Position Announcement
Archaeologist
National Park Service
Kotzebue, Alaska
Application Deadline: Tuesday, 24 February 2009
For further information, please search for announcement number
FS-233925-SW09 at:
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/
The National Park Service announces the availability of an archaeologist
position at the National Park Service, Western Arctic National Parklands
(WEAR), in Kotzebue, Alaska. The archeologist serves as a cultural
resources specialist where archeological resources comprise a major part
of the park story.
WEAR, headquartered in Kotzebue, Alaska, is a four-park unit, which is
made up of Bering Land Bridge National Preserve (BELA), Cape Krusenstern
National Monument (CAKR), Kobuk Valley National Park (KOVA), and Noatak
National Preserve (NOAT). These four park units encompass 11.8 million
acres in western Alaska with visitor information facilities in Nome and
Kotzebue. These parklands were established by Congress for the
preservation of arctic and sub-arctic environments and their cultural
and natural resources. Archeologists have found evidence of 11,000 years
of human habitation in WEAR. The Inupiat continue to utilize these lands
for subsistence; this continuity of indigenous people on this landscape
is a national cultural treasure.
The archaeologist will serve as an advisor to park management on
cultural resources, and will be responsible for identifying, evaluating,
and monitoring cultural resources and potential threats. S/He will make
recommendations to management regarding status and mitigation of impacts
(present and future).
To be considered for the position, a complete application package must
be received by 11:59 p.m., Eastern Time, on Tuesday, 24 February 2009.
Further information, including qualifications, salary information, and
the application guidelines can be found by searching for announcement
number FS-233925-SW09 at:
http://www.usajobs.opm.gov/.