Assistant State Archeologist (Pi

Assistant State Archaeologist

The reporting location for this position is McClellan, CA. This position will work under the supervision of Senior State Archaeologist.

This position will work in support of the archaeological collections management work in the State Archaeological Collections Research Facility (SACRF), part of the Cultural Resources Division, under the direction of the Senior State Archaeologist. This position supports the Department's ongoing archaeological projects funded by the Cannabis Watershed Protection Program as well as its responsibilities under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA).

The candidate will work with a multi-disciplinary team including State Archaeologists, Department Coordinating Tribal Liaisons, data and GIS specialists, the NAGPRA program staff, and Tribal partners to provide support in various aspects of collections management including building and maintaining collection files; assist with the basic curatorial needs of the collections; update electronic records for objects and collections; provide research support for district projects and research requests including researching collections and related documentation, digitizing archaeological records and reports;

research and compile information in support of NAGPRA consultations; support collections visits from tribal partners and researchers; and do other related work. Collections management experience is preferred. This position provides the opportunity to work the Department's vast archaeological collections to accomplish meaningful work in environmental protection and repatriation.

Training and Development Assignments may be considered.

This position may work up to 1500 hours in any calendar year.

This position is designated as telework eligible - office centered.

State housing is not available. For further information regarding this position, please contact Heather Martin at  or

This recruitment may be used to fill identical vacancies which may occur within 180 days of the Final Filing Date of this job posting.

You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.