Seasonal Administrative Support Assistant (Office Automation)
National Park Service
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Seasonal Historian
National Park Service
Department of the Interior
Location
Sitka, Alaska
Salary
$22.07 - $35.54
per hour
Type
Full-Time
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GS-7 Pay Grade
Base salary range: $41,966 - $54,557
Typical requirements: 1 year specialized experience at GS-6. Bachelor's degree with superior academic achievement or 1 year graduate study.
Note: Actual salary includes locality pay (15-40%+ depending on location).
Job Description
Summary
This seasonal job with the National Park Service in Sitka, Alaska, involves educating visitors about the area's history, helping with research on cultural sites, and monitoring historic structures during the summer months from May to September.
It's a temporary role lasting up to about six months, ideal for someone passionate about history who has local knowledge of the region and enjoys working outdoors in a park setting.
A good fit would be a history enthusiast or recent graduate with research skills and experience in cultural preservation.
Key Requirements
- Special knowledge or expertise in the park's natural and/or cultural resources and their management
- Local knowledge of resources and conditions in or near Sitka National Historical Park (e.g., Baranof Island, Admiralty Island, Chichagof Island, or Juneau)
- Demonstrated periods of living or working in or near the area of consideration
- Ability to locate pertinent source material and use research tools like photographs, maps, oral history, and field mapping
- Strong verbal and written communication skills for explaining history, drafting reports, and engaging with the public
- Experience collecting field data, identifying historical/cultural sites or objects, and using technical instruments or protocols
- GS-07 level qualifications, met by the closing date of March 10, 2026
Full Job Description
This is a temporary position not to exceed 1039 hours. This is an excepted service appointment that does not confer competitive status.
The typical season for this position is May through September but can be variable during these months due to weather conditions, project needs, or funding. The anticipated entry on duty is May 2026.
All qualifications must be met by the closing date of this announcement 03/10/2026 unless otherwise stated in this vacancy announcement.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: Special knowledge or expertise concerning the park's or preserve's natural and/or cultural resources and the management thereof is required.
Local knowledge of the resources and the typical conditions that affect the work to be accomplished will be applied in the performance of duties.
-AND- To be eligible your application package must clearly show periods of time having lived or worked in or near the area of consideration.
The area of consideration can be found in the below paragraphs.
Areas considered "near" Sitka National Historical Park are Baranof Island, which includes the community of Sitka, and the adjacent Admiralty Island including Angoon, the adjacent Chichagof Island including Hoonah, and the nearby City and Borough of Juneau.
-ALSO- The following are the competencies identified for this position.
Applicants are not required to address these competencies in a separate document but are encouraged to include in their resumes experience related to these competencies: Ability to locate pertinent source material.
Skill in use of non-bibliographic research tools such as photographs, statistics, maps, remote sensing, oral history, field mapping, and measured drawing.
Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing in order to explain procedures, regulations and findings, historical content, and to draft letters, memoranda, sections of reports, etc.
Major Duties:
Duties of the position include but are not limited to the following: Educate the public about the park's resources and history through visitor engagement.
Support the cultural resources team with historical research and report writing. Assist the park in monitoring of historic structures and park resources.
Aid the park in public programming related to historical topics. Offer services with museum and exhibit projects related to historical topics.
Additional clarification/duties for the GS-07 level: Collect field data contributing to the basic cultural resources and inventory to assess status and trends of resources conditions.
Identify historical and/or cultural objects or sites, measuring abundance or historical condition, etc., using technical instruments, manuals, protocols, and knowledge of cultural resources.
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