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🔗CRS Archaeological Technician at Glen Canyon NRA Page, AZ
Website The Great Basin Institute
The Great Basin Institute is an interdisciplinary field studies organization that promotes environmental research, education, and service throughout the West. Founded in 1998 at the University of Nevada, GBI advances applied research to support science-based adaptive management of public lands. The Institute is dedicated to the promotion of science through field studies programs, conservation practices, and public outreach. GBI’s Cultural Resources (CR) Program provides opportunities for Cultural Resource Management (CRM) specialists to collaborate with agency resource professionals to implement a wide array of heritage projects. Our agency partnerships assist in the protection and sharing of culture resources on public lands, ensuring future generations can understand the human stories present on the landscapes of our national forest and parks. Our work supports Section 106 – 110 field survey, NEPA planning, research & analysis, artifact & data management, & stewardship activitities.
The Great Basin Institute (GBI) is recruiting an Archaeological Technician to join the Cultural Resource Services (CRS) Program. The associate’s primary focus will be to work with National Park Service staff and research partners to complete archaeology field work and database updates, including cultural resource survey, recording, and monitoring associated with vegetation and landscape restoration projects. The research associate will also complete associated database management tasks, contribute to archaeological reports, maintain archaeological digital and spatial data, and provide information to be used in educational contexts, such as public presentations, social media posts, website stories, and publications. Work will primarily include cultural resource survey, recording, and monitoring associated with vegetation and landscape restoration projects.
Primary Duties:
Assist cultural resources staff to plan and complete archaeological field work
Assist with cultural resource inventories doing pedestrian survey to find, identify, and document new archaeological sites
Assist with recording archaeological sites and historic structures through documentation, photos, mapping, and GPS collection
Complete condition assessments of archaeological sites
Digitize archaeological paperwork, data entry, map creation, and GIS database management of cultural resources data
Contribute to written trip reports
Contribute to written technical cultural resource reports
Monitor activities that may impact cultural resources, including activities with ground disturbance
Periodic travel, overnight work, and non-traditional work hours, including weekends and/or evenings may occasionally be required
Compensation and Benefits:
Rate of pay: $19 an hour
Full-time, 40 hours per week
Health, Dental, Vision Insurance premiums through Cigna are covered 100% by GBI. Available on the first day of the month following the start of employment.
$25,000 Basic Life & AD&D insurance at no cost
Access to Pro Deals
Field per diem of $40/day
Paid federal holidays and personal leave time accumulation
Optional government housing is available to rent; rental housing is a room in a shared house with housemates, utilities included. Rental cost is the responsibility of the associated. Government housing does not include Wi-Fi.
Timeline:
Three to Five month between October 20th through April 30th or upon availability and completion of a Department of the Interior background investigation check.
Location:
Encompassing over 1.25 million acres and tucked among the red rocks canyon and mesas on the Colorado Plateau, Glen Canyon’s unique desert region is characterized by expansive areas of exposed and uplifted rocks. Glen Canyon offers unparalleled opportunities for water-based & backcountry recreation. The recreation area stretches for hundreds of miles from Lees Ferry in Arizona to the Orange Cliffs of southern Utah, encompassing scenic vistas, geologic wonders, and a vast panorama of human history. This position is based out of the NPS Headquarters in Page, Arizona.
Field conditions are typical for the high deserts: summers include hot, arid days with high exposure to the sun, and periodic thunderstorms. Fall weather is usually nice and mild, while winters include cold temperatures with wind and snow. Spring weather is highly variable and unpredictable with extended periods of winds. Field work will take place outdoors in all kinds of weather, and will include traversing rough sandstone terrain, and work in riparian canyon systems.