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Staff Archaeologist

Job Reference Number

05-004-13

Job Type

Professional

Schedule

Full Time

Job Location

North AmericaUnited StatesCalifornia

Job Summary

​Cardno TEC, Inc. is currently recruiting for a full time Staff Archeologist to work out of our Solana Beach, CA location.  The Staff Archaeologist is responsible for reconstructing records of extinct cultures, especially preliterate cultures. This position studies, classifies, and interprets artifacts, architectural features, and types of structures recovered by excavation in order to determine age and cultural identity. The Staff Archaeologist establishes the chronological sequence of development of each culture from simpler to more advanced levels.

Key Responsibilities

  • ​Directing data management for NEPA projects
  • Directing small cultural resource projects
  • Marketing to regional clients
  • Writing reports and sections of EA/EIS
  • Organizing fieldwork, maintaining schedule and budget
  • Inventory, processing, and curation management of archaeological materials
  • Other duties as assigned

Other Requirements

Minimum Qualifications Required:
  • MA degree in Archeology or Anthropology
  • Excellent written, oral, and computer skills
  • Ability to exercise professional discretion and judgment
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • RPA or ability to meet RPA qualifications is preferred
Training and Experience:
  • 8+ years of related experience
  • Field Director/Project Management experience preferred
  • Experience in Archeological Survey
  • Experience with report writing and summary of research
  • Experience in organizing and inventorying data
Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
  • The employee frequently is required to walk, sit, talk, and hear.
  • The employee is occasionally required to stand, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
  • The employee must occasionally lift and/ or move up to 50 pounds.
  • Specific vision abilities required by this job include, close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
  • Will be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned.
Additional Considerations: May be required to work in project locations remote from their home office for extended time periods, and such remote deployments may recur with as little as three (3) calendar days intervening between deployments. May involve travel by air.
EOE M/F/Handicap/Veteran

Employee Benefits

​Cardno TEC offers competitive salary and full benefits for this position. Please visit www.cardnotec.com/careers for more information about benefits.

Contact

​For more information about this position, please visit www.cardnotec.com/careers