[OR_Archaeology] Ochoco NF position opening deadline Oct. 8th

[Susan White]

Ochoco National Forest
“Caring for the Land and Serving People”

OUTREACH NOTICE
The Ochoco National Forest, will soon be filling a GS-0193-11
Archaeologist position.  This is a permanent full-time position with a
duty station located in Prineville, Oregon. 

PLEASE NOTE:  
The purpose of this outreach notice is to determine the potential
applicant pool for this position and to establish the appropriate
recruitment method and area of consideration for the advertisement. 
Responses received from this outreach notice will be relied upon to make
this determination.  Reply due date to this outreach notice is October
8, 2010.  


THE POSITION:  
This position reports directly to the Forest Heritage Program Manager
and is responsible for assisting in oversight of the Heritage Program
for the Forest, which will include, but not be limited to cultural
resource inventories, NRHP evaluations, providing input to
interdisciplinary team meetings, assisting in Tribal Consultation,
coordination with the Bureau of Land Management, and technical oversight
of other Heritage Staff. 

Government rental housing, located approximately 20 miles east of
Prineville, may be available.  

TOS is authorized.

ABOUT THE PRINEVILLE AREA
The City of Prineville is located 35 miles northeast of Bend and 30
miles southeast of Madras.  The major highway through town is US Highway
26.  The population is around 11,000 in the city with approximately
23,000 living in the surrounding area.  There are numerous parks in and
adjacent to town; a public library; full service medical and dental
facilities; a shopping center; a country club, two golf courses and
numerous denominations of churches.
 
SCHOOLS:  The Crook County School System in Prineville consists of four
elementary schools, one middle school and one high school.  Central
Oregon Community College in Bend offers two-year programs as well as
four-year degrees through Oregon State University and the University of
Oregon.  There are several private schools in town and there is also an
active home-school program in both counties.

HEALTH CARE:  Prineville has one major hospital and two clinics.

HOUSING:  Rental apartments and houses are available in Prineville. 
The approximate range for the monthly cost of rentals is $500-$600 for a
two bedroom, one bath unit and around $650-$750 for a three bedroom unit
in either duplexes or apartments.  The cost for a three bedroom
single-family house runs $750 and up.  

Prineville is a rapidly growing community with many new subdivisions. 
The average price for a newer home in Prineville is $190,000 - $250,000,
and for a single-family residence on rural acreage $250,000 - $300,000
and up.  The value of rural property is determined to a large extent on
the availability of water.

CENTRAL OREGON
TRAVEL:  The Redmond Municipal Airport is currently served by four air
carriers: Delta Connection, Horizon Air, United Express and Allegiant
Air with daily direct flights to and from Las Vegas, Los Angeles,
Portland, San Francisco, Salt Lake City, and Seattle.  

WEATHER:  Central Oregon is ‘High Desert’ which means the climate
is semi-arid and has four distinct seasons.  Summer brings warm, sunny
days with temperatures in the high 80’s to 90’s.  There can be a few
days in August where the temperature will reach the low 100’s.  Fall
is pleasant and mild with average high temperatures of 75 degrees, and
nighttime lows sometimes dipping into the 20’s. Winter is relatively
mild with the snowfall in the neighborhood of 8-10 inches, but it
usually melts quickly.  Temperatures are normally in the low to mid
20’s and 30’s.  January can bring a week or two of sub-zero
temperatures. Spring is usually sunny, but cool.  The growing season is
relatively short as the elevation of Redmond is 3,077, Bend is 3,623 and
Prineville is 3,033 feet.  Madras, with an elevation of 2,242 feet,
enjoys a longer growing season. The average yearly precipitation in
Central Oregon ranges from 8.64 to 12 inches.

More detailed information about Central Oregon may be obtained from the
following websites:		
http://www.ohwy.com/or/p/prinevil.htm.		
www.redmondcofc.com,
 www.bendchamber.org,  
http://www.madraschamber.com/about.cfm 
http://www.edforco.org 

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all its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, national
origin, age, disability, and where applicable, sex, marital status,
familial status, parental status, religion, sexual orientation, genetic
information, political beliefs, reprisal, or because all or part of an
individual’s income is derived from any public assistance program. 
(Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.)  Persons with
disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program
information (Braille, large print, audiotape, etc.) should contact
USDA’s TARGET Center at (202)720-2600 (voice and TDD).  To file a
complaint of discrimination, write to USDA, Director, Office of Civil
Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC 20250-9410, or
call (800) 795-3272 (voice) or (202) 720-6382 (TDD).  USDA is an equal
opportunity provider and employer.


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