POHNPEI HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICE
EMPLOYMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
Position: Cultural Anthropologist
Salary: $36,000 - $38,000 (depending upon qualification)
Supervision:
Department and Division Division of Pohnpei State Historic Preservation Office, Department of Land
& Natural Resources
Location: Pohnpei State
Funded by: U.S. National Parks Service, D.O.I
The Pohnpei State Historic Preservation Office is seeking a Professional Cultural
Anthropologist to work with the Pohnpei Historic Preservation Office. Please see details
below and requirements:
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Pohnpei State Historic Preservation Office (PNI HPO) is seeking a Professional Cultural
Anthropologist fully funded by the U.S. National Parks Services, D.O.I. The candidate for the position
will serve as the State’s technical expert on oral histories, ethnography, and cultural resources and
plays a key role in furtherance of the goals and objectives of the PNI HPO in collaboration with the
Pohnpei State Government, FSM National Government and U.S National Park Service. He or she
shall work closely with the Pohnpei State Historic Preservation Officer and provide technical
assistance and expertise necessary including, but not limited to the following:
Duties and Responsibilities:
1. To perform and develop, coordinate, and ethnographic surveys.
2. Responsible for the collection of oral history including cultural subjects such as birth, marriage ,
traditional laws and customary practices and to review the extant collection of oral history; Conducts
field work as necessary.
3. To design plans and conduct a research of local practices, customs and tradition such as dances,
tattoos, basket, weaving, canoe building, traditional house building, grass skirts, navigation, and
related topics.
4. To establish, develop, and maintain an organized electronic database of cultural resources.
5. To assist with the establishment and management of a centralized system which uses a number
system to aid in collection, organization, and preservation of existing cultural resources such as tape
recordings, video recordings, photographs, books, and other forms.
6. To provide assistance for the maintenance and improvement of the cultural resources museum,
library collection and laboratory facilities.
7. Responsible for the drafting all written forms and questionnaires to be used in the collection of oral
history, ethnography, and cultural resources in addition to those relating to reports and brochures for
site restoration projects.
8. To provide training to local staff in collection and preservation of oral history, ethnography, and
management of cultural resources.
9. Seek funding opportunities and write grant applications.
11. Develop priorities, work plan, personnel responsibilities, time allocations, required budgets and
equipment needs for carrying out oral History and ethnography tasks.
10. Performs other related tasks that may be required by the Historic Preservation Officer and/or
supervisor.
Additional Requirements:
9. To ensure compliance with section 106 of the U.S. National Preservation Act, regulations 36 CFR
800, relating to U.S Federal undertaking in the F.S.M., and the requirements of the U. S. National
Park Service Program assessments.
10. Must produce two (2) project (7 copies in DVD,CD, e-copy or hard copy) that meet the Secretary
of Interior Standards for Anthropology and Historic Preservation. Projects are to be approved in
advance by NPS. Research design and other identification standards will be in accordance with the
Secretary of Interior Standards for Archaeology and Historic Preservation.
11. All reports, Publications, Public information materials, including audio and visual, and workshop
materials needs an acknowledgement of NPS support, the required disclaimer statement, and
nondiscrimination statement.
12. Copies of all publications, journal articles, press releases, or other publicity and/or a copy of
acknowledgement statement planned for a subsequent publication shall be submitted to the State
HPO for approval prior to the issuance of the publication, journal articles, press release or other
publicity of any subsequent publication.
13. If final technical reports (products) do not meet the Secretary of the Interior’s standards, the cost
of the projects will be the responsibility of the contractor and repayment must be made by the
contractor to the Pohnpei State Historic Preservation Office for projects cost associated with the
contractor’s salary. Final products which do not conform to the terms and conditions of the
agreement or which do not meet the applicable Secretary of the Interior’s ‘Standards’ will not be
reimbursed.
14. At the end of contract period, the contractor must submit the Product Summary Table and an
end of field work report based on ethnographic products and cross-training efforts with local HPO
staff.
15. Contractor’s draft report must be submitted to the Technical Advisory Committee for review and
comment to determine if the report meets the Secretary’s Standards for Archaeology and Historic
Preservation.
16. All Travels must be approved by the U.S. NPS and PNI HPO
17. Capable of and willing to train field workers and/or PNI HPO’s staffs
Qualifications:
The applicant must have a graduate degree in Master’s or Doctorate (MA, MS or PhD) in
Anthropology with a specialization in Applied Cultural Anthropology or a closely related field, plus a
minimum of two (2) years of full-time professional experience including at least 1 year of
unsupervised field and analytic experience in general ethnography (preferably in the Pacific region)
applying the theories, methods, and practices of Cultural Anthropology that enables professional
judgment to be made about the identification, evaluation, registration, documentation, or treatment of
historic, prehistoric, or traditional cultural properties; And products and activities that demonstrate
the successful application of acquired proficiencies in the discipline to the practices of historic
preservation.
Employment Benefits:
• $36,000 - $38,000 per year (based upon qualifications)
• Health Insurance (Government)
• Housing provided
• Recruitment and repatriation costs (including air fare, layover costs, etc.)
Provisions:
• Hired employee cannot participate in any other personal, academic, or professional activity during
working hours or devote time to or engage in such activities, which may compromise his/her, official
duties with PNI HPO.
• Submission of seven (7) products for at least Two (2) complete project.
• No renewal of contract at one (1) year if two (2) complete projects are not submitted or does not
meet the U.S. Secretary’s Standards.
HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND PROVISIONS: This program receives U.S. Federal funds from
the U.S. National Park Service, Department of Interior. Regulations of the U.S. Department of
Interior strictly prohibit unlawful discrimination in Departmental Federally Assisted Programs because
of race, color, national origin, age or handicap. Any person who believes he or she has been
discriminated against in any program, activity, or facility operated by a recipient of Federal
assistance should write to: Director, Equal Opportunity Program, U.S. Department of Interior,
National Park Service, P. O. Box 37127, Washington, D.C. 20013-7127. All work conducted or
supervised by the Pohnpei State Cultural Anthropologist shall fully meet the U.S. Secretary of the
Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for Archaeology and Historic Preservation. All reports must be
written in accordance with the applicable Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and Guidelines for
Archaeology and Historic Preservation. The acknowledgment of NPS support, the required
disclaimer statement, and the required nondiscrimination statement are required in all reports,
publications, public information, materials, including audio and visual, and workshop materials.
Research publications derived out of the contract work must acknowledge National Park Service and
Pohnpei State Government’s support. Copies must be supplied to the PNI Historic Preservation
Office and National Park Services. In order to meet the HPF Grants Requirements and Special
Conditions, all professional services will be issued on a “reimbursement-basis only”. The contractor
is required to conduct and complete a minimum of two in house survey projects annually or one in
house survey project and one other project that can produce products which can be counted in the
Product Summary Table requirements and in conformity to yearly HPF Grants Special
Conditions/Requirements. Personal publications by the Anthropologist that are of a research or
technical nature and that have been derived from work conducted in the course of her or his duty as
the Pohnpei HPO Cultural Anthropologist must acknowledge financial support from the Pohnpei
State Government and U.S NPS. At least two (2) final copy of any such publication must be provided
to the PNI HPO and NPS. NPS and the U.S. Department of the Interior shall have a royalty free right
to republish any such material.
NONDISCRIMINATION NOTICE: This program receives U.S. federal funds from the U.S.
Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Regulations of the U.S. Department of the Interior
strictly prohibit unlawful discrimination in Departmental Federally Assisted Programs on the basis of
race, color, national origin, age or handicap. Any person who believes he or she has been
discriminated against in any program, activity or facility operated by a recipient of Federal assistance
should write to: Director, Equal Opportunity Program, U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park
Service, P.O. Box 37127, Washington, DC 20013-7127, USA.
How to Apply:
1. Please Fill out Pohnpei State Application form (see attached file).
Application can also be obtain locally at the Pohnpei State Personnel Office or FSM National
Personnel office send via electronic mail if request.
2. a cover letters specifying how your qualification and experience will enable you to successfully
complete your duties and reasons for wanting this position
3. current Resume or Curriculum Vitae
4. Three (3) Recommendation letters and
5. at least two (2) e-copies or hard copies of recent publications (products)
Documents can be obtained and send via both surface mail and e-mail or locally submitted. To apply
for the position or obtain additional information please contact any of the addresses below.
Mrs. Malpihna E. Nelber
Chief Division
Division of Personnel, Labor and Manpower Development
Department of Treasury and Administration
Pohnpei State Government
P.O.Box 1567 Kolonia
Pohnpei, FM 96941
Phone: (691) 320-3000
e-mail: psglmd@gmail.com
Ms. Paula Falk Creech
American Samoa and Micronesia Program Manager,
National Park Service 333 Bush Street, Suite 500 San Francisco, CA 94104
Tel: (451) 632-2352
Fax: (415) 632-2388
e-mail: paula-creech@nps.org
Mr. Mordain David
Division Chief/ Deputy HPO
P.O.Box 158 Kolonia
Pohnpei, FM 96941
Tel: (691) 320-2652/2715
e-mail: mordaindavid@yahoo.com
jixpac@yahoo.com
rosterlemuel@yahoo.com
Mr. Augustine Kohler
Administrator
P.O.Box 158 Kolonia
Pohnpei, FM 96941
Tel: (691) 320-2652/2715
e-mail: gus_koose@hotmail.com