ARCHAEOLOGIST

Immediate Office of the Chief of Naval Operations; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 85,000 - 111,000; Full time

Job summary

Immediate Office of the Chief of Naval Operations at Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia, seeks an Archaeological Collection Registrar in the Underwater Archaeology Branch of the Collection Management Division to manage, document, curate and loan naval archaeological materials recovered from U.S. Navy vessels.

Applicants must meet OPM requirements with archaeology coursework and field school experience, plus related studies in geography or history; responsibilities include analysis,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher with archaeology-focused coursework.
• Experience with archaeological field methods including field schools.
• Ability to manage documentation, curation, and loan processes.
• Knowledge of professional standards in museum collection management.

Responsibilities

• Manage archaeological materials recovered by Navy projects.
• Document, interpret, curate, and loan collections as required.
• Collaborate with CMD and the Underwater Archaeology Branch to ensure compliance with standards.

Skills

Documentation

Curation

Archaeology

Loan management

Education

Anthropology/Archaeology degree

Archaeology field school

Geography/History coursework

Tools

Cataloging software

MS Excel

Job description

• Hiring Agency: Immediate Office of the Chief of Naval Operations
• Department: Department of the Navy
• Location: Washington Navy Yard, District of Columbia

You will serve as a the Archaeological Collection Registrar in the Underwater Archaeology Branch of the Collection Management Division (CMD) of the NAVAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE COMMAND.

Key Responsibilities

You will be responsible for the management, documentation, analysis, interpretation, curation and loaning of archaeological materials recovered from U.S. Navy sunken and terrestrial military craft.

Requirements & Education

Applicants must meet the following Basic Requirements of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualifications Standards Manual: Applicants must possess: Education Degree that included 3 semester hours each in the following course areas: History of archeology. Archeology of a major geographical area such as North America or Africa.

Regional archeology, archeological cultures, or sites in a specific part or portion of a major geographical area to acquire or develop a foundation for regional specialization for professional development. Theory and methods of archeology. Methods include, but are not limited to, typology, classification, sampling, cultural evolution, diffusion, dating, and analytical techniques.

Archeological field school, to provide a basic understanding of theoretical and practical approaches to research design implementation, field preservation techniques, and report preparation by participation in actual field work.

AND Six semester hours of related course work in: geography, geology, or cultural geography; history, historiography, or historical archeology; environmental studies; scientific writing (nonfiction English composition); and/or surveying; AND Archeological field school.

Related Curriculum: degree in anthropology (with emphasis on ethnology, physical anthropology, or scientific linguistics), history, American studies, or a related discipline may be accepted as satisfying in full the educational requirements, provided the curriculum supplied academic course work sufficiently similar to the requirements in A.1 (including archeological field school).

OR Combination of Education and Experience College-level education or training that provided knowledge equivalent to that described in A above, plus appropriate technical experience or additional education. OR Experience Four years of archeological work experience that demonstrated a thorough knowledge of the fundamental principles and theories of professional archeology.

The work experience must have included archeology field experience, which may include that gained in an archeological field school. Field experience should have included a combination of professional experience in archeological survey, excavation, laboratory analysis, and preparation of written materials.

Applicants with such field experience should, after additional experience under the direction of a higher grade archeologist, be able to demonstrate the ability to be a crew chief, directing the work of others at a single location as a part of a larger archeological project. In addition to the basic requirements, applicants may qualify based on education in lieu of experience: 3 years of progressively higher level graduate education leading to Ph.D.

degree OR Ph.D or equivalent doctoral degree. Education must be directly related to the position. A transcript must be provided with your application to credit basic requirement and/or qualify on education.

Which agency is hiring for this position?

This position is with Immediate Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, Department of the Navy.

What is the salary for this position?

The posted pay range is $85447 – $111087/yr.

Is this position remote or telework eligible?

This position is eligible for telework.

What security clearance is required?

This position requires a Secret security clearance.

What is the application deadline?

Applications close on 2026-10-19.

Who is eligible to apply?

This position is open under the 'Public' hiring path.

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