The Collections Technician stationed at the Office of State Archaeology Conservation Lab (formerly the Queen Anne’s Revenge Conservation Lab) is a critical position within the Office of State Archaeology (OSA) in supporting the lab’s mission to conserve NC’s archaeological collections. OSA bears primary responsibility for the protection and management of thousands of terrestrial and submerged archaeological sites in our state, including the famous Queen Anne’s Revenge (QAR) near Beaufort, NC, for which the lab was established in 2003. The Collections Technician facilitates effective and efficient work by maintaining both physical and digital collections, performing artifact documentation, ensuring compliance with mandated health and safety requirements, and coordinating public education and outreach initiatives. The Collections Technician is a member of the OSA Lab team in Greenville, NC, located at East Carolina University’s West Research Campus and reports to the Head Conservator.
Key Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
• Assisting with managing the collections archive by performing object inventories and maintaining image and collections databases.
• Photographing and documenting artifacts before, during, and after treatment.
• Maintaining artifacts in appropriate environments, monitoring changes and adjusting conditions as needed.
• Coordinating outreach events, including tours, community events, and open houses, and assisting with managing the Queen Anne’s Revenge Project website and social media.
• Ensuring the lab’s compliance with DNCR and ECU health and safety requirements, by maintaining inventories of chemicals and supplies, performing regular safety inspections, and scheduling annual waste pickup.
• Supervising and training lab interns and volunteers.
Knowledge Skills and Abilities/Management Preferences
Recruitment Range: $35,984.00 – $38,781
To receive credit for your work history and credentials, you must provide the information on the application form. Any information omitted from the application form, listed as general statements, listed under the text resume section, or on an attachment will not be considered for qualifying credit.
Candidates meet the minimum qualifications of this position if they meet the minimum education and experience listed on the vacancy announcement. Vacancy specific knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) and/or management preferences are not required. Applicants who possess the following are preferred:
- Experience working with archaeological collections, particularly from submerged environments
- Experience with object photography
- Experience with lab safety procedures
- Experience supervising interns and volunteers
Position/Physical Requirements
- Must be able to work Monday – Friday 8am-5pm, with occasional weekend events (4-5 a year).
- Must be able to exert up to 50 pounds occasionally, up to 20 pounds frequently, and up to 10 pounds often with or without accommodation.
- Must be able to work in environmentally-controlled, indoor conditions but occasionally will be working in uncontrolled indoor conditions, and in outdoor conditions both on land and at sea.
- Must be able to work occasionally with personal protective equipment as appropriate for noisy, dusty, or other chemical-related hazardous conditions.
This position is deemed eligible for hybrid telework under DNCR’s Telework Policy.
Please note: Job postings close at 11:59:59 p.m. the night before the listed Posting End Date above.
This position is located at:
1157 VOA Site C Road
Greenville, NC 27834
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