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 🔗Fort Irwin Cultural Resources Senior Research Associate

  • Full Time
  • Fort Irwin, CA
  • $80,000 USD / Year
  • Applications have closed
  • Job Summary: The Cultural Resource Senior Research Associate shall provide technical expertise, guidance, management support, and oversight for Fort Irwin's cultural resource management program.
  • Job Qualifications:

    MS/MA in historic preservation, architectural history, archaeology, or related field. 5 years relevant experience required. Experience managing cultural resources projects from initial programming and planning to conclusion of project, with little to no supervision. Demonstrated expertise and knowledge working with U.S. federal and state historic preservation laws and regulations that govern federal requirements; and demonstrated experience carrying out consultation and compliance activities under those regulations. Excellent oral and written communication skills are required. Demonstrate knowledge of Department of Defense (DoD) policies and processes, and military culture in general. Must have a valid driver’s license or the ability to obtain a driver’s license by the employment start date and be able to obtain a DoD Common Access Card (CAC).

    The most highly qualified candidates will possess knowledge and experience in California history and pre-history. Demonstrated familiarity with cultural resource issues on U.S. military installations and knowledge of DoD and U.S. Army policies and processes relating to historic preservation and cultural resources management is highly desirable.

  • How to Apply:

    Submit cover letter detailing your qualifications, resume, transcript (including GPA), and contacts for three references (preferably email address) in one attachment to: Mathew.Kramm@ag.tamu.edu

    Please write “NRI Job Application” in the subject line of your email. Include your last name in the file attachment. Position is security sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the Agency’s verification of credential and/or other information required by agency procedures, including the completion of the criminal background check.

  • Contact Name: Dr. Mathew Kramm
  • Application Email: mathew.kramm@agnet.tamu.edu
  • Application URL: https://jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id=108885

Website Texas A&M, Natural Resources Institute

At the Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute, our work improves the conservation and management of cultural and natural resources and private land stewardship through interdisciplinary and applied research, education and policy. Our mission is to develop science-based solutions to complex cultural and natural resource challenges through collaboration, discovery, stewardship, engagement, and policy innovation.

A Cultural Resources Senior Research Associate position is being advertised with Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute (TAMU-NRI) to provide technical expertise, program management support, surveillance, and oversight of Cultural Resources installation support services for Fort Irwin, California. The duty station for this position is Fort Irwin.

The Cultural Resource Senior Research Associate shall provide technical expertise, guidance, management support, and oversight for Fort Irwin regarding National Historic Preservation Act Section 106/110 consultation and documentation; review project documents (work plans, schedules, and technical reports); assist with project execution; develop Archaeological Resource Protection Act (ARPA) and/or Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) plans of action that address inadvertent discoveries; respond to periodic data calls; assist with annual reviews of Integrated Cultural Resource Management Plans (ICRMPs); support tribal consultations and meetings; track permit and project milestone dates and deadlines; assist with the identification and evaluation of built features and structures, archaeological sites, and Traditional Cultural Properties; technical report reviews and revisions. Technical experience in geospatial mapping related to the management of cultural resources and historic/prehistoric properties is required.

This position will routinely interface with Cultural Resources Subject Matter Experts (SMEs), Fort Irwin Program Managers, and the Fort Irwin Cultural Resources Manager and Environmental Chief to forecast and prioritize program requirements. Occasional travel is expected for this position.

Salary: $80,000/-Negotiable