Seasonal Desert Archaeology Field Technician

Great Basin Institute; California; On-site; USD 53,326,000 - 75,948,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Life insurance

401(k) with match

Housing provided

Camping per diem

Job summary

Great Basin Institute (GBI) in collaboration with Death Valley National Park seeks Archaeology Crew Members for a 51-week, 40-hour field season. You will support field surveys, site records, and monitoring within Death Valley National Park to document and assess cultural resources.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in anthropology/archaeology (or related) and field experience, plus trained field methods. Housing is provided; start anticipated November 2026.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in anthropology, archaeology or related discipline (by position start date).
• One year of professional fieldwork experience.
• An accredited archaeological field school and/or relevant field methods training coursework.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Archaeologist and agency staff to support field safety, communication, planning, logistics, quality assurance, field implementation and reporting efforts.
• Complete field surveys, condition assessments, site recordation, or monitoring to document, assess and characterize the status of new and known cultural resources.
• Conduct pre-field searches to learn what resources may be present and what was previously recorded.
• Monitor existing sites and complete site updates and condition assessments.
• Assess sites for stabilization needs and stabilize sites with waddles, mats and other means.
• Prepare California DPR site records, GIS maps, and photographic records and update the NPS heritage database.
• Utilize GPS tablets in the field to collect data and map updates in geodatabases.
• Prepare portions of reports, or assessments of effect documentation for archaeological compliance.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in anthropology/archaeology or related discipline

One year of professional fieldwork

Accredited archaeological field school / field methods training

Job description

Great Basin Institute (GBI) in collaboration with Death Valley National Park seeks Archaeology Crew Members for a 51-week, 40-hour field season. You will support field surveys, site records, and monitoring within Death Valley National Park to document and assess cultural resources.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree in anthropology/archaeology (or related) and field experience, plus trained field methods. Housing is provided; start anticipated November 2026.