Program Specialist II; Archaeology Laboratory & Collections Manager

Position Description

This posting will be used to fill a Full Time, Permanent Program Specialist II (Archaeology Laboratory & Collections Manager) within the Department of Planning and Zoning for Anne Arundel County Government. This position is within the Cultural Resources Section and reports to the Preservation Stewardship Program Manager. This is a program management support position in the field of cultural resources management, planning, and program management, requiring knowledge of a range of program issues to perform a variety of assignments.

The position is based at the County Archaeology Laboratory in London town and the collections warehouse in Annapolis, but duties will require remote and off-site work locations within the County. The position includes requirements for administrative management, community engagement, collections management, and research programming.

The Preservation Stewardship Program was established to promote, facilitate, and enable the preservation, discovery, and stewardship of public and privately-owned cultural resources, historic structures, and archaeological sites in Anne Arundel County. The program is also responsible for the management of the County's official repository of curated archaeological collections within the County. This is a soundly humanities-based program that seeks to raise awareness and appreciation of local heritage.

Since its inception, the Program has undertaken numerous projects and extensive public programming related to local history, archaeology, heritage and preservation. The Program also supports academic development of humanities scholars, through its student internship program in local history and archaeology. As part of the Anne Arundel County Cultural Resources Section, the Program undertakes a wide range of programming initiatives including inter-agency workshops, weekly volunteer laboratory days, as well as traveling archaeology exhibits which it brings to local history and archaeology events to engage the public about their local heritage.

Program team members regularly hold hands-on fieldwork experiences for the public, workshops, lecture series, and host several school programs annually including field trips for local school students where they can learn about archaeology by participating alongside professional archaeologists and heritage professionals on an active archaeological site and handling real artifacts.

The successful candidate will have an opportunity to direct the processing, analysis and curation of artifacts within the County repository and facilitate public engagement to promote the stewardship of the archaeological and historic resources in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.

Directs the processing and curation of artifacts at the Anne Arundel County Archaeology Laboratory and its curation facility using established best practices. Determines priorities for artifact processing, curation, and conservation, and tracks artifact processing and conservation status. Supervises volunteers, interns, and County contractors involved in laboratory and collections work. Maintains the County's archaeological accessions database, and accessions new collections donated to the County.

Maintains laboratory supplies in good working order and reports supply needs to the Program Manager. Supports the Archaeological Sites Planner with Joan Cass Beck Collection management and acquisition. Provides technical assistance on cultural resources review for County-led development projects, as needed. CLeads or contributes to research and report writing. Participates in the development and execution of Preservation Stewardship Program fieldwork and public programs.

Organizes paper and digital records related to the County's artifact collections. Performs related duties as required.

Specifically, the knowledge, skills, and abilities for the Archaeology Laboratory & Collections Manager position include the following:
Knowledge of federal, state and County laws, rules, and regulations related to archaeological investigations and curation standards;
Knowledge of the County's historic and…