Field Archaeologist & Project Lead

Terracon; Michigan; In loco; USD 55.000 - 90.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Terracon is seeking an Archaeologist to provide field and laboratory services across a variety of projects. You will conduct fieldwork, identify artifacts, prepare reports, and support client consultations.

You may supervise field crews, contribute to PI activities, and help ensure data quality and compliance with project requirements. Ideal candidates hold a graduate degree in Archaeology or Anthropology and have experience in reporting, archival research, and stakeholder engagement.

Competenze

• Follow safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects; participate in pre-task planning; report safety issues to management.
• Understand and practice quality acumen.
• Support consistent quality standards on proposal and project delivery.
• Conduct fieldwork and write small to medium sized, relatively uncomplicated reports.
• May serve as Principal Investigator (PI) on survey and testing projects.
• Conduct archival research or field documentation and ensures the team is recording appropriate information or conducting appropriate analyses.
• Confidently identifies artifacts and recognizes natural and cultural features/stratigraphy.
• Responsible for ensuring field forms, data collection, and sample collection are consistent, complete, accurate and follows project-specific requirements.
• Prepares simple proposals.
• Presents papers at professional conferences.
• Promote pre-task planning for all projects.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Mansioni

• Follow safety rules, guidelines and standards for all projects; participate in pre-task planning; report safety issues to management.
• Understand and practice quality acumen.
• Support consistent quality standards on proposal and project delivery.
• Responsible for conducting fieldwork and writing small to medium sized, relatively uncomplicated reports.
• Manages a field crew and ensures that Field Technicians and Crew Chiefs are performing fieldwork to the highest standards.
• May serve as Principal Investigator (PI) on survey and testing projects.
• Conduct archival research or field documentation and ensures the team is recording appropriate information or conducting appropriate analyses.
• Confidently identifies artifacts and recognizes natural and cultural features/stratigraphy.
• Responsible for ensuring field forms, data collection, and sample collection are consistent, complete, accurate and follows project-specific requirements.
• Prepares simple proposals.
• Presents papers at professional conferences.
• Promote pre-task planning for all projects.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Conoscenze

Safety compliance

Quality focus

Field supervision

Artifact identification

Reporting writing

Formazione

Graduate degree in Archaeology/Anthropology (MA/MS/PhD)

Descrizione del lavoro

Terracon is seeking an Archaeologist to provide field and laboratory services across a variety of projects. You will conduct fieldwork, identify artifacts, prepare reports, and support client consultations.

You may supervise field crews, contribute to PI activities, and help ensure data quality and compliance with project requirements. Ideal candidates hold a graduate degree in Archaeology or Anthropology and have experience in reporting, archival research, and stakeholder engagement.