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Archeology Technician

Department of Agriculture
Forest Service
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Summary

This Archeology Technician position is located with the Glacier Ranger District in Girdwood, Alaska.

For additional information about the position, contact Tim Charnon by email at Timothy.Charnon@usda.gov.

The salary of the position will be adjusted to include a 2.86% Cost of Living Allowance (COLA).

Overview

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Hiring complete
Open date: 04/08/2021
Closed date: 04/16/2021
Location
1 vacancy in the following location:
Work site options
Telework eligible
Yes—as determined by the agency policy.
Relocation expenses reimbursed
No
Salary
$21.06 - $21.06 per hour
Pay scale & grade
GS 6
Promotion potential
None
Pay scale and grade determines the salary of the job.
Work schedule
Intermittent
Travel Required
75% or less - The position requires driving and riding in vehicles and boats for long periods of time. Camping for several consecutive nights will be required in addition to some weekend and holiday work.
Appointment type
Temporary - One Year
Occupations and job series
Supervisory status
No
Federal service type
This job is in the Excepted Service
Drug test
No
Security clearance
Not Required
Position sensitivity and risk
Non-sensitive (NS)/Low Risk
Jobs require a background check and some require a security clearance. The type depends on the job.
Background check type
Announcement number
21-111004-11081855-AT-EMH
Control number
597717600

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Clarification from the agency

This announcement is to fill this position in an excepted service position under the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) hiring authority, Public Law 96-487. You must have lived or worked in or near the geographic boundaries of Girdwood, Alaska and have special knowledge or expertise concerning the cultural and/or natural resources of the Girdwood, Whittier or Hope, Alaska area to apply.

Duties

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  • Performs the full range of standardized archeological technician support for cultural resources activities.
  • Assists with cultural resource inventories, map preparations, reporting and site monitoring.
  • Prepares Cultural Resource Inventory reports and site forms.
  • Enters site and inventory information into databases and onto GIS maps.
  • Assists in the preparation of archeological and historical information to create interpretive materials for display and dissemination.
  • Monitors archeological projects to ensure sufficiency of fieldwork.
  • Conducts inventories of Forest cultural resources in areas of proposed Forest Service projects.
  • Researches reference materials such as State and National Register files, historic documents, archeological reports, maps and aerial photos, and interviews source individuals concerning project areas.
  • Insures that archeology work assignments are carried out in safe, timely manner according to established standards and procedures.

Requirements

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Conditions of employment

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen or National.
  • Males born after 12-31-59 must be registered for Selective Service or exempt.
  • Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
  • Per Public Law 104-134 all Federal employees are required to have federal payments made by direct deposit to their financial institution.
  • Successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights and responsibilities, visit E-Verify.
  • Willing to live/work in remote locations (volatile/unpredictable). Work is performed in wet and cold rainy conditions and requires carrying up to 50lbs off trail in the woods while hiking several miles a day.
  • Work will occur where cell phone communication may not be available during the day.

Qualifications

You must meet the ANILCA eligibility requirements to be referred for this position.

Eligibility Requirements: You must have lived and or worked in or near the geographic boundaries of Girdwood, Alaska and have special knowledge or expertise concerning the cultural and/or natural resources of the Girdwood, Whittier or Hope, Alaska area in order to participate in the work involved with cultural resources activities.

Your responses to the questions in the assessment for this announcement must clearly show that you meet the eligibility requirements.


Education

Education is not considered for eligibility requirements.

Additional information

This position is temporary, has a Not-to-Exceed date of one year and may be extended without further competition. The appointment may also end early due to lack of work or lack of funds.

The number and location of positions to be filled will be dependent upon individual unit needs.

If you are retired from the Federal Government and are selected for this vacancy, your retirement annuity may be offset from your pay.

BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION AND FINGERPRINT CHECK: Selection and retention in this position is contingent on a successfully adjudicated FBI National Criminal History Check (fingerprint check) and a background investigation.

If you are newly hired, the documentation you present for purposes of completing the Department Homeland Security (DHS) Form I-9 on your entry-on-duty date will be verified through the DHS "E-VERIFY" system. Federal law requires the use of E-VERIFY to confirm the employment eligibility of all new hires. Under this system, the new hire is required to resolve any identified discrepancies as a condition of continued employment.

This is not a bargaining unit position.

Government housing is not available.

Federal affiliated daycare facilities are not available.

How you will be evaluated

You will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.

You will be evaluated for this job based on your responses to the questions in the assessment to determine whether or not you are eligible for appointment under the ANILCA authority.

Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect your rating. Providing inaccurate information on Federal documents could be grounds for non-selection or disciplinary action up to including removal from the Federal service.

Forest Service

The 5.6 million acre Chugach National Forest forms a great arch around Prince William Sound and the Gulf of Alaska. The forest stretches more than 200 miles from the Kenai Peninsula to the Bering Glacier east of Cordova.

The Chugach is a forest formed by the actions of glaciers. Vast ice fields feed glaciers, which have carved out valleys in the mountains and calve icebergs where the glaciers meet the sea. In the summer, wildflowers and green vegetation flourish under nineteen hours of sunlight. You can enjoy this awe-inspiring landscape by hiking, skiing, flying, boating, kayaking or snow-machining. The two major Forest programs are fish and wildlife habitat restoration and recreation management.

The Chugach is the most northerly forest and has three distinct geographic areas. Prince William Sound encompasses almost half of the of the 5.6 million acres. It is an area of forested islands, intricate coastlines, and tidewater glaciers, with portions still recovering from the Exxon Valdez Oils Spill of 1989. The Copper River Delta encompasses almost a third of the forest. Congress established the area expressly for the conservation of fish and wildlife and their habitats. The Kenai Peninsula comprises 20 percent of the Chugach. Its lands, mountains, and rivers are the most accessible of the three areas with an extensive trail system, state highways and the Alaska Railroad.

Agency contact information

HRM Contact Center
Phone
1-877-372-7248 X2
Email
SM.FS.FSJobs@usda.gov
Address
USDA Forest Service HRM Contact Center
DO NOT MAIL IN APPLICATIONS, SEE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE ANNOUNCEMENT.
Albuquerque, NM 87109
US

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