Tag: Underwater Archaeologist

Lead OR Supervisory Archaeologist

Lead OR Supervisory Archaeologist to support a contract with NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) West Coast Region (WCR). These are full-time, remote positions that are anticipated to begin on July 1, 2024. Hiring for these positions will be contingent on contract award.

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Cultural resources may be impacted on historic properties on federal, state, private, or tribal lands. Therefore, NMFS seeks support to serve as a professional archaeologist and lead historic preservation for NMFS grant programs within the WCR. The employee would lead NMFS implementation and compliance with federal historic preservation legislation, especially the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, and the Archaeological Resource Protection Act. The employee will serve as liaison between NMFS, Tribes, and State Historic Preservation Officers to consult on cultural resource issues and prepare and conduct educational and outreach activities, presentations, and events that provide information on NMFS compliance with the NHPA when applicable. The employee will be responsible for creating procedures for historic preservation compliance that meet the requirements of law and regulation. Moreover, they will conduct research at libraries, agencies, and other institutions for archaeological, historic, and ethnographic information, and create and implement a cultural resource administrative program for NMFS, and update and maintain cultural resource hard-copy and computer records tracking project status, sites, inventories, consultations, and artifact collections.

And/or coordinate with NMFS grant program staff, grant recipients, partners, Tribes, other federal agencies, and other archaeologists to manage the Section 106 process and cultural resources that may be impacted by NMFS undertakings on historic properties on federal, state, private, or tribal lands. Consult with State Historic Preservation Officers (SHPOs), the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (THPOs), and other interested parties concerning the effects of undertakings on historic properties. Conduct research at libraries, agencies, and other institutions for archaeological, historic, and ethnographic information. Serve as a liaison between NMFS and Tribes and NMFS and SHPO. Set up and execute consultation with these parties on all cultural resource issues.

Underwater Archaeology on St. Eustatius

Class is filling up. Sign up now. The Caribbean in January.

The St. Eustatius Center for Archaeological Research (SECAR) and Terramar Museum are organizing an underwater archaeological field school from January 4 to January 18, 2018, on St. Eustatius in the Dutch Caribbean.

http://www.pasthorizons.com/worldprojects/Details.asp?ID=27996

 

 

State of Florida Underwater Archaeologist

Conducts and completes research as a team member of the Underwater Archeology Section. Increases the ability of the Bureau of Archaeological Research to survey, record and interpret known and unknown sites throughout the state. Conducts submerged cultural resource training programs for state land managers and law enforcement personnel. Surveys for submerged historic and prehistoric cultural resources on state owned or managed lands and within Florida’s Aquatic Preserves. Reviews Aquatic Preserves management plans.

Closes 12/16/16, Apply right now.

Florida Underwater Archaeologist

Conducts and completes research as a team member of the Underwater Archaeology Section. Increases the ability of the Bureau to survey, record and interpret known and unknown sites throughout the state. Improves public knowledge of submerged cultural resources through outreach products, workshops, and training programs. Improves public access to cultural resources through coordination with other agencies, groups and organizations. Reviews 1A-31 archaeological reports.

Closes November 24, 2016.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

Master’s degree in Archaeology, Anthropology, Maritime Studies or related field.

Candidate must be a scientific diver (AAUS or equivalent) with the ability and willingness to dive in blackwater and low visibility conditions.

Candidates must have experience conducting underwater archaeological surveys including remote sensing data collection and processing, mapping, recording, excavation and report writing.

Candidate must have experience in public speaking and communicating with members of the public.

Candidate must have boat experience that includes launching, trailering and operating.

Candidate must have experience conducting submerged cultural resource surveys.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of Florida’s cultural resource laws, policies and programs.

Knowledge of the types of distribution of Florida’s submerged archaeological sites.

Skills with personal computer applications including GIS, small boat handling and marine maintenance.

Ability to prepare professional reports, give public talks and instruct public workshops.

PREFERRED (NOT REQUIRED) KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Experience with submerged prehistoric sites.

Experience with SonarWiz 5 software.

Full face mask diving certification.