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ARCHAEOLOGIST
Immediate Office of the Chief of Naval Operations · Posted 2 days ago
About the Role
You will serve as the Archaeological Collection Registrar in the Underwater Archaeology Branch of the Collection Management Division (CMD) of the NAVAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE COMMAND.
What You'll Do
- →You will be responsible for the management, documentation, analysis, interpretation, curation and loaning of archaeological materials recovered from U.S.
- →Navy sunken and terrestrial military craft.
- →You will develop and implement policies and procedures pertaining to the record-related and physical inventorying of the Underwater Archaeology Branch archaeological artifact collection.
- →You will ensure that the Branch archaeological artifact loan program is consistent with and in compliance with Branch, Collection Management Division and NHHC guidance, industry standards, best practices, and applicable laws and regulations.
- →You will draft, edit, and review technical reports, peer-reviewed articles and journals, and other literature related to archaeological research, conservation, naval history, and historic preservation.
- →You will disseminate archaeological findings through professional presentations, academic lectures, scholarly and popular publications, and other means such as website content.
- →You will participate as an Underwater Archaeology Branch field team member.
- →You will provide support to the Branch to ensure the curatorial facilities, equipment, and supplies associated with archaeological collections are maintained, stored and organized for operational readiness.
Requirements
- ✓Applicants must meet the following positive education qualifications requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess A.
- ✓Education 1) Degree that included 3 semester hours each in the following course areas: History of archeology.
- ✓Archeology of a major geographical area such as North America or Africa.
- ✓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.
- ✓Theory and methods of archeology.
- ✓Methods include, but are not limited to, typology, classification, sampling, cultural evolution, diffusion, dating, and analytical techniques.
- ✓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.
- ✓Combination of Education and Experience College-level education or training that provided knowledge equivalent to that described in A above, plus appropriate technical experience or additional education.
- ✓Experience Four 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.
Personality Fit
Job ID: 41521cf6-3fbc-454a-9589-2c26ad16bba3
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