US Department of State Jobs – Archaeologist

Job Description:

This position is is part of the Nebraska State Office of the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), U.S. Department of Agriculture. The incumbent provides leadership for Archeology and cultural resources activities of NRCS and is supervised by the State Resources Conservationist.

Job Responsibilities:

• Serves as a staff specialist on all cultural resources issues, including Native American issues and concerns that result from the implementation of NRCS programs and activities.
• Prepares and maintains all technical guides and information dealing with cultural resources.
• Keeps abreast of developments and research in Archeological methods and procedures.
• Carries out field investigations and produces professional quality cultural resources investigation and assessment reports.
• Identifies necessary cultural resources studies, develops specifications for scopes of work, determines cultural and scientific significance of identified resources in accordance with the guidelines and national Register of Historic Places criteria.
• Prepares technical cultural resource sections of contracts, environmental documents, agreement documents and other instruments of agency intent.

Job Requirements:

• You must be a US Citizen or US National.
• Males born after 12/31/1959 must be Selective Service registered or exempt.
• Subject to satisfactory adjudication of background investigation and/or fingerprint check.
• Successful completion of one-year probationary period, unless previously served.
• Direct Deposit ? 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 at https://www.e-verify.gov/.
• Must possess and maintain a valid state motor vehicle operator’s license for the type of vehicle(s) operated to perform the duties of this position.

Qualification & Experience:

• A. Education1. Degree: Successful completion of a full 4-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 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

Job Details:

Company: U.S. Department of State

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: Columbus, OH, US

Application Deadline: N/A

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