transcripts.
-OR-
Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. Combination of successfully completed graduate level education of 27 semester hours of appropriate graduate education (50 percent of the education requirement for GS-9, in excess of that required for GS-7) would be qualified for a GS-9 position (assuming that there is no evidence that the attended college or university requires more than 18 semester hours as equivalent to a year of graduate study) and specialized experience of 6 months equivalent to at least GS-7 may be used to meet total experience requirements. You must include transcripts.
To qualify for this position at the GS-11 grade level, you must possess at least one of the following minimum qualifications by close of the announcement:
EXPERIENCE: At least one full year of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-09 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). 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 being filled. This experience includes activities such as: Management and stewardship of cultural resources in a park or similar organization; planning cultural resource projects or studies; establishing cultural resource project requirements and priorities and developing strategies to achieve short- or long-term goals; developing and conducting professional research focused on Archaeology, History, and/or Historic Architecture/Landscapes; writing and publishing research in book form or peer-reviewed journals; writing and preparing cultural resource sections of management plans; performing Section 106 compliance. (See further examples in the "Additional Information" section below). You must include hours per week worked.
-OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree OR three years of graduate-level education in history, biology, museum work or directly related fields, which is directly related to the work of this position and demonstrates possession of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this position. You must include transcripts.
-OR-
Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. For example, six months of the specialized experience described (50% of the experience requirement), and 45 semester hours or 68 quarter hours of directly-related graduate level college study as defined above in an accredited institution (50% of the qualifying education) would equal 100%. You must include transcripts.
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.
Education
To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work.
If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
Additional information
This announcement may be used to fill additional positions if identical vacancies occur within 90 days of the issue date of the referral certificate.
Promotion to the full performance level is neither guaranteed nor implied and will be based solely on your ability to satisfactorily perform the work of the position, existing work at the higher grade level, and recommendation by the position's supervisor.
Physical Demands: The position may require strenuous physical activity including periods of standing, walking, climbing, and lifting and carrying heavy objects. Some activity will occur in physically dangerous areas or settings. Documentary research and report writing work is sedentary, which entails the ability to concentrate and write for long periods of time.
Working Conditions: Work is performed primarily indoors. Occasionally, work may be performed outdoors in all types of weather and conditions. Outdoor assignments may be performed in potentially hazardous areas including steep slopes, rocky terrain, muddy areas, swamps, forests, and construction zones. Temporary work locations may be performed in places with volcanoes, caves, fire lines, arctic environments, and deserts. On occasion, flying in fixed-winged aircraft and helicopters is possible.
Additional Examples of GS-09 Specialized Experience: Assisting in preparing cultural resource sections of management plans; assisting in the preparation of Section 106 compliance documents; working under supervision with a range of tools, methods, and technology (e.g., photographs, statistics, maps, field map production, remote sensing, oral history, measured drawings, GPS, and/or GIS) to research and document cultural resources; working cooperatively with interagency groups or multiple organizations to plan for or manage long-term protection of cultural resources; assisting with museum collections responsibilities (cataloging, research, exhibit creation, education); and/or performing work requiring the ability to comprehend and apply theoretical considerations and new developments in the technical literature of history, museums, or historic architecture/landscape architecture.
Additional Examples of GS-11 Specialized Experience: Working independently with a range of tools, methods, and technology (e.g., photographs, statistics, maps, field map production, remote sensing, oral history, measured drawings, GPS, and/or GIS) to research and document cultural resources; working cooperatively with interagency groups or multiple organizations to plan for or manage long-term protection of cultural resources; providing direction over extensive museum collections and carrying out responsibilities in the four museum functions: collections, exhibits, research, and education; developing scopes of work and monitoring cultural resource project activities and outcomes as Contracting Officer's Representative; and/or performing work requiring the ability to comprehend and apply theoretical considerations and new developments in the technical literature of history, museums, or historic architecture/landscape architecture.
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
How you will be evaluated
You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
A review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses provided in the Assessment Questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation, you will be rated 'ineligible', 'not qualified', or your score will be adjusted accordingly. If a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you can lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions can affect your rating.
Candidates will be rated and ranked using Category Rating procedures. These procedures place candidates with veteran's preference above non-preference eligibles within each category. Veterans with a service connected disability of at least 10 percent are listed in the highest quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-09 grade level or higher. Under Category Rating, candidates will be rated and ranked into one of three categories:
Best Qualified - applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position
Well Qualified - applicants possessing experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in most of the requirements of the job
Qualified - applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in some, but not all of the requirements of the job.
You will be evaluated on the following competencies:
A career with the U.S. government provides employees with a comprehensive benefits package. As a federal employee, you and your family will have access to a range of benefits that are designed to make your federal career very rewarding. Opens in a new windowLearn more about federal benefits.
Eligibility for benefits depends on the type of position you hold and whether your position is full-time, part-time or intermittent. Contact the hiring agency for more information on the specific benefits offered.
The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 09/14/2020:
Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed, dates specified in month and year format, and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade.
A complete Occupational Questionnaire
Other Supporting Documents, if applicable, such as:
If you are a Discharged, Non-Disabled Veteran, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 showing character of discharge (Member 4 copy), or other Documentation of Service and Separation under Honorable Conditions, as listed on the SF15. If you don't have your DD-214, you may request it after discharge from the National Archives.
If you are a veteran within 120 days of discharge, you must submit signed documentation from the Armed Forces certifying: 1) your expected release/retirement from active duty, 2) under honorable conditions, 3) your pay grade/rank/rate at time of discharge, 4) dates of active duty service, 5) any campaign or expeditionary medals received, & 6) dated within 120 days of your separation.
If you are a Disabled Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, orMother or Spouse of a Disabled or Deceased Veteran, you must submit all additional proof required by the SF15, and if applicable, a completed SF15. You may request a copy of your Department of Veterans Affairs letter from www.ebenefits.va.gov or call 1-800-827-1000 to establish proof of disability.
College transcripts, if qualifying based on education. You MUST provide transcripts to show you meet the BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT.
Documentation for Interagency/Career Transition Assistance Plan consideration if you are a displaced Federal employee within the local commuting area. You must include: 1) Proof you are a displaced Federal employee, e.g., RIF Separation Notice, Notice of Proposed Removal, etc; 2) SF-50s (Notifications of Personnel Action) showing career/conditional tenure competitive status, promotion potential and duty location; and 3) your most recent performance appraisal. To exercise selection priority, displaced or surplus Federal employees must be rated well-qualified or above 85 on the rating criteria for this position.
Do not submit photographs with your application package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials - you must remove your image from any badges, licenses, etc.
Do not upload Adobe portfolio documents. Adobe portfolio documents are not viewable by our agency's staffing offices.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To apply for this position: You must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To receive consideration, the complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 09/14/2020. WE DO NOT ACCEPT HARD-COPY OR E-MAIL APPLICATION PACKAGES.
Select Apply. If you are not logged in, you will be prompted to login or create an account.
Prompted to Start the Application Process by selecting "Start Application."
Select documents you want included in this application.
Review package to acknowledge your documents were reviewed.
Select if you want to include your demographic information.
After reading and certifying the application is true and submitted in good faith, select "Continue to Agency Site."
Follow onscreen prompts and instructions to complete your application.
Add the supporting documents by indexing your documents with the dropdown.
Upload any missing required documents or optional documents.
Review and Submit Application.
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Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site
7400 Grant Road
St Louis, MO 63123
US
Next steps
Once the Occupational Questionnaire is received you will receive acknowledgement that your submission was successful. If you are among the most qualified candidates and your name is referred to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly for a possible interview. You will be notified of the status of your Application Package at the time candidates are referred for consideration, and when the selection process is complete.
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
The following documents are required and must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 09/14/2020:
Resume which includes a list of all significant jobs held and duties performed, dates specified in month and year format, and the resume must reflect full and/or part-time or total number of hours worked (i.e., work 40+ hours a week, rather than indicating full-time). If part-time, the hours must be annotated to be able to pro-rate the amount of qualified specialized experience. If military or civilian, please include your rank and/or grade.
A complete Occupational Questionnaire
Other Supporting Documents, if applicable, such as:
If you are a Discharged, Non-Disabled Veteran, you must submit a copy of your DD-214 showing character of discharge (Member 4 copy), or other Documentation of Service and Separation under Honorable Conditions, as listed on the SF15. If you don't have your DD-214, you may request it after discharge from the National Archives.
If you are a veteran within 120 days of discharge, you must submit signed documentation from the Armed Forces certifying: 1) your expected release/retirement from active duty, 2) under honorable conditions, 3) your pay grade/rank/rate at time of discharge, 4) dates of active duty service, 5) any campaign or expeditionary medals received, & 6) dated within 120 days of your separation.
If you are a Disabled Veteran, Purple Heart Recipient, orMother or Spouse of a Disabled or Deceased Veteran, you must submit all additional proof required by the SF15, and if applicable, a completed SF15. You may request a copy of your Department of Veterans Affairs letter from www.ebenefits.va.gov or call 1-800-827-1000 to establish proof of disability.
College transcripts, if qualifying based on education. You MUST provide transcripts to show you meet the BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT.
Documentation for Interagency/Career Transition Assistance Plan consideration if you are a displaced Federal employee within the local commuting area. You must include: 1) Proof you are a displaced Federal employee, e.g., RIF Separation Notice, Notice of Proposed Removal, etc; 2) SF-50s (Notifications of Personnel Action) showing career/conditional tenure competitive status, promotion potential and duty location; and 3) your most recent performance appraisal. To exercise selection priority, displaced or surplus Federal employees must be rated well-qualified or above 85 on the rating criteria for this position.
Do not submit photographs with your application package. Documents with photographs may not be seen by hiring officials - you must remove your image from any badges, licenses, etc.
Do not upload Adobe portfolio documents. Adobe portfolio documents are not viewable by our agency's staffing offices.
If you are relying on your education to meet qualification requirements:
Failure to provide all of the required information as stated in this vacancy announcement may result in an ineligible rating or may affect the overall rating.
To apply for this position: You must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To receive consideration, the complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 09/14/2020. WE DO NOT ACCEPT HARD-COPY OR E-MAIL APPLICATION PACKAGES.
Select Apply. If you are not logged in, you will be prompted to login or create an account.
Prompted to Start the Application Process by selecting "Start Application."
Select documents you want included in this application.
Review package to acknowledge your documents were reviewed.
Select if you want to include your demographic information.
After reading and certifying the application is true and submitted in good faith, select "Continue to Agency Site."
Follow onscreen prompts and instructions to complete your application.
Add the supporting documents by indexing your documents with the dropdown.
Upload any missing required documents or optional documents.
Review and Submit Application.
While logged in, you can check the status of your application by selecting "+" next to the job title for this position.
You can review or revise your application at any point during the open period of the announcement.
To update an application, you should log into your USAJOBS account and select "+" next to the job title for this position. Select "Update Application" for this job.
Note: When you click Update Application, you will be prompted to re-select your documents from USAJOBS. Documents submitted with the first application will no longer be associated with the applicant record. So it is important that you select all documents you want to use in the re-application.
Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site
7400 Grant Road
St Louis, MO 63123
US
Next steps
Once the Occupational Questionnaire is received you will receive acknowledgement that your submission was successful. If you are among the most qualified candidates and your name is referred to the hiring official, you may be contacted directly for a possible interview. You will be notified of the status of your Application Package at the time candidates are referred for consideration, and when the selection process is complete.
Fair and transparent
The Federal hiring process is set up to be fair and transparent. Please read the following guidance.
