Cultural Resource Manager – Interdisciplinary/National Park Service Term Employment

Summary

This position is located at the Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument, in the Southeast Region.

Open to the first 100 applicants or until 09/05/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.

Duties

This is a term position (more than 1 year) with an initial appointment expecting to last at least 13 months but may be extended up to a total of four years, or more based on any changes to regulations governing the number of years term appointments may last, without further competition. Term positions do not convey permanent status in the Federal service. The National Park Service retains the right to extend the duration of this appointment after selection and/or appointment, based on changes to the regulation governing the number of years term appointments may last. This change, which may be made at the agency’s sole discretion and without further competition, shall not be construed or interpreted as the granting of a right to a selectee or employee to such an extension. No extension to a term appointment shall be granted to a selectee/employee to an amount of time that exceeds the maximum number of years authorized under any present or current regulation, unless such regulation expressly allows such action.

Mill Springs Battlefield is a newer National Park Service site, established in September 2020. This will be the first resource manager for the park. The opportunity to manage resources at a new park will be challenging and rewarding. The person selected will join a small, collaborative team who are all working to set the park up for success.

Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument is in Nancy, Kentucky – a small, rural town in south-central Kentucky. Five miles away is the town of Somerset which is growing. Somerset has many amenities (shops, movie theatre, restaurants, hotels, and medical facilities). In the summer, close to 4 million people come to enjoy the area to enjoy the recreational opportunities on Lake Cumberland. There are lots of festivals like the Master Musicians Festival, car shows the fourth Saturday of every month April – October, and even an airshow! Outdoor opportunities include hiking, boating, caving, scenic waterfalls, and natural bridges/arches. The area experiences 4 seasons with mostly mild winters (with some icy days), hot summers, lots of fall colors in autumn and spring flowers in spring.

U.S. Interstate 75 is about 30 minutes away and makes travel quick and easy. Five airports are within a 3- hour drive – Lexington, Knoxville, Nashville, Cincinnati, and Louisville.

Major duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Develops and manages a robust cultural resource management program that follows all applicable laws, policy and guidance.
• Develops and maintains effective working relationship with other agencies, tribal partners, the State Historic Preservation Office and other stakeholders.
• Serves as a member of the park management team and advises the superintendent and park staff on resource management issues.
• Prepares and coordinates environmental compliance processes and the National Historic Preservation Act.

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.
• You may be required to operate a government (or private) motor vehicle as part of your official duties. Prior to your first official motor vehicle operation, and again every year thereafter (or more frequently if management determines such need exists), you will be required to sign an affidavit certifying to your possession of a valid State issued driver’s license that is current and has not been revoked, suspended, canceled, or otherwise disqualified in any way to prohibit your operation of a motor vehicle. You will also submit a photocopy of your valid State issued driver’s license prior to your first official motor vehicle operation, and again every year, or more frequently if management determines such need exists. Lastly, you may be required to 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 discloses all valid driver’s licenses, whether current or past, possessed by you. Please indicate in your application whether you possess a valid State driver’s license.
• You will be required to wear a uniform and comply with the National Park Service uniform standards. A uniform allowance will be provided.
• You will be required to complete a one-year trial period.
• You may be required to travel overnight away from home up to 3 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.
• 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 (c) 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.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-09/05/2024-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.

Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST clearly indicate the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position, starting and ending dates of employment (month/year), 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.

INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENTS: BASIC REQUIREMENTS

History Series 0170Degree: history; or related field that included at least 18 semester hours in history.

OR
Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major 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.
Evaluation of Graduate Education
Graduate study in the social sciences or humanities may also be credited when such study included training in historical research methodology; or the thesis approached the subject from an historical viewpoint and used professional historical research methodology and techniques in its preparation.

Archeology Series 0193Education

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.
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 1.1 above (including archeological field school).
OR
Combination of Education and ExperienceCollege-level education or training that provided knowledge equivalent to that described in 1 above, plus appropriate technical experience or additional education.

OR
ExperienceFour 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.
Museum Series 1015Degree: museum work; or in an applicable subject-matter field.OR
Combination of education and experience — courses equivalent to a major, as shown above, plus appropriate experience or additional education.OR
Four years of experience that provided knowledge comparable to that normally acquired through the successful completion of the 4-year course of study, as shown above.

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). This experience includes activities such as: evaluating and monitoring cultural resources, potential threats, and making recommendations to management regarding status and mitigation of environmental impacts; preparing archeological survey and excavation reports; collecting and analyzing historical data for professional research papers and studies; and evaluating projects in accordance with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (NHPA) and Section 106 compliance. You must include hours per week worked.
-OR-
EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least a Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree, or three-years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to such a degree, from an accredited educational institution and concentrated in a field that is directly related to the work of this position. You must include transcripts.
-OR-
Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. To combine education and experience, first calculate your percentage of qualifying graduate education by dividing your number of semester hours in excess of 36 semester hours by 18 or the number your school uses to represent one year of full time graduate academic study. Then take the number of months of full-time experience and divide by 12 months. Add the percentages together. The total must equal at least 100 percent to qualify. For example, 45 semester hours of graduate education (50% of education requirement) plus 6 months specialized experience (50 % of experience requirement) would qualify an applicant for this position. Only graduate education beyond the first two years is creditable toward the GS-11. You must include transcripts and you must include hours worked per week in your resume.

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.

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