Research Archeologist

**Duties**:
As a **Research Archeologist**, you will perform the following duties:

- Conduct applied research and analysis of maritime archeological resources. Serve as principal investigator for archeological field studies to determine eligibility of sites for National Register of Historic Places. Conduct, coordinate, and implement field research on maritime and cultural heritage based research in ocean and great lakes environments. Conduct underwater research, including scuba diving and/or use of specialized underwater research technology to the research of oceanic sites. Publish/disseminate research results in professional journals and forums.
- Promote the identification, preservation, and conservation of maritime and cultural heritage resources. Implement maritime and cultural heritage protection, education, outreach, and research programs. Develop outreach products and policy documents. Represent the Office of National Marine Sanctuaries in professional organizations focused on cultural resource research, preservation and management.

**Requirements**:
**Conditions of Employment**:
**This position will be filled under the DOC Alternative Personnel System (CAPS). This system replaced the Federal GS pay plan and structure. Under CAPS, positions are classified by career, pay plan, and pay band. **The ZP-3 is equivalent to the GS-11/12.**
- **A three year probationary period may be required.**

** Payment of relocation expenses is not authorized.**
- **Payment of relocation incentives OR recruitment incentives is not authorized. Note: Relocation incentives are for current federal employees only.**:

- **This position is not in the bargaining unit.**

**Key Requirements**:

- Applicants must be U.S. Citizens.
- Suitable for Federal employment, as determined by background investigation.
- More requirements are listed under Qualifications and Other Information.

**Are There Any Special Requirements For This Position?**

**Qualifications**:

- **CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT**:

- SCUBA certification required.
- This position has physical requirements, including carrying equipment, diving, swimming, and snorkeling.
- This position requires the operation of a Federal motor vehicle. Must be able to obtain and maintain a valid state driver's license to operate a government vehicle in completion of assigned tasks i.e. site visits, field research, etc.
- **To qualify for the 0193 series**:
**A. EDUCATION**
1. 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.

**2. 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**

**B. 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**

**C. 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.
- **SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE**:Applicants must possess one year of specialized experience equiva