Archeologist

Summary

You will serve as an Archeologist at Dinosaur National Monument located in Dinosaur, Colorado. Please visit find a park for additional park information. This is a Permanent, Competitive, Full-time appointment.

Duties

At the full performance level (GS-11) the major duties of this position include, but are not limited to the following: Serves as the Section 106 compliance specialist for the monument, leading compliance processes as required by Sections 106 and 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Archeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA), NPS Management Policies, and cultural resource management guidelines for planning, infrastructure, and other projects. Conducts field monitoring and archeological surveys, and prepares compliance documentation for park undertakings, coordinating consultations with Colorado and Utah State Historic Preservation Offices, 36 traditionally associated Tribes, and other state and federal agencies as needed. Serves as an advisor to park management on cultural resources. Identifies, evaluates, and monitors cultural resources, identifies potential threats, and makes recommendations to management regarding status and mitigation of impacts (present and future). Determines research needs and coordinates efforts toward obtaining research through various programs, grants, and contracts. Reviews archaeological research project proposals, scopes of work, and task directives prepared for planning and other management purposes. Manages archeological collections according to established museum procedures. In cooperation with appropriate staff, researchers, and partners, the incumbent designs, implements, and supervises multi-phased archeological projects involving documentary, archival, and collections research; field investigations (both survey and excavation); and laboratory analysis. Incorporates use of GPS, GIS and other computer software in support of data collection and reporting activities.

Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 11/10/2026 - unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST state "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 from the military branch is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected. Credit will be given for all appropriate qualifying experience. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST state: the nature of the duties and responsibilities for each position; starting and ending dates of employment (month/year); and total hours worked (as indicated above). If position was developmental in nature, resume must breakdown duties and start/end dates per grade level. Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: Basic Educational Requirements: In addition to the specialized experience requirements for this position, you must meet at least one of the following: 1. Education - ALL appropriate transcripts must be submitted for proper crediting of individual course requirements A. Degree: Completed a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor's degree or higher that included: 3 semester hours or the equivalent in EACH of the following course areas: History of archeology; and Archeology of a major geographical area such as North America or Africa; and 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; and Theory and methods of archeology. Methods include, but are not limited to, typology, classification, sampling, cultural evolution, diffusion, dating, and analytical techniques; and 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 6 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. -OR- B. 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 above (including archeological field school) -OR- 2. Combination of Education and Experience: A combination of college level education or training that provided knowledge equivalent to that described in A above, plus appropriate technical experience or additional education.) -OR- 3. Experience: 4 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 Requirement for GS-11: In addition to meeting the Basic Education requirements for this position, you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-09 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). Qualifying specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience with, but not limited to, the following: Planning and conducting archeological investigations; Conducting archeological surveys, testing, excavation, and monitoring of projects; Performing field inspections, research, and project resource assessments; Reviewing cultural resource permits and fieldwork plans; Utilizing computerized systems to process, and analyze archeological data; Planning long range protection and management of cultural resources; Writing Determinations of Eligibility and National Register Nominations for archeological properties -OR- Three full years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a PhD or equivalent graduate degree, in archeology, anthropology, or other closely related field. -OR- An equivalent combination of graduate education and specialized experience as described above, that when calculated as a percentage of each requirement and added together, equals at least 100%. Only graduate education beyond the second year is creditable to meet this standard. 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 rec