FYI--I am told that San Antonio Missions NHS in Texas has a GS-11 
     archeologist vacancy (pays about $40K, plus benefits, at the entry 
     level).  An excerpt from the vacancy announcement follows.  The full 
     job description and application materials can be found at the Office 
     of Personnel Management website <usajobs.opm.gov>.  Search by currents 
     position, either by agency (NPS) or alphabetically.  Lots of other 
     archeology vacancies are posted there, as well.  A handy thing to know 
     if you're in the market for any federal government position in the 
     U.S.
     
     The application period closes 5/28/99.
     
     Vergil Noble
     NPS Midwest Archeological Center
     
     
     
This position is located at San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, 
Division of Professional Services.  The park consists of four Eighteenth      
Century Spanish Colonial mission complexes:  Concepción, San José, San Juan,  
Espada, Rancho de las Cabras (associated with Mission Espada), the San Juan   
and Espada acequia systems, and the Espada Dam and Aqueduct.  Included as well 
are more modern structures used for park administration.  The separate        
missions and administrative units of the park are located along thirty-five   
miles of the San Antonio River, within the more traditional southern half of  
the City of San Antonio, a metropolitan community of more than 1.3 million    
population.  The Rancho is located near the city of Floresville, approximately 
24 miles south of the park.  Visitation is international, multi-ethnic and    
exceeds one million separate visits annually.                                 
     
Applications will be accepted from: Open to all qualified persons (advanced 
degree, etc.).              
     
Major Duties:  Manages the park's archeology program.  Plans for, supervises  
and executes archeological investigations in advance of National Park Service 
'undertakings' that fall within the purview of the National Historic          
Preservation Act of 1966 and the Service's own 'Management Policies'.         
Performs analyses of the data collected and prepares professional level       
written reports on the findings.  Records the architectural characteristics,  
stratigraphic context and preservation status of historic and prehistoric     
ruins located within the park.  Serves as technical and professional expert in 
archeology and anthropology for the park.  Prepares Section 106 compliance    
documentation and background materials.  Plans for, and carries out, studies  
by other disciplines that are necessary to the preservation or management of  
archeological resources. Coordinates the park's archeology program with       
National Park Service and Texas Historical Commission Guidelines.