Archeological Technician (Seasonal)

01Qualifications

All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement-11/24/2026-unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement. To receive credit for experience, your resume MUST state either "full-time" (or "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 is sufficient to meet the full and/or part-time hours requirement as the service dates will be reflected Minimum Qualification Requirements: To qualify for this position, you must meet the following minimum qualifications: To qualify for this position at the GS-7 grade level: Specialized Experience Requirement: you must possess at least one full year of specialized experience equivalent to the GS-6 level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors).

Specialized experience is defined as demonstrated experience: Conducting work in support of historic preservation including archaeological inventory and monitoring, conducting literature searches in support of historic preservation, writing survey and excavation reports, laboratory analysis of archaeological materials, and using GPS and GIS to record archaeological sites and features; assisting in the preparation of documentation for purposes of compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act. (You must include the number of hours worked per week within your resume.) You must include hours per week worked. -OR- Education: Successful completion of at least one year of graduate-level education (18 semester hours or 27 quarter hours or the number your school uses to represent one year of full time graduate academic study) that is directly related to the position being filled.

You must include transcripts. -OR- Combination of education and experience. Combination of education and experience as described in A and B above. To combine education and experience, first take the number of semester hours or equivalent earned towards a graduate degree and divide by 18 semester hours or equivalent. 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.

You must include the number of hours worked per week within 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.

Performs the full range of standardized support duties and/or accomplishes assignments for the cultural resource program. Performs the following or duties of similar complexity: Research files and records to obtain information about sites scheduled for cultural inventories. Review reports and other reference material to aid in identification of artifacts recorded during inventories. Determine possible sources of information and scope of research required to verify information accuracy. Document result of research.

Plan and carry out non-complex cultural resource field inventories and regularly conduct cultural resource monitoring field work. Determine inventory methods to use, identify area to be inventoried or monitored, schedule fieldwork, and arrange for equipment, supplies and transportation. Compile, summarize and interpret data obtained during fieldwork. Present findings and recommendations. Prepare statements of work for non-complex cultural resource fieldwork.

• Monitor external contractor performance recommending modification of contract to account for new circumstances.
• Review for quality control and enter GIS cultural resource data into the BLM's geodatabase.
• Work with interdisciplinary teams to complete projects.
• Work, hike long distances with heavy gear, and live outside for long periods of time in variable weather conditions.