Archeologist

at National Park Service in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States

Job Description

Summary This position is located in Flagstaff Area National Monuments, in the Division of Resource Stewardship and Science. Responsibilities Provides overall professional and technical direction for the cultural resources program, including technical guidance for the pre-contact masonry preservation program on complex preservation issues. Makes recommendations to management regarding cultural resource preservation. Supervises three permanent career seasonal employees and up to six archeological technician seasonal staff, interns, or volunteers; but less than 25% of the time. Creates and implements short-term and long-term cultural resources planning documents and projects. Acquires and administers project funds by preparing project proposals, developing scopes of works, and tracking budgets. Prepares and reviews technical and scientific reports on cultural resource projects and programs. Develops and maintains effective working relations with other NPS staff, partners, agencies, associated tribes, and the public. Area Information: Flagstaff Area National Monuments consists of Walnut Canyon, Sunset Crater Volcano and Wupatki National Monuments. Wupatki is approximately 35 miles north, Sunset Crater Volcano is 8 miles north, and Walnut Canyon is 8 miles east of Flagstaff, Arizona. Flagstaff has a population of approximately 75,000 and an elevation of 7,000 ft. Summers in Flagstaff are warm with temperatures normally in the 75-85F range and a monsoon/thunderstorm season. Winters are cold, with low temperatures in the teens and snow averaging around 90-100 inches per season. Flagstaff offers complete medical, dental and shopping services, along with excellent educational opportunities at Northern Arizona University and Coconino Community College. Finding affordable housing in Flagstaff can be challenging and may be limited. The surrounding high desert, mountains and lakes, other national park units, and national forest lands provide many varied recreational opportunities. Requirements Conditions of Employment U.S. Citizenship required. 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. Any individual who is currently holding, or has held within the previous 52 weeks, a General Schedule position under non-temporary appointment in the competitive or excepted service, must meet time-in-grade requirements (must have served 52 weeks at the next lower grade or equivalent in the Federal service); with few exceptions as outlined in 5 CFR 300.603(b). Time-In-Grade requirements also apply to former Federal civilian employees applying for reinstatement who have had a break in service of less than one year, as well as current employees applying for Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998 (VEOA) appointments. Time-in-grade does not apply to new excepted service appointments and must be met by the closing date of this announcement. You will be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties; a valid driver’s license is required. You will be required to submit a Motor Vehicle Operator’s License and Driving Record. You must also submit (within a State sealed envelope or submitted directly by the State authorities), and at your own expense, all certified driving records from all States that disclose all valid driver’s licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you. You may be required to complete training and operate a four-wheel drive vehicle. 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 on-call, evenings, weekends, holidays, overtime and shift work. You may be required to travel overnight away from home occasionally. 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. The position to which you will be appointed is subject to a financial disclosure reporting requirement and you will be required to complete a new entrant Confidential Financial Disclosure Report (OGE Form 450) within 30 days of your appointment. Qualifications Requirements Continued… Must be able to lift up to 30 lbs. Agreements Technical Representative certification within 6 months of Entrance on Duty. Contracting Officer’s Representative Level 1 certification within 1 year of Entrance on Duty. Applicants must be at least (1)18 years old or (2) at least 16 years old and: (a) Have graduated from high school or been awarded a certificate equivalent to graduating from high school; or (b) Have completed a formal vocational training program; or © Have received a statement from school authorities agreeing with their preference for employment rather than continuing their education; or (d) Be currently enrolled in a secondary school and either work only during school vacation periods or work part-time during the school year under a formal student employment program. As a condition of employment for accepting this position, you will be required to serve a 1-year probationary period during which your fitness and whether your continued employment advances the public interest will be evaluated. This probationary period is an extension of the appointment process and therefore requires the agency to determine if continued employment would advance the public interest, meet the organization goals and mission of the agency, and/or otherwise promote the efficiency of the service. In determining if your employment advances the public interest, the agency will consider: your performance and conduct; the needs and interests of the agency; whether your continued employment would advance organizational goals of the agency or the Government; and whether your continued employment would advance the efficiency of the Federal service. Under applicable law, the employment of an individual serving a probationary or trial period automatically terminates when that period ends unless the agency affirmatively certifies, in writing, that the individual’s employment should continue and that their appointment should be finalized. In the absence of agency action to affirmatively certify continued employment beyond the probationary or trial period, such appointments are terminated. Upon completion of your probationary period your employment will be terminated unless you receive certification, in writing, that your continued employment advances the public interest. Qualifications All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-08/06/2026-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 for each federal position listed as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount of qualifying 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. Failure to adequately provide information needed to determine number of hours worked in each position may result in that time not being credited when evaluating qualifying experience. For periods of time that reflect military service, the DD-214 or Statement of Service is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. All applicants must meet the basic requirement for a GS-0193 Arch