Job Opening Title:
Archivist
Name of Employer:
Yellowstone National Park
Job Site Location (City, State) :
Gardiner, MT
Application Deadline:
Open to the first 100 applicants or until 12/19/2024 whichever comes first. All applications submitted by 11:59 (EST) on the closing day will receive consideration.
Minimum Degree Requirement:
BASIC REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in archival science or bachelor’s degree with a major that includes 18 semester hours in archival science, history and/or in political science or government, and 12 semester hours in one or any combination of the following: archival science, history, American civilization, economics, political science, public administration, or government. You must include a copy of your official or unofficial transcripts with your application. If you do not include a copy of your transcripts, you will be found ineligible. -OR- Combination of education and experience – at least 30 semester hours that included courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education as described below. You must include a copy of your official or unofficial transcripts with your application. If you do not include a copy of your transcripts, you will be found ineligible. -AND- SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: At least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). You must include hours per week worked (full time is 40 hours per week) and dates in to/from and month/year format in order to accurately calculate your length of specialized experience. Evaluation of Specialized Experience: Professional experience must have been in archival science, or in a directly related field of work such as history that involved the collection, appraisal, analysis, or synthesis of information having historical or archival values. The following are illustrative of kinds of experience that may be accepted as meeting the professional experience requirements: (1) experience as an archivist in Federal, state, religious institution, business, or other archives, or in manuscript depositories, and (2) experience of an archival nature that involved research in archival science, or in a directly related field such as history, government, economics, political science, international relations, or international law. This specialized experience includes activities such as: Conducted hands-on work in archives under the guidance of a credentialed archivist to organize; Arranged and described a major body of analog (paper) records; Cataloged archival collections; Appraised records for retention based on a records schedule; Prepared finding aids for an archival collection; and/or Assessed the condition of records and rehouse them to ensure their preservation. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least two years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master’s degree or a master’s or equivalent in archival science, history, or a closely related degree field. You must include a copy of your official or unofficial transcripts with your application. If you do not include a copy of your transcripts, you will be found ineligible. -OR- COMBINATION: Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. For example, six months of specialized experience and two and a half years of graduate level education leading to a master’s degree. (note: only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level can be combined with the appropriate level of experience to qualify). You must include a copy of your official or unofficial transcripts with your application. If you do not include a copy of your transcripts, you will be found ineligible. 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. Education To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work. If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
Years of experience required:
BASIC REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree in archival science or bachelor’s degree with a major that includes 18 semester hours in archival science, history and/or in political science or government, and 12 semester hours in one or any combination of the following: archival science, history, American civilization, economics, political science, public administration, or government. You must include a copy of your official or unofficial transcripts with your application. If you do not include a copy of your transcripts, you will be found ineligible. -OR- Combination of education and experience – at least 30 semester hours that included courses as shown in A above, plus appropriate experience or additional education as described below. You must include a copy of your official or unofficial transcripts with your application. If you do not include a copy of your transcripts, you will be found ineligible. -AND- SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: At least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience comparable in scope and responsibility to the GS-07 grade level in the Federal service (obtained in either the public or private sectors). You must include hours per week worked (full time is 40 hours per week) and dates in to/from and month/year format in order to accurately calculate your length of specialized experience. Evaluation of Specialized Experience: Professional experience must have been in archival science, or in a directly related field of work such as history that involved the collection, appraisal, analysis, or synthesis of information having historical or archival values. The following are illustrative of kinds of experience that may be accepted as meeting the professional experience requirements: (1) experience as an archivist in Federal, state, religious institution, business, or other archives, or in manuscript depositories, and (2) experience of an archival nature that involved research in archival science, or in a directly related field such as history, government, economics, political science, international relations, or international law. This specialized experience includes activities such as: Conducted hands-on work in archives under the guidance of a credentialed archivist to organize; Arranged and described a major body of analog (paper) records; Cataloged archival collections; Appraised records for retention based on a records schedule; Prepared finding aids for an archival collection; and/or Assessed the condition of records and rehouse them to ensure their preservation. -OR- EDUCATION: Successful completion of at least two years of progressively higher-level graduate education leading to a master’s degree or a master’s or equivalent in archival science, history, or a closely related degree field. You must include a copy of your official or unofficial transcripts with your application. If you do not include a copy of your transcripts, you will be found ineligible. -OR- COMBINATION: Successful completion of a combination of education and experience as described above. For example, six months of specialized experience and two and a half years of graduate level education leading to a master’s degree. (note: only graduate education in excess of the amount required for the next lower grade level can be combined with the appropriate level of experience to qualify). You must include a copy of your official or unofficial transcripts with your application. If you do not include a copy of your transcripts, you will be found ineligible. 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. Education To qualify based on education, you must submit a legible copy of transcripts from an accredited institution with your name, school name, credit hours, course level, major(s), and grade-point average or class ranking. Transcripts do not need to be official, but if you are selected for this position and you used your education to qualify, you must provide official transcripts before you begin work. If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university.
Salary Range:
$59,966 – $77,955 per year
Job Opening URL:
https://www.usajobs.gov/job/822575700
Job Description (if URL to posting not available). Include instructions for how to apply.:
Duties
These Term Archivist positions are time-limited appointments to assist with specific project work to help preserve, and make accessible, designated collections of archival materials. Major duties include:
Survey and appraise Park administrative and resource management records.
Process (arrange, rehouse, and describe) record collections following professional standards and agency guidelines.
Produce user-friendly, detailed finding aids to make the informational content of the records accessible to researchers.
Catalog archival collections in electronic databases.
Write sections of park access and use policies, and proivdes reference services.
Physical Demands: The work requires frequent retrieval of records and books from storage areas with some bending and lifting of cartons of papers (weighing up to 50 pounds). Operation of standard office equipment is required and some operation of motor vehicles. Work requires travel to various locations for the purpose of acquisitions and collection of materials to other NPS and non-NPS sites with archival and manuscript collections, and to training and professional meetings. Documentary research and report writing work is sedentary, which entails the ability to concentrate and write for long periods of time.
Working Conditions: Most of the work is performed in the archives (and library) of park or central office. However, the position also requires performing work in the offices of other research bureaus, museums, national parks, public program offices, administrative offices, and other libraries and archives.
ou will be evaluated for this job based on how well you meet the qualifications above.
You will be evaluated based on how well you meet the qualifications listed in this vacancy announcement. Your qualifications will be evaluated based on your application materials (e.g., resume, supporting documents), the responses you provide on the application questionnaire, and the result of the additional assessments required for this position. A review of your resume and supporting documentation will be made and compared against your responses to the Assessment Questionnaire to determine if you are qualified for this job. If your resume is incomplete or does not support the responses provided in the Assessment Questionnaire, or if you fail to submit all required documentation, you will be rated ‘ineligible’, ‘not qualified’, or your score will be adjusted accordingly. If a determination is made that you have inflated your qualifications or experience, you can lose consideration for this position. Please follow all instructions carefully; errors or omissions can affect your rating.
Candidates will be rated and ranked using Category Rating procedures. These procedures place candidates with veteran’s preference above non-preference eligibles within each category. Veterans with a service connected disability of at least 10 percent are listed in the highest quality category, except when the position being filled is scientific or professional at the GS-09 grade level or higher. Under Category Rating, candidates will be rated and ranked into one of three categories:
Best Qualified – applicants possessing experience that substantially exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are highly proficient in all requirements of the job and can perform effectively in the position
Well Qualified – applicants possessing experience that exceeds the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in most of the requirements of the job
Qualified – applicants possessing experience that meets the minimum qualifications of the position including all selective factors and are proficient in some, but not all of the requirements of the job.
You will be evaluated on the following competencies:
Decision Making
Manages and Organizes Information
Problem Solving
Project Management
Technical Competence
In order to be considered for this position, you must complete all required steps in the process. In addition to the application and application questionnaire, this position may require successful completion of a structured interview. These assessments measure the critical competencies listed above that are required to successfully perform the job.
The online occupational questionnaire includes a cut score based on the minimum level of required proficiency in these critical general competencies. You must meet or exceed the cut score to be considered. You will not be considered for the position if you score below the cut score or fail to complete the assessment.
See the job opening link for a list of required documents.
To apply for this position: You must complete the occupational questionnaire and submit the documentation specified in the Required Documents section below. To receive consideration, the complete application package must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) on 12/19/2024. You must provide documentation to support your claim for each eligibility selected. Please review the required documentation listed in the eligibilities language to ensure you submit the appropriate information. Note: You will only be marked eligible for those eligibilities that you selected and provided the appropriate supporting documentation.
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