FYI
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Web site is as follows
<www.usajobs.opm.gov>. 0193 is the job series number. You can also
sort alphabetically by job title (archeologist), or by agency (NPS).
The job appears as ARCHEOLOGIST GS-11, VANCOUVER, WA. If you have any
trouble locating the announcement phone Jim Thomson (number below) or
email him at <[log in to unmask]>. Note: there is no "p" is his last
name.
Vergil Noble
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Subject: GS-11, Step 1, Two year term at Fort Vancouver
Author: Jim Thomson at NP-PNRO
Date: 2/2/00 10:00 AM
A GS-11 archaeologist position at Fort Vancouver, NHS, will be posted
on USA Jobs today, search under 0193, click ON "limited to the state
of WA".
The position will be a two year term at the Step 1 level, appx.
$42,728.00 + benefits. Although the job will be listed as a one year
term + one day, funds are available for a full two years.
Base funding for the position has been requested, and when received
the incumbent will have to reapply for the position.
The park is looking for someone with strong experience in historic
archaeology, and in particular, Fur Trade history/archaeology, western
US military history/archaeology, and Hudson's Bay Company
history/archaeology.
An advanced degree is preferred, as well as strong experience in
directing projects, demonstrable writing skills, archaeological
interpretation (excavating with one hand while gesturing with the
other), research skills and working well with fellow employees and the
public. Teaching experience is also preferred. Knowledge and experience
with techniques including GIS, GPS, remote sensing is very important, as
well as experience with the NPS's museum cataloguing software, ANCS +.
Fort Vancouver, an NPS site, is situated within the Vancouver
Historical Reserve, an urban area consisting of historic U.S. Army
barracks and residences dating from the early 1860's when the Army
purchased the land from the Hudson's Bay Company. The park
archaeologist will be expected to work within the historical Reserve
and provide assistance to the Reserve members, including the Army and
the City of Vancouver, as well as the NPS's Fort Vancouver.
On occasion, and time permitting, the park archaeologist will assist
the Columbia-Cascades archaeologist in other parks such as Fort
Clatsop or San Juan.
The position will report directly to the park superintendent.
The archaeological resources at the park and the Reserve include
historic, early exploration, Fur Trade, early US Army, historical
native american and fur trade cemeteries, and early Army aviation.
The park has a state of the art collections facility and
archaeological laboratory situated within the recently reconstructed
(ca.1995) HBC Fur Store. The collections include artifacts from every
HBC site in the US northwest and considerable US Army artifacts. The
archaeologists office will be located within the lab along with the
park's curator/historian and several museum and archaeological
technicians.
An active digitization program is underway with the diagnostic
collections, and a web site has been set up where these collections,
maps and other research interest content will be offered. The
archaeologist will be expected to participate in this project and to
offer leadership in all aspects of research and other programs.
A GIS effort is also underway, where all the archaeological
excavations, historical landscape, historic buildings, etc. are being
incorporated within the park and the Reserve's GIS.
The park/Reserve is situated on the Columbia River, in Vancouver,
Washington. Vancouver is directly across the Columbia from Portland,
Oregon, a major northwest city. Vancouver is appx. 1 1/2 hours from
the Pacific, three hours from Seattle, 1 hour from Mt. Hood and
Timberline Lodge and skiing. Washington has no income tax. Oregon,
five minutes away has no sales tax. Washington State University has a
campus in Vancouver. Portland State University is across the river.
The famous Powell's book store in Portland is 20 minutes from the
fort. One of the equally famous McMenamin's (not McManomon's) taverns
is within walking distance. There is a killer Thai restaurant in town.
Serious inquiries can be directed to Jim Thomson at (206) 220-4147 or
park curator, David Hansen (360) 696-7659, x15.
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