Field Archaeologist: Cultural Resources, Telework

National Park Service; Alaska; On-site; USD 84,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

National Park Service seeks an Archeologist at Katmai National Park & Preserve in King Salmon, Alaska. The role focuses on cultural resources coordination, field leadership, and artifact analysis in a high-season field environment.

Responsibilities include surveys, data collection, and coordinating compliance for park projects, with a strong emphasis on documentation, GPS/GIS support, and reporting throughout the season.

Qualifications

• Mandatory education requirements with transcripts to support claimed education.
• Unofficial transcripts acceptable but official transcripts required if selected.
• Foreign education must be evaluated for U.S. equivalence and recognition.

Responsibilities

• Serve as cultural resource compliance coordinator for park projects.
• Act as Crew Chief and oversee fieldwork and data collection.
• Inventory and monitor cultural resources exposed to construction and visitor activities.
• Perform archaeological surveys, test excavations, and laboratory processing of artifacts.
• Prepare field notes, photos, and artifacts records; manage archeological collections.

Skills

Cultural resources coordination

Fieldwork supervision

GPS & GIS usage

Archaeological data collection

Education

Bachelor's degree in Archaeology/Anthropology

Tools

GPS

GIS

Museum collection management

Job description

National Park Service seeks an Archeologist at Katmai National Park & Preserve in King Salmon, Alaska. The role focuses on cultural resources coordination, field leadership, and artifact analysis in a high-season field environment.

Responsibilities include surveys, data collection, and coordinating compliance for park projects, with a strong emphasis on documentation, GPS/GIS support, and reporting throughout the season.