Archaeologist On-Call Pacific Northwest

ICF; United States; Remote; USD 50,000 - 95,000; Part time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking On-Call Archaeologists for their Pacific Northwest region. This role offers the opportunity to engage in significant archaeological projects, including a large pedestrian block survey in Oregon. Ideal candidates will have a background in archaeology or anthropology, with strong fieldwork skills and the ability to work effectively in a team. Enjoy a flexible work schedule, competitive pay, and the chance to contribute to meaningful environmental work while collaborating with passionate professionals. This position promises growth and development in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Benefits

Single occupancy hotels for rotations

$68 per diem for working days

Flexible scheduling

Opportunity for additional work

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in archaeological fieldwork including monitoring and survey.
• Valid driver’s license and pass a Motor Vehicle Records check.

Responsibilities

• Conduct fieldwork including construction monitoring, survey, testing, and data recovery.
• Record archaeological sites and produce quality notes and geospatial data.

Skills

Archaeological Fieldwork

Communication Skills

Attention to Detail

Data Entry

Ability to Hike in Rugged Terrain

Education

Bachelor's degree in Archaeology

Bachelor's degree in Anthropology

Tools

ArcGIS Collector

Job description

Archaeologist On-Call

Pacific Northwest (WA, OR)

ICF seeks On-Call Archaeologists for Crew Chief and Crew Member levels for our Pacific Northwest region (based in Seattle, Portland, or Central Oregon). The On-Call/Temporary Archaeologist will initially be working on a large pedestrian block survey in north-central Oregon expected to run for 2+ months, working 8 days on - 6 days off field schedule. This project is expected to start in mid-to-late May. Single occupancy hotels will be provided for 8 day rotations as well as transportation to and from Seattle/Portland/Central Oregon, if needed. $68 per diem is also provided for working days. Additional work after this survey is available and would primarily include fieldwork, with tasks including construction monitoring, survey, testing, evaluation, and data recovery. However, other duties could include laboratory analysis, conducting background research, report writing, and other tasks as assigned. This position requires excellent field skills, the ability to identify precontract and historic-period artifacts, and taking detailed field notes.

About On-Call Employment with ICF

Given the seasonal or project-specific nature of our environmental work, ICF often hires environmental professionals as “On-Call” employees. On-Call employees are scheduled for work hours as they become available (while we usually schedule work hours a few weeks ahead of time, last minute scheduling may also occur), and each on-call employee is free to accept or refuse the hours assigned to them in a given week. On-Call employees may work concurrent projects outside of their ICF assignment (as long as their outside work does not create a conflict of interest with the work they do for ICF).

These positions are part-time and paid hourly as non-exempt.

Crew Member: $25 to $30

Crew Chief: $30 to $35

What You Must Have - Crew Member

• Bachelor's degree in Archaeology, Anthropology, or related field

• 2+ years of experience in archaeological fieldwork, including monitoring and survey

• Must have valid driver’s license and successfully pass a Motor Vehicle Records (MVR) check.

Additional Knowledge & Experience

• Ability to hike up to 10 miles a day in rugged terrain.

• Ability to communicate and coordinate effectively with ICF staff and construction personnel.

• Strong knowledge and familiarity with computers, smart devices, and completing data entry in application interfaces (such as ArcGIS Collector).

• Experience in precontact or historic-period archaeology of the Pacific Northwest.

• Ability to conduct field visits at locations in Seattle and throughout the Pacific Northwest.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Attention to detail and accuracy a must.

What You Must Have - Crew Chief

• Bachelor's degree in Archaeology, Anthropology, or related field

• 2+ years of experience supervising archaeological survey

• Must have valid driver’s license and successfully pass a Motor Vehicle Records (MVR) check.

Additional Knowledge & Experience

• Ability to hike up to 10 miles a day in rugged terrain.

• Ability to independently record archaeological sites and produce quality notes, forms, and geospatial data.

• Ability to communicate and coordinate effectively with ICF staff.

• Strong knowledge and familiarity with computers, smart devices, and completing data entry in application interfaces (such as ArcGIS Collector).

• Experience in precontact or historic-period archaeology.

• Ability to conduct field visits at locations in Seattle and throughout the Pacific Northwest.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Attention to detail and accuracy a must.

This is an outstanding opportunity to work with talented and passionate individuals and to grow with a firm that believes in nurturing talent and developing long-term career success. We are passionate about doing what’s right for our clients, our people, the communities where we live and work, and the environment.

ICF is a purpose driven company with a strong culture and underlying values that prize diversity, opportunity, equality, and respect. Our core values include Embracing Differences, and we seek candidates who are passionate about building a culture that encourages, embraces and hires dimensions of differences. If you perform well in a fast-paced, engaging, and collaborative environment, and would like to work with a diverse team of industry professionals, we encourage you to learn more about ICF (www.icf.com) and consider applying to join our team.

Pay Range: The pay range for this position based on full-time employment is: $50,353.00 - $94,160.00 Portland, OR (OR09)