Archeologist

You will serve as a Archeologist with US Fish and Wildlife Service. Location is negotiable within Department of the Interior (DOI) facilities located in the following states: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Iowa, and Missouri. Pay will vary based on grade level and/or duty location for which you're selected. First time hires to the Federal government normally start at the step 1 rate. PRINCIPALES MISSIONS : Some of the major duties you will perform include but are not limited to the following: Implement a cultural resource program that ensures all Fish and Wildlife Service programs and undertakings comply with applicable legislation, regulations, and policies. Provide technical advice and guidance to the Regional Director, National Wildlife Refuges, Fisheries, Federal Aid, and Ecological Services Field Offices on cultural resource issues throughout the state. Serve as the state's highest level of professional expertise and the Regional Director's principal advisor on cultural resources, museum properties and collections, Native American repatriation issues, paleontological resources, and Indian Religious Freedom Act issues. Oversee the maintenance of background data and inventories of known cultural resources on Fish and Wildlife Service lands and projects, including properties eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. Serve as the liaison to the State Historic Preservation Office, the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, and Tribes. Conduct archaeological surveys, site identifications, and evaluations to ensure compliance with Section 106 of the NHPA for all field stations. Prepare site, project, and evaluation reports using formats acceptable to the State Historic Preservation Office. Serve as Regional Museum Property Coordinator with lead responsibility for coordinating with Fish and Wildlife Service National Curator in Fish and Wildlife Service Headquarters. Negotiate agreements that fulfill the requirements of applicable laws, including the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. Prepare and implement archaeological scopes of work, both by contract and in-house, that balance the requirements of cultural resource law, the needs of the FWS, and current archaeological research and cultural resource management practices. Negotiate, manage, monitor, and review contracts, contract products, and in-house products for timeliness, quality, and scientific rigor. Develop procedures, including Memoranda of Agreement and Programmatic Agreements, to simplify and streamline the inventory, identification, evaluation, and reporting of cultural resources while maintaining compliance with the law. Negotiate implementation of these procedures with the State Historic Preservation Office and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. Initiate, design, manage, and execute major university- or government-sponsored studies of historic resources. This includes helping establish project goals and objectives, making recommendations to improve research designs, managing the permit program, and consulting on and participating in specific aspects of field and/or laboratory research. Review and prepare Archaeological Resource Protection Act permits for cultural resource studies conducted on Service-managed lands in the region, and provide regional guidance and technical advice on all paleontological issues. Duties will be developmental in nature when filled below the full performance level. QUALIFICATIONS REQUISES : All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement - 12/04/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. Competitive candidates must also meet Time-in-Grade requirements as defined in 5 CFR 300, Subpart F. For current Federal employees, if hours worked per week are not included on your resume, you must submit a non-award SF-50 as part of your application to be used to validate your work schedule and determine the amount

Salaire : $89,508 – $150,852/Per Year | Avantages : https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/Guide-Me/New-Prospective-Employees/

The Department of the Interior protects and manages the Nation's natural resources and cultural heritage; provides scientific and other information about those resources; and honors its trust responsibilities or special commitments to American Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and affiliated Island Communities. Click here to learn more about the Department of the Interior and its bureaus. The mission of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) is to work with others to conserve, protect, and enhance fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. Click here to learn more about the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.